Ofcourse freedom2012, I have seen people who are very happy without a kid. If it a well thought choice of both the partners, they will be happy for ever. And, I even encourage people who can not have a baby of their own to adopt. That will make them double happy, a baby gets a home and they can be father/mother. But, not all the people agree on that, they desperately need one of their own. And, I think that is also not abnormal. "Coming out of the box" is for the to-be grandparents. Dont care about what other say. It is the 4 people [bau, ama and sasu sasura] that you need to bring out of the box. If there is some 'hurt' or 'pain' element because of you not having a baby, it is inside 4 of them.