Am I the only one who has a problem with the Pre-war part of the game?

Don't get me wrong, I love the game and I love how we got a glimpse at Pre War times, but theres just one problem. I like to create multiple characters on Fallout games and come up with their own backstories. This is a little bit of a issue because of the fact that the Sole Survivor HAS to be a War veteran, married with a child. Does anyone else agree? In Fallout 3 I could make my character however I wanted him to be since the character starts out as a teenager.