Extended period? How about 5 years? 15? 25?
There is literally nothing in the world that compares to the joy of having a large, loving, family that you helped create. The day-by-day crying or trivial complaints that you are so short-sighted about simply don't matter.
I encourage you to talk to some happy families.
Basic statistics, common sense and dire poverty would dictate that there will be a sizable number of unhappy families.
If you're surrounded by only happy families then you're privileged.
I've seen families where husbands come home drunk and best the wives (in 2026)