You might think it impossible, nonsensical or even contradictory to talk about an emotional topic like getting married or having children without emotion.

也许你觉得心平气和地谈论结婚生子这些问题明摆着不可能，没有道理甚至前后矛盾。

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"It happens to men and women, to single and married people, to rich and poor, and to those with and without children." said co-author Andrew Oswald.

研究报告撰写者之一安德鲁·奥斯瓦尔德说：“无论男性女性、是否结婚、贫穷还是富裕、有无子女，人人都会遭遇中年时期的低谷。”

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But once gays were allowed to be legally married, even in just a few states, more people (59 percent by 2010) were willing to describe a married gay couple without children as' a family.

“但是一旦同性恋们被允许合法结婚后，甚至只在几个州，更多的人(2010年是百分之五十九)愿意用“家庭”来描述一个没有孩子的已婚同性恋伴侣。”

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She admitted that she got married the first time only to escape from being forced to live in a group home for children without parents.

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Det Donohue, who was married with two children, was shot without warning by the gang.

BBC: Garda Adrian Donohoe shot by 'one person'

For example, if you are married with children, and you die without having planned your estate, then some of your assets may pass to your children.

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For example, if you die without a will (this is called dying intestate) and married with children, the statute divides your property between your surviving spouse and your children of whatever age.

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