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In addition to the 98 reasons Vanessa Lachey loves Nick Lachey, their seven-year age difference has taught her another.
Since they had been dating for five years, Vanessa gave Nick a five-year ultimatum before they were married in 2011. However, she came to the realization that her age—she was in her 20s at the time—might have contributed to his protracted delay in proposing.
According to her, "I've talked about the fact that I've given an ultimatum," in season three of the Netflix series The Ultimatum. "But what I’ve never talked about is what I actually truly did."
"I kept pointing the finger, and I took that finger and turned it to myself," Vanessa went on. After that, I had to say, ‘What am I not giving him?’ I’m not giving him the respect that I’m asking. I’m not giving him the communication that I want."
The star of NCIS: Hawaii acknowledged that she wasn't presenting herself as prepared for marriage.
"I was still going out and partying with my girls, and I'm telling him I want to be a mom," she said, pointing out the age difference. "Cool, okay, so I'll see you at 2:30 when you get home?" he asks.
After realizing their priorities were in line, Nick, 51, and Vanessa, 44, said "I do" in the British Virgin Islands before having children, Camden. Phoenix Robert Lachey, 7, Brooklyn Elisabeth Lachey, 9, and John Lachey, 12.
However, their marriage hasn't always been easy.
"We are both Scorpios; we're stubborn," she joked on the reality show on Netflix. "Same birthday, so you can imagine the therapy sessions."
Nick, who was married to Jessica Simpson from 2002 to 2006, concurred, stating, "We sit up here; we don't have it figured out." We always have difficulties.
As Vanessa added, "We had a fight last night getting ready for here, but we had to clear the air." in fact.
The couple, who recently left their Hawaiian home, believes that life is better together despite their disagreements.
Nick said, "Don't let your past dictate your future." "What I truly always wanted in my life, which was to have a beautiful marriage and a beautiful family, if I hadn’t retained my belief in that, I wouldn’t have ever realized the beautiful life I have with this woman."
"When you love each other, you believe in each other, and you're aligned," the 98 Degrees singer continued.
