It varies. I spent five years with a girl who I thought I could have a family with. Life and health didn’t allow that to happen and yet I grew far more from that than many parents I’ve known. I’m still only 32 and have time for a family but I’ve discovered many possible paths to continuing fulfillment in my life. There are higher forces and consciousnesses that are leading me and I don’t know for sure where I’ll end up. If the original post had only gone so far as to say that a family is the “best” way he would have had little controversy and engagement, but at least have been much closer to the mark.