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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I spent a year in couples counseling when our kids were about 5 and 2.5 over the issue of whether to have a third. I didn't, he did. It was never going to end the marriage, but it was a big source of grief for both of us. I really really really felt that I just COULDN'T have another kid and still be a good mom to the two I had and have even a tiny corner of space for myself. DH comes from a large family and really really really felt that something would be missing if we didn't have another. The couples counseling was super helpful, and we did not have another child, and DH does not hate me for it but I let him be sad about it for as long as he needed. Kids are now 13.5 and 11 and we have moved on. Short answer: conflict over family size, on its own, does not have to end a marriage. Not being able to constructively engage with each other over serious disagreements often does end a marriage.[/quote]
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