In a commune, everyone can have their own space; that’s common for ecovillages, too.

You’re 30 and worried that you’re running out of time for marriage? I got married at 37. (Okay, so at 30 I was a bit freaked out about it—so I get it, but don’t panic yet!) Lots of my friends have had kids at this age and older (one colleague was 42 when her daughter was born). Also, there are tons of kids in Foster…

I would say “Yes.” An alternative, maybe in an alternate universe, would be to get together with other single mom friends and pull resources, commune-style. I daydreamed about this when I was struggling on my own for a little while, but my own family stepped in to help with the time and money expenses when I came up…