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I think the author of this article is overly optimistic. I 1 that modern family life is changing, but I don’t think it’s as radical as she makes it sound.

B: How so?

A: She says it herself, these are the trends of developed countries: the U.S., Canada, and the European Union. I am not so sure about the rest of the world, though. For instance, I believe in many other countries the attitude toward unmarried couples with kids 2 be less…accepting.

B: Yes, in our neck of the woods cohabitation is still frowned upon. Take my sister. She’s been living with her boyfriend in a common-law partnership for 3 ten years now and they’re doing great. But our relatives are always on her case: when will you tie the knot already? When will you make it ‘official’?

A: And how do you feel about childfree marriages? I think there still 4 be much public scrutiny for families with no kids.

B: True, and 5 it’s not by choice that the couple doesn’t have any kids, which makes the peer pressure all the more unbearable.

A: Yes, that 6 could really put a strain on a marriage. But to some extent, no kids might turn out to be a blessing in disguise if a couple decides to call it quits. The article makes it look like divorce is not a big deal and doesn’t have any negative effect on children, but 7 .

A: I agree, although this might work 8 . For instance, I do believe that had my parents not divorced I would have been miserable growing up. Instead, I got two loving parents who just happened to live apart.