A friend of mine is trying to figure out whether to have another child or not, so she surveyed the people at work who have no siblings. One said, "I'm an only child and I'm fine." The other said, "Don't do it! I was so lonely!" So everyone has their own different experiences growing up.
Another thing about only children (sorry, it's a little on the negative side) is that a friend is an only child. Both of her parents passed away in the space of a year (before she was 40). Yes, she ended up with the house, but she doesn't really have any other relatives, only one or two distant cousins, so it was, and is really hard for her.
With the large age gap between siblings, my aunty is 8 years older than my mum. It's only the two of them, there aren't any other siblings. My aunty actually chose my mum's name and she helped raise my mum. Now, they are so close, they're inseparable. My aunty is like another mum, and I've always been close to my cousins.
One last thing, my sister and I are 3 years apart. No other siblings. Yes, we did fight growing up, but now we are really close. I think seeing my mum and my aunty's close relationship really helped.
My dad had 2 brothers and a sister and he's not half as close to them as my mum is with her sister!
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