Motherhood and marriage musings...

I prepare and present a babies and mum's class at the library where I work, and at the last class, I was talking to a mum who was early. She asked if I had any children, and when I said no, she qualified it with 'not yet.' I always thought that I would love to have children (especially a bunch - can you tell I am an only child?), but I was thinking about what she said later on. The thought popped into my head that, even though I would like to get married, I wouldn't necessarily need motherhood. I'm still not quite sure what to think about that yet, but since I'm somewhat of a traditional soul, I need a partner/husband first (and since my dating/marriage prospects are nil at the moment, that's unlikely to happen anytime soon...)