I don't think we lose ground in any way when we compromise with our the ones in our lives. Compromise, I believe, relates to love. If you love the person, I think there should be some sort of compromise happening. If one person doesn't want kids and the other does, I feel there should be a long discussion taking place. I think the one who wants kids should find out why the other doesn't. Find out if that decision is just for the now or is completely out of the question. It is up to the two to decide what's best for them. However, to give up something that could truly be from the Lord is a chance taken within itself. And you could wind up in a situation worse than what you could have ever expected.