However, Mr. Gaucher says he and Ms. Piccolo don't feel that they are any more stressed than their friends with children. But the couple also consider themselves to be a family in their own right. Mr. Gaucher says. Ms. Piccolo says another misconception about child-free couples is that they hate children. On a more serious note, Ms. Piccolo says friends and family alike, now that they have moved beyond societal expectations, genuinely wonder what the couple will do when they are old and grey, and in need of support.
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