When that fierce desire to have children isn't shared, it's very painful. According to new research, one in ten marriages now end in 'biological clock divorce'. 

当夫妻一方非常想要孩子，却无法与对方达成一致时，会感觉非常痛苦。据最新调查，如今十分之一的婚姻因为“生物钟离婚”现象而终结。

 

Some people will automatically blame women for delaying motherhood while they further their careers. Last year, the average age for a woman to have her first baby tipped over the age of 30 for the first time. 

很多人自然地将推迟要孩子归因于女性追求事业，去年，英国女性生育头胎的平均年龄首次超过30岁。

 

But it's not just career women who are to blame for postponing¹ parenthood. The truth about 'biological clock' divorces is far more complex and is increasingly as much a reflection of modern men's reluctance² to take on the responsibility of having a family as it is about a woman's professional ambition. 

但推迟生育并不能完全怪罪职业女性。“生物钟离婚”的真相复杂得多，除了反映出女性的职场抱负，也越发反应出现代男性不愿意承担生养子女责任的状况。