I live in the American Midwest. The young women who want kids stay here and (usually) find a man and have kids. The ones who don't want kids badly and or want

I live in the American Midwest. The young women who want kids stay here and (usually) find a man and have kids. The ones who don't want kids badly and or want careers move away much more often. I'm wagering they end up near you. When I had a baby or a toddler they would get oohs and ahs, everywhere I went. That is quite normal here. Your story sounds much like self-selection to me seeing it from the other end.