Lael confides to her best friend, "i'm not getting along with my husband; perhaps having a child will bring us closer." based on the text research, what should this friend say?

The said friend will likely advise and persuade her best friend to do the thing that she does want. The friend will either support or oppose to the idea generated and confided to her by her best friend. Or this friend might advise and comfort her best friend because of the situation she's in. Laels' best friend might convince her to talk to Lael's husband for she and her husband might lack "communication". Convince means to cause someone to believe something or to do something.