-- Yeah, I think it could be. I don't think it has to be, but if one partner wants kids and the other doesn't, a lot of resentment could build up on either side. -- If you have a kid and you never wanted one, that's not good for any of you, especially not the kid. But if you don't have one, and that's an experience she really wants, she'd miss out and that might not be something she gets over easily.