Surely there must be some downsides to siblings too. I also don't celebrate being an only child, but it didn't turn me into a misfit either. And to your anecdo

Surely there must be some downsides to siblings too. I also don't celebrate being an only child, but it didn't turn me into a misfit either. And to your anecdotal evidence, let me respond with anecdotal evidence... aren't we constantly hearing news about declining birth rates and an aging population? I have heard this from Korea, Japan, the United States, generally about Europe and specifically about the Netherlands.