said:
"Because we were each married before and we've been friends a long time, you might know some things you might not tell somebody you're dating, so it's a blessing and a curse — he knows everything about me."
It was 2000 when Garth retired from music to spend more time with his then-wife, Sandy, and three daughters. However, he soon divorced his first wife. At the time, Trisha had divorced her first husband and married her second husband, Robert Reynolds.
Garth Brooks with his wife Sandy Mahl in the press room of the 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the Universal Ampitheater in Los Angeles, California, 5th May 1999 | Source: Getty Images
Later, Trisha also divorced her second husband. By 2002, Trisha and Garth made their first public appearance at the 33rd Annual Songwriter's Hall of Fame Awards Induction, held in New York City.
Three years later, in 2005, Garth and Trisha became engaged. People worldwide envied their romance. By December 2005, the couple had officially tied the knot and have been happily married ever since.
After announcing that he was retiring from music in 2000, Garth lived with his daughters full-time. At the time, the girls were eight, six, and four years old, and he said he learned all about girls very quickly by living with "three strange women."
It was not an easy time for him, and he said he struggled to cope with his new life. After he and his first wife divorced, it was even more difficult. However, he said he found light at the end of the tunnel with Trisha.
He admitted that when Trisha came into his life as a romantic partner, it felt like he had a best friend who could help him through everything he was struggling with. Trisha did so happily because, as she has confessed, she is "madly in love" with Garth.
Talking about how she felt about her relationship with her two ex-husbands and the relationship she shares with Garth, Trisha gushed:
"Now I understand why other stuff didn't work because this is what was meant to be. We hike, we cook, we just like to be together."
She also said that their years of friendship have helped sustain them as she respects and understands her husband as a friend and partner — happy anniversary to a stunning pair.
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