This is true and I do know couples like that, however there are additional wrinkles with things like Japan’s koseki system, access to daycare, etc. that can play into difficulties for those as well.
True, I’d like to see the data further divided into “born to couples that could as well be married” and “born outside (long-term) relationship”. I even know couples that marry after the birth of their children. My uncle married when his oldest kid was like 10 or so. And on the other hand, some couples marry during pregnancy and get divorced a few years later. I think the chart is first and foremost about how normative marriage is.
This is true and I do know couples like that, however there are additional wrinkles with things like Japan’s koseki system, access to daycare, etc. that can play into difficulties for those as well.
True, I’d like to see the data further divided into “born to couples that could as well be married” and “born outside (long-term) relationship”. I even know couples that marry after the birth of their children. My uncle married when his oldest kid was like 10 or so. And on the other hand, some couples marry during pregnancy and get divorced a few years later. I think the chart is first and foremost about how normative marriage is.