Many also feel that wanting a child while single is due to simply needing to feel loved. The answer is certainly not to have children to fill this empty space in life. Children should be born to two mature adults who are able to take care of them. Children need parents who will love them and spend time with them, not merely use them to feel like a complete person. Many psychiatrists and marriage counselors say that one must learn to love himself or herself before he or she can love another person. Many therapists also agree that having children can make life more difficult, not easier.
Whatever one’s opinion may be, it is undeniable that single parents are a widespread phenomenon in today’s World. I believe that married parents are just as likely to be unhappy as single parents. I am also of the view that children are healthiest when they come from a happy home. Therefore, although I do not feel that divorce should be easily obtained, I still feel that single parenting should be allowed. I think in the future, people should look at what is beat for the children and the parents, and not only allow relationships that are considered traditional. In a constantly changing world, our definitions of family roles should be modified as well.