01of 07Kelsea Ballerini & Morgan EvansMorgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini.John Shearer/GettyMarried for:4 years"Because of my parents' divorce and the way that they loved me through it in their own ways, I have a different idea of marriage, but I would think I have a healthier idea of marriage. I don’t see it as a fairytale-esque, ride-off-into-the-sunset kind of thing. It’s work, but it’s worth it.““We go to couples therapy all the time. We have really good couples friends that we vacation with, but we also can sit down with and have the hard conversations."— Kelsea,to PEOPLEin November 2021
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Kelsea Ballerini & Morgan Evans
Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini.John Shearer/Getty
Married for:4 years
“Because of my parents' divorce and the way that they loved me through it in their own ways, I have a different idea of marriage, but I would think I have a healthier idea of marriage. I don’t see it as a fairytale-esque, ride-off-into-the-sunset kind of thing. It’s work, but it’s worth it.”
“We go to couples therapy all the time. We have really good couples friends that we vacation with, but we also can sit down with and have the hard conversations.”
— Kelsea,to PEOPLEin November 2021
02of 07Michelle & Barack ObamaAndrew Harnik/AP/REX/ShutterstockMarried for:29 years"I know too many young couples who struggle and think somehow, there’s something wrong with them. I want them to know that Michelle andBarack Obama— who have a phenomenal marriage and who love each other — we work on our marriage and we get help with our marriage when we need it.““Marriage counseling, for us, was one of those ways where we learned to talk out our differences. What I learned about myself was that my happiness was up to me and I started working out more, I started asking for help, not just from him but from other people."—Michelle, onGood Morning Americain November 2018
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Michelle & Barack Obama
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Married for:29 years
“I know too many young couples who struggle and think somehow, there’s something wrong with them. I want them to know that Michelle andBarack Obama— who have a phenomenal marriage and who love each other — we work on our marriage and we get help with our marriage when we need it.”
“Marriage counseling, for us, was one of those ways where we learned to talk out our differences. What I learned about myself was that my happiness was up to me and I started working out more, I started asking for help, not just from him but from other people.”
—Michelle, onGood Morning Americain November 2018
03of 07Carey Hart & PinkCarey Hart/InstagramMarried for: 15 years"Carey and I have been in couples counseling almost our entire 17 years that we’ve been together. It’s the only reason we’re still together. He speaks Polish, I speak Italian, and [the counselor] speaks both. Like, we don’t speak the same language. We come from broken families, and we had no model of ‘How are we supposed to keep this family together and live this crazy life?’ And there’s model, no book that says, ‘Here’s how to do this.’ So we go to counseling, and it works."—Pink,on theTodayshowin April 2019
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Carey Hart & Pink
Carey Hart/Instagram
Married for: 15 years
“Carey and I have been in couples counseling almost our entire 17 years that we’ve been together. It’s the only reason we’re still together. He speaks Polish, I speak Italian, and [the counselor] speaks both. Like, we don’t speak the same language. We come from broken families, and we had no model of ‘How are we supposed to keep this family together and live this crazy life?’ And there’s model, no book that says, ‘Here’s how to do this.’ So we go to counseling, and it works.”
—Pink,on theTodayshowin April 2019
04of 07Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle UnionEvan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockMarried for:7 years"People are like ‘goals’; me and D are like, ‘WTF?’ We’ve kind of figured it out now, but I guess maybe we should tweet live from couples' therapy. And when you ask us we’re gonna tell you, there’s a process to happy."—Gabrielle, toComplexin September 2017
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Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Married for:7 years
“People are like ‘goals’; me and D are like, ‘WTF?’ We’ve kind of figured it out now, but I guess maybe we should tweet live from couples' therapy. And when you ask us we’re gonna tell you, there’s a process to happy.”
—Gabrielle, toComplexin September 2017
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Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard
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Married for:8 years
—Kristen,to PEOPLEin March 2017
06of 07T.I. & Tameka “Tiny” HarrisParas Griffin/GettyMarried for:11 years"I think counseling helps … It’s really a great thing to have someone that you can sit down and talk to that’s someone that’s on the outside that can tell you how to channel your feelings in a different light to help you guys mesh better."—Tiny, onPeople Nowin April 2019
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T.I. & Tameka “Tiny” Harris
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Married for:11 years
“I think counseling helps … It’s really a great thing to have someone that you can sit down and talk to that’s someone that’s on the outside that can tell you how to channel your feelings in a different light to help you guys mesh better.”
—Tiny, onPeople Nowin April 2019
07of 07Nikki Bella & Artem ChigvintsevNikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev.David Livingston/GettyEngaged for:2 years”[When Artem] gets really stressed, he doesn’t realize his tone. We’re actually in therapy for this.““It’s mainly just to be amazing parents and knowing how to balance parent life out and also our own relationship. Because Artem and I don’t ever want to have a struggle. You know,we plan on being married."— Nikki, in 2020 and 2021 conversations withKaitlyn Bristowe and Tamron Hall
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Nikki Bella & Artem Chigvintsev
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev.David Livingston/Getty
Engaged for:2 years
“[When Artem] gets really stressed, he doesn’t realize his tone. We’re actually in therapy for this.”
“It’s mainly just to be amazing parents and knowing how to balance parent life out and also our own relationship. Because Artem and I don’t ever want to have a struggle. You know,we plan on being married.”
— Nikki, in 2020 and 2021 conversations withKaitlyn Bristowe and Tamron Hall
source: people.com
