Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the Adam Project World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on February 28, 2022.Photo:Noam Galai/Getty Images
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Blake Livelyis detailing how important a work-life balance was for her andRyan Reynoldsat the start of their relationship.
The 36-year-oldGossip Girlalum revealed on Amber Tamblyn’s Substack showFurther Ado, perEntertainment Tonight, that she and her now-husband made a pact to prioritize their relationship over work early on.
“When Ryan and I got together, we made a rule not to work at the same time,” Lively said. “So that we could always prioritize our personal life.”
“That takes working really hard when we’re not,” Lively added. “Just like financial planning and sustaining that — it takes balance.”
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Lively later shared that she was “used to working hard and going and going and going and going and not stopping.”
“Especially,Gossip Girlwas six years of my life, and we were sometimes shooting three episodes at once,” she explained.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the premiere of “Pokemon Detective Pikachu”.Steven Ferdman/Getty
As for how the duo approach parenthood on top of their work schedules, Reynoldsopened up to PEOPLEback in October about how he and Lively stress the importance of “self-awareness” to their four children.
“I think it’s more about talking to them about everything,” the actor said. “It’s genuine when I say I take a huge interest in their days and how things are going.”
“For me, the best time of my day is walking them to school and walking them back,” he added. “I think as parents, we are so much better equipped to handle the rigors of childhood through our kids now than when I was a kid. It’s just totally different now. People are much more self-aware. And that’s the thing we sort of hang our hat on the most is self-awareness with our kids. Not be happy, not be anything, just be self-aware and welcome everything in.”
source: people.com
