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Donnie Wahlberg is reflecting on his 11-year marriage to Jenny McCarthy.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the “Boston Blue” star — who is currently starring in the “Blue Bloods” spinoff — detailed how his past romantic mistakes helped shape his relationship with McCarthy.
“Well, we’ve both been divorced before, so we did a lot of individual therapy and when we got together we decided, let’s do some together, sort of preemptive, because no matter what, every new relationship brings on new challenges and sometimes we don’t even know what activates us, what causes us to react to certain things and brings out vulnerabilities in us,” said Wahlberg.
“But intimate new relationships are usually where they surface,” he continued. “Some of us are really good at working in a work environment or with friends. We can give advice, and we can handle things, but sometimes you get into a romantic relationship and suddenly things bother you that don’t bother you in other parts of your life. And it’s because it’s the most vulnerable relationship you’re going to be in, and that’s where those vulnerabilities pop up.”
Another piece of advice? Go on dates, said Wahlberg.
“Dates are fun!” he said. “All the things we do when we first meet, we stop. We eventually stop. We get complacent. We don’t mean it, but you stop asking questions, you stop being curious, you stop putting in the effort, you stop sending flowers, you just stop. We just tend to stop because we start to trust that the relationship’s solid and it’s there. But I think if we keep giving it that fuel and that energy, that love that we started with, then I think it really does keep the fire going.”
Earlier this year, the New Kids on the Block star detailed the moment he knew McCarthy was “the one.”
During an interview with Fox News Digital, Wahlberg said his wife of over a decade never got jealous of his female fan base, even when he would kiss a different fan at the end of every show.
“Jenny, when we first started dating, like, one of the reasons I knew she was a great girl for me, among the many reasons, was I told her, I said, ‘Look, I’m in this band. My fans are going to be there. When I walk into a hotel with you, for example, and you know there are 50 screaming fans outside, I can’t just duck by and run into the hotel.’”
“‘I got to stop and take pictures. I got to stop and say thank you. I got to stop and sign autographs.’ And she said, ‘OK.’ And I said, ‘All right, are you going to be good with that?’ She said, ‘Yeah, I’ll take the pictures with you. I’m good,’” Wahlberg said.
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