Interesting article... my first reaction to the headline alone was "isn't it becoming more normal."
I'm 39 without kids and i don't ever feel judged for being childless. I have a lot of close friends with 1, 2, 3, 4 kids... all loving families, but for me, I got my dog and my community and I'm happy. I don't feel like any of those parents Im close with judge me for where I'm at in life.
If anything, there might be a feeling of "you don't know what you're missing" but to be fair... I feel the same way for anyone who doesn't fall asleep and wake up with a cute af dog next to them hahaha