A lot of shit that has been pulled on working women, where there's a point it just breaks (shitty work with little career prospect, no support, low wage and too

A lot of shit that has been pulled on working women, where there's a point it just breaks (shitty work with little career prospect, no support, low wage and too much living cost) and they drop out of the work force, leaving them with few choices outside of marrying. For guys it can be more subtle, but bullying into marriage is still a thing depending on where you live. Making it shitty for singles can work in the long term (I'd argue it's been done for centuries) Overall I think people refusing to build families is less on the expectations (though it has a role, I concur) than the overall economic situation where being poor/"middle class" is just so bad, anyone that's not dreaming of having kids just understands it's a bag of hurt all the way down.