Quite right, but living in any community involves making compromises along with the benefits. I think the bottom line is community is an achievement that takes effort and compromise to attain.
Right, and so are children :)
And I know that she sought community, at least in part, because she'd had no children.
I meant community of any kind including family, but didn't make that clear, sorry.
Doh.
So anyway, children aren't the only path.