Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Destroyed Toxic Relationship Concerns for 5000 Days, Before Moving On After Shaking Hands

Jul 17, 2023 | 10:43 AM EDT

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A healthy partnership in all its beauty; Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s relationship can fill the pages of a book. After crossing paths back in 2006, the couple embarked on a journey together, nurturing a strong bond for 13 years. The couple also knew how to gracefully call it quits when they both felt it was time to move on.

Throughout 13 years Brady and Bundchen rode the ups and downs of life and dealt with the challenges that came their way with mutual respect and support. Even after their split last year, the duo continues to showcase how to do it right.

Riding the peaks and valleys together

The couple met back in 2006 when they were introduced by a mutual friend at a wine bar in West Village. Gisele fondly recalled that she fell heads over heels for Brady at their first meeting in a Vanity Fair interview. The pair started dating in 2007 and their relationship hit a major bump as months later Brady’s ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan announced that she was expecting a baby.

However, the couple decides to stick together which in retrospect Bundchen felt made their bond stronger. “I think it was a blessing, because otherwise I don’t think I would have known what he was made of, and he wouldn’t have known what I was made of… Our relationship has become so much stronger, and I think I wouldn’t be as certain as I am today if it weren’t for that.”, Bundchen later recalled in an interview.

When Brady’s son with his ex, Jack was born Bundchen immediately embraced him as her child. She fondly refers to Jack as her ”bonus child” as she recalls her relationship with him in her memoir “[He made] my heart expand in ways I didn’t know was possible.”

The couple got hitched in 2009 in a private ceremony in California sealing their love as they continued to navigate their life together.

“We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs together, and in so many ways, that’s kind of built our relationship so strong. It’s great to have that rock that you can always lean on that can support you in different ways that you need to.”, Brady gushed about Bundchen in a 2016 interview.

Their fairy tale relationship took a turn when the pair announced their divorce, a move which shook many. However, Brady and Bundchen elevated the meaning of a healthy partnership as they continued to show respect and support for each other even after the painful split.

An amicable split

Despite painful the pair’s separation was amicable and peaceful. In October 2022, Brady announced in a statement that he and Bündchen arrived at their decision “amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together” and that would continue to co-parent their children.

The couple never shied away to express their support and respect for each other as Bundchen revealed in a Vanity Fair interview “Listen, I have always cheered for him, and I would continue forever.” Brady also took to his Instagram on mothers’ day to express his gratitude to his ex-spouse appreciating her for raising their children and setting a positive example for them.

The couple serves as a shining example of what a healthy partnership entails even after the romance is over.

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