If one person is childfree while the other wants kids, could theie marriage work?

It's just something that came to my mind after a conversation with my sister earlier today.





The question is, could two people who love each other, enjoy a lot of mutual interests, spend time together and work on their relationship still have a good marriage and be both happy if one of them won't be complete until s/he is a parent, while the other is and wants to remain childfree?





Note that, in this case, by childfree I'm talking about a person who does not have any wish nor intention to ever become a parent and feels strongly against the whole concept of parenthood, regardless of whether they have physical and material abillity to have a child.





Please, only serious answers.If one person is childfree while the other wants kids, could theie marriage work?
I think the only way the marriage would work is if the other person decided they didn't want children too, otherwise they may resent the fact that they don't want kids %26amp; perhaps even start pushing them into having one when they don't.If one person is childfree while the other wants kids, could theie marriage work?
I honestly dont feel that they could be happy because the one will always want a child and will eventually resent the partner because of their restriction from allowing them to have them. I think that in a case like this, they shoudl talk it out before getting married or committing seriously and see if its something they feel they can work on because if they cant and they still decide to be togehter, it will lead to nothing but seperation.
hello. : )





i humbly and most DEFINITELY believe that a God-ordained marriage will work - regardless of the desires (or lack there of)! God is a great at amalgamation.





if both parties are willing to lay down their desires and submit themselves to one another (which is part of the foundation of a true marriage), God can work all kind of miracles when that level of love and humility are presen and active.





i pray for true humility for our marriages, in Jesus name. Amen.
I doubt it could work...well at least it rarely ever works. The desire on both sides is usually to strong to make either one budge and if one or the other does ';give in';, then that person will be miserable for the rest of their life for going against what they truly want in life.
My dad was with a woman for a long time (10+ years), they got married and 2 years later, they divorced. She thought she could change his mind on kids and he wasn' t budging (he already had 3 adult children). They divorced, she remarried and had 2 children. It's not likely to work.
They could love each other and it could work, for a while. Then the baby issue would cause a wedge between them. That is a deal breaker for most people, ether they want them or they don't.
The marriage is doomed and is a waste of time and energy. There is many who wish to remain childless, they should marry like persons. Good luck.
hmmmm... it could work but the other person will never have their life completed without being a parent so they will be the one giving up a LOT more than the other one


just depends on the marriage and how much love their is there
quote:'; Marriage is an economic contract to provide for children and take care of mothers while they bear kids.....'; Robert A. Heinlein





If you aren't going to have children, why get married?
I honestly don't think it would work ,if two people want different things for their future most likely it wont work . you may want to try but it would be a waste of time.
talk it over. you know b4 making any big desisions, or babysit a relatives baby and see if he or u like it.


hope this helps!
i think that is too big of an incompatibility for the marriage to work out in the long term.