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A desire to have children -- or lack thereof -- stands at the forefront of many recent celebrity breakups.

Case in point: Simon Cowell's split from Terri Seymour, plus all the recent drama surrounding Hef and Holly Madison.

There's always the story about the girl who dates a guy who's initially dead-set on not having kids -- and later, the couple goes on to get married and devote their lives to parenting. Who knows, maybe even some adopted kids from Africa are involved.

But more commonly, it seems that when one partner states an early intention to not have kids, the other half of the relationship holds on...falsely hoping he/she will have a change of heart.

I want to know if it's ever too early to break off a relationship because of different opinions about starting a family.

Let's say you already know you want to have kids.

If you're in the early stages of a committed relationship, and your partner says he/she is completely adverse to that idea...is it premature to break things off solely for that reason?