I am dating a 49 year old man who was never married before, no kids. I too don't think it's a reflection of a person's character. Although, I had friends who asked me to watch out for red flags. I think as a society we are engrained to think that something must be wrong with a person if they didn't follow the norms of getting married and having kids. I'm sure there's a group saying, She was married for 21 years and divorced with two kids - watch out!