She wants kids - he doesn't ....

A friend of mine is about to get divorced. They've been married about five years, I think, and the whole thing is very sad. He's in his early thirties, already has a kid from a previous relationship and doesn't want anymore children.

She does.

It's turned out to be an insurmountable problem for them.

And I feel really bad because I know he really loves her, but how do you get to that place where you are filing for a divorce that you don't even want? Don't people discuss these things? Or do they just grow apart? Or hope they'll change their minds over time?

Hard to say I guess.

I'm sad he's going through this, but I am proud that he's sticking to his ideals and not compromising his values here - otherwise he'd eventually come to resent both his wife and his children.

Good luck, friend. Hang in there.