Not Having Children is Causing a Massive Lonliness Epidemic

As the U.S. population continues a pattern of rapid aging due to increased life expectancy and declining birth rates, another worrying trend is also occurring: a marked increase in loneliness, especially among older populations over age 45. Researchers say that there is a strong link between the uptick in loneliness and the choice that many Americans are making not to have children or to live alone apart from their adult children.In an Institute for Family Studies (IFS) report published Tuesday,