man and woman frowning over bills One in eight believes that their student loan balances kept someone from dating them, which probably isn't far from the truth—since one out of 12 respondents said they'd decided not to date someone because of their student loan debt. (Photo: Shutterstock)

There are plenty of life plans that fall by the wayside for people carrying a big load of student loan debt, and having children is just one of them.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.