Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans’ Main Issue in ‘Roller-Coaster’ Marriage Was ‘Disagreement About Having Kids’: ‘The Nail in the Coffin’

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Major ups and downs. Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans weathered many “issues” in their marriage before calling it quits — but the “main” one was about having children.“Kelsea was very young and naive when she met Morgan, they clicked right away, but their relationship was always an emotional roller-coaster,” a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly, noting that their “intense romance” went through periods of “friction, tension and toxicity.”Ballerini, 29, attempted to keep her feelings “bottled up for so long” but her loved ones ultimately saw the “issues” in the relationship.“She kept it a secret from most in her life,” the insider continues. “Morgan and Kelsea’s main issue was their disagreement about having kids.”According to the source, the Tennessee native “wasn’t ready” to expand her family with Evans, 37. “Morgan [had] been ready for a long time,” the insider shares. “They had been having issues, relating to each other and trouble being kind to each other, but the disagreement over kids was the nail in the coffin.”Since their split, Ballerini has shifted her focus to her music. “Kelsea’s songwriting has been her therapy, but she’s also trying to be respectful,” the source adds. “Kelsea and Morgan have two very different versions of the story and that’s what’s showing now.”The former couple originally announced their decision to part ways in August 2022 after nearly five years of marriage.“Friends, I’ve always tried my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, while also protecting layers of my personal life as they unfold,” the “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” singer wrote via her Instagram Story at the time. “This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that