Couples with kids are reportedly less happy than couples without.
Your happily-married-with-kids friends are probably lying to you. One study conducted by Jennifer Glass of the University of Texas, Robin Simon of Wake Forest University and Matthew Andersson of Baylor University shows that, on average, an American parent reports being 13 percent unhappier than a non-parent.
Whip that statistic out next time someone nags you about not having kids.