Exactly. I am a single (never married), childless, renting woman on the verge of AARP membership. I never wanted kids, never wanted a husband, and have always done pretty much what I wanted. And yet I treat people well, am law-abiding, contribute to my community, etc. There are plenty of married childbearing…

Maturity is about the way you behave, particularly towards other people. It's not about stuff you have. It's not even about the benchmarkers of adulthood (marriage, kids, etc.). You can be married, with kids, own a home, and have an impressive job and still be a childish, immature, self-centered shit. Likewise,…