John Legend Admits He 'Wasn't A Great Partner' To Chrissy Teigen At Start Of Relationship - Here's Why!

They could also be couple targets now, nevertheless it hasn’t all the time been easy crusing for John Legend and Chrissy Teigen.

The musician appeared on Monday’s episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, and he spent a good period of time getting candid concerning the highs and lows of his relationship with spouse Chrissy Teigen, whom he married in 2013 after assembly on the set of a music video in 2006.

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Getting susceptible, the songwriter admitted he wasn’t able to be the person Chrissy wanted once they first began their relationship, saying:

“I think I was more selfish then. I wasn’t a great partner at the beginning of our relationship. Even though I was very into her and very excited to be with her. I was still selfish. I was in my mid 20s, still not ready to fully be the committed partner that I am now.”

It was solely after time — and dealing on himself — that he was in a position to grow to be who he’s at this time, a household man who doesn’t take his spouse with no consideration, he continued:

“Once you really figure out that you love someone and you really love so much about them and you really want to make it work with that person, like you have to decide, I’m going to do the things that I need to do to be a good partner in this relationship. And I’ve just grown as a person ’cause of that too. When you stop being so selfish when you think about not only the joy you get from a situation and the pleasure you get from it, but you also think about your responsibility and your commitment in that situation. I think you just grow, and you mature. I think part of it is it’s just a matter of time. You need time to become that person you want to be.”

Their developed love is the inspiration for his track, I Don’t Love You Like I Used To (above). And no, it’s not a breakup track prefer it sounds! John informed Jay the monitor is about love evolving for the higher all through a relationship. Elaborating, the All of Me vocalist added:

“When we first met, we were like, very attracted to each other, our chemistry was great, but that level of attraction is more like infatuation at the beginning of a relationship. And love when it is able to stand the test of time, it has to be deeper and more real than that. We’ve been through enough together where it’s really fortified us and made us stronger. Those tests have made us grow together and realize things about each other that we didn’t know. And going through all of that, to be able to write and sing a song called I Don’t Love You Like I Used To. It’s different now but it’s better.”

Love it!

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The couple confronted their most tough problem in 2020 once they misplaced their son Jack. At the time, John additionally took to his music to channel his ache and grief in a track referred to as Pieces. While he and the Cravings writer have been in a position to heal all through the previous few years, they’ll by no means absolutely recover from the loss, he revealed:

“Like I said with Chrissy, I’ve seen so much growth through our grief and through our tragedy. It’s always going to be a part of who we are and I’m fine with that. It’s part of who we are. We carry it with us and it’s OK.”

It was truly the celebrities’ youngsters Luna, 6, and Miles, 4, who helped them get by means of the immensely robust time, he continued:

“You also have to commit to working through pain, and I think that we both committed to doing it. Like doing the work that we needed to do to get through it. And I think having, already had two kids together was definitely helpful because they just bring so much joy into our lives and laughter and fun and they’re great focus for our energy. And even when you’re going through deep grief on losing a pregnancy you still have these two beautiful babies that you love, and I think that was certainly helpful.”

It’s so necessary to have others to lean on! We’re glad their children could possibly be a assist system for them and an inspiration to maintain going throughout these darkish days. They at the moment are anticipating one other youngster, so right here’s to hoping life solely goes up from right here for this household! One factor is for certain, this ache has pulled them collectively. Through the emotional curler coaster of the previous few years, John’s gained a brand new appreciation for Chrissy, he gushed:

“I’ve just learned so much about her personality, how she reacts to stress, how she reacts to life, how she can find a joke even in like the craziest, even in grief, she’s able to find humor. I think you see so many things about your partner as you grow together and as you experience adversity together and what I’ve seen from her just made me love her more and value her more. I think she’s cooler now than I ever thought she was. I just really have seen her in all kinds of situations. I just value her more, and in awe of her more than I ever have been.”

So candy!

It’s nice to listen to John and Chrissy are doing higher as a pair now, particularly in any case they’ve gone by means of! Check out extra from the podcast (under)!