Basically he's not ready to suit up for battle against her!

Brad Pitt missed the Wednesday deadline to file his own response to Angelina Jolie's divorce petition, and apparently that was done on purpose in order to avoid a lengthy custody war, TMZ reports. The actress filed for sole physical custody of their six children, but the actor wants joint physical custody, and he believes it "would cause great psychological damage to their kids" if they had to hash it out in court.

The Malificent star could request a default judgment, but she is reportedly in agreement that their focus should be on the well-being of their kids, so she is unlikely to do so.

The World War Z star also wants the The L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services investigation into his airplane fight with son Maddox to come to a close before he makes any formal request for custody. There is the possibility that the estranged pair is able to settle the whole divorce privately, and that is allegedly the goal for both parties.

This isn't exactly as warm and fuzzy as a conscious uncoupling, but it sounds like it's not going to be a blood bath either!