It's a question of priorities, not pragmatics. Your priorities seem to be career-oriented, and making your personal mark on the future. That's okay. Someone wit

It's a question of priorities, not pragmatics. Your priorities seem to be career-oriented, and making your personal mark on the future. That's okay. Someone with different priorities would be asking things much more like "will my career path allow me to have the kind of family that I want?" The people who "rush into" having children have gotten to a point where they feel like they can, and so they do. They're employed because they need money in order to have a family. They don't have a family because it's a nice hobby to add meaning to their work-oriented lifestyle.