Dwyane WadeandGabrielle Unionhave been together for over a decade and married for six years, and throughout their romance, they’ve learned a lot about how to live — and love — together.
“I’d like to say we’ve worked on it,” says Wade, 39, in this week’s PEOPLE cover story. “It’s about learning each other, learning what she wants for her life and for her career and trying to support all those things.”
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“This is both of our second marriages, and we’re super transparent about that,” says Union. “We didn’t do it right, the first time around. There’s another way — to be more collaborative and equitable. We humble ourselves, listen and we meet in the middle.”
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And the NBA All-Star,who recently announced he’d joined the ownership group of the Utah Jazz, says that he supports his wife for exactly who she is.
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The couple, who are also raising kids Zaya, 13, Zaire, 19 (Wade’s from his first marriage), Xavier, 7 (Wade’s from an ex), and Dahveon, 19, (Wade’s nephew), have found ways to get through the tough times.
“Sometimes you need that person to let you lay their head on your shoulder,” says Wade. “And sometimes you need to be like, ‘Tough it out!’ And we have that. We’re not perfect. There’s times she will not talk to me for a week! But I think we’ve got a good combination of it all.”
For more from Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com
