Kids, house, job – which order are you planning on? | Open thread

The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, and his wife, Justine, who married after having children. Of the poll respondents, 54% didn't think they would be married when they had kids. Photograph: Pool/Reuters

Once upon a time the social convention was to start your career, get married, buy a home, then have children. But modern life is increasingly complicated, and unfortunately the job and house part aren't quite so straightforward any more. So where does this leave your life priorities?

According to a survey of 2,000 people conducted by Opinion Research for Santander Insurance, 40% of people questioned thought that it was unlikely they or their partner would be in a secure job when they had children; only 45% believe that they will own a home before having children; and 54% answered that they didn't think they would be married when they had children. The latter finding fits the prediction that by 2016 the majority of children born in the UK will have unmarried parents.

Is having children a bigger priority for you than your career, homeowning and relationship aspirations?

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