New Perspectives on Family Choices

In modern society, the determination not to create a family is becoming increasingly evident, influenced by both external and internal circumstances. The impact of cultural surroundings, negative family experiences, and prevailing stereotypes can put significant pressure on views of family relationships. The younger generation, often encountering examples of family breakdown and parental conflicts, begins to question the viability of traditional marital customs.

However, the matter is not limited to external pressure alone. Personal characteristics, psychological attitudes, and an individual's value system play an equally important role. Many people, considering their nature, life experiences, and inner convictions, consciously decide that entering a marriage is premature or even undesirable. Such a choice becomes a logical step on the path to self-definition and the search for harmonious relationships based not on conventional expectations but on deep personal maturity.

Finally, the decision to refrain from creating a family is often supported by a complex mix of social factors—from biological and mechanical conditions to spiritual orientations. This multifaceted influence underscores that choosing to approach family relationships critically and thoughtfully, relying on personal experience and the circumstances of one's environment, is shaping a new reality. In this new context, traditional family norms are being reinterpreted, with each individual striving for relationships that align with their unique understanding of happiness and harmony.

Which social and personal factors can contribute to the decision not to create a family?
The decision not to create a family can result from a combination of social and personal factors. On one hand, external conditions such as negative family experiences and the prevailing cultural environment can exert strong pressure. For example, current trends indicate that "a generation of people has grown up under a cult of consumption, sin, and permissiveness. These young people did not see a positive, good example upon which they could build their own family. In their parents' families, they mainly observed how the father and mother argued with each other, and then got divorced. Many did not even know what a complete family was, having been raised by a single mother" (source: link ). Such experiences can lead to an unwillingness to repeat negative relationship patterns.

On the other hand, the internal, psychological component also plays a significant role. Some individuals conclude that marriage is not worthwhile based on personal beliefs, character traits, and their value systems. One source emphasizes: "Even more complex is the combination of reasons why some people choose not to get married. These reasons can be both external (social, economic) and internal (psychological, value-based)" (source: link ). This suggests that personal experiences, internal conflicts, and individual value orientations can become powerful arguments in favor of not forming a family.

It is also important to consider that personal traits such as character, upbringing, and temperament affect the timing of the decision to marry. As noted: "All of this, of course, does not mean that one should create a family immediately upon reaching adulthood. Not at all. Young people have different characters, upbringings, and temperaments" (source: link ). Thus, some people may form the opinion that marrying is premature if the necessary conditions for harmonious relations are not in place.

Finally, a wide spectrum of social factors—including mechanical, biological, socio-psychical, and even spiritual factors—can influence the decision not to create a new family. This is highlighted in the analysis: "In social life, numerous and diverse factors of various kinds are at work, ranging from purely mechanical, biological, and social (socio-psychical) factors to spiritual factors" (source: link ).

Thus, both the social environment—with its negative examples and public stereotypes—and personal characteristics, including psychological attitudes and value orientations, can contribute to the decision not to create a family.

Supporting citation(s):
"A generation of people has grown up under a cult of consumption, sin, and permissiveness. These young people did not see a positive, good example upon which they could build their own family. In their parents' families, they mainly observed how the father and mother argued with each other, and then got divorced. Many did not even know what a complete family was, having been raised by a single mother." (source: link )

"Even more complex is the combination of reasons why some people choose not to get married. These reasons can be both external (social, economic) and internal (psychological, value-based)." (source: link )

"All of this, of course, does not mean that one should create a family immediately upon reaching adulthood. Not at all. Young people have different characters, upbringings, and temperaments." (source: link )

"In social life, numerous and diverse factors of various kinds are at work, ranging from purely mechanical, biological, social (socio-psychical) factors to spiritual factors." (source: link )