"There are many reasons people choose not to have children or not to get married, but false messages about happiness should not be one of them. The articles I read long ago were right that parenting (and marriage) can often be exhausting. But they ignored the sense of meaning that comes from parenthood and the connection of physical touch at the core of family life."
The Atlantic recently published an article featuring Wheatley Institute's recent study In Pursuit: Marriage, Motherhood, and Women’s Well-Being. The study, conducted by scholars including Wheatley Family Fellow Jenet Erickson, shows a strong positive connection between motherhood and the happiness of women.