Will a Band-Aid Baby Save Avril Lavigne's Marriage to Chad Kroeger?

It has been a while since we last talked about Avril Lavigne's marriage to Chad Kroeger, hasn't it? The musical couple celebrated their first anniversary last July, but then almost immediately things seemed to go downhill for the couple. Lavigne's latest studio album was deemed a flop and she reportedly blamed Kroeger because he produced her on it. It seems getting past that resentment is proving difficult for Lavigne, and sources say the couple still has not found themselves on better footing yet.

According to a report from E! News:

"Avril's friends are encouraging her to try and work it out. They don't like Chad, but she's already been through one painful divorce and they don't want to see her going through another unless there's no other option. Also, she and Chad haven't been married that long so her friends want her to make sure she's given it every chance before pulling the plug. Her career isn't in the best place and she's trying to figure out what she wants for her future. She's trying to write music and she paints, but her life is in limbo. Motherhood is something she really wants for herself. So this thing with Chad, it's going to go one of two ways. Either they're going to get rid of each other or there's a shot they might try to have a baby to save the marriage. My bet is they end up splitting."

Uh-oh — a band-aid baby to try and save a relationship usually seems to have the opposite effect on a couple. We have heard about so many celebrity couples that thought that maybe things would improve if they started a family, but in the end it just gives them one more thing to disagree on: parenting.

While Lavigne is 30 and feeling her biological clock beginning to tick, Kroeger is into the idea of touring with Nickelback, so changing diapers is not at the top of his to-do list now.

Do you think Lavigne and Kroeger will be able to work things out, or did they rush into a marriage that was destined to fail? Don't forget, these two only dated for a few months before getting hitched. Should they have taken things slower?

Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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