However, love wasn’t always this blissful for the couple.
That certainly was the case when she started dating Madden back in May 2014, which also shocked fans.
But maybe their relationship was proof that Diaz was stronger and more confident than ever before.
That same summer, on being 41, shetold Esquire, “You just stop being afraid.
You don’t worry about what men think.
You just don’t worry that time registers anything awful.”
Here’s a look at their relationship that continues to grow and captivate.
I haven’t seen him before.'"
She told Andy Cohen back in 2014, “I’m going to take responsibility for everything!”
(via People).
At the time, a source forE!
Newsattributed their connection to Diaz’s pattern of dating rockers and “bad boys.”
The source added, “Right now, they’re totally into each other.”
The statement, however, wasn’t entirely inaccurate.
Earlier that year, Diaz voiced her doubts about long-term commitment to InStyle (viaE!
News), even wondering if “anyone is really naturallymonogamous.”
“You realize this is what the real thing is …
This is the person that you build your life with.”
“It was one of those things where everyone tells you, ‘You just know when you know.’
I was always like, ‘What does that mean?'”
She added, “Then I was like, ‘Oh, I get it.
You just know when you know.
Like, you’re my husband.'”
The coupleannounced their engagementin December 2014 after just seven months of dating.
They obviously both make each other incredibly happy and there’s nothing better than that."
“You have to find someone in the same place as you are,” she toldCosmopolitan.
“Timing is everything.
You’re never going to get him to be in that place.”
According to InStyle, the couple’s wedding was far more elegant than Diaz described.
“[Marriage] opened me up in different ways,” she said.
“It’s pretty awesome.
It was a surprise.”
A surprise, no doubt, since Diaz wasn’t sure if she was even cut out for marriage.
However, she toldInStyleit was Madden who changed her perspective.
He’s just a good man …
It’s really refreshing."
He’s my perfect little weirdo and I’m his perfect little weirdo" (viaPeople).
“And I’ve learned so much from him.
I look at him every day and he inspires me.”
“My husband’s the best.
PerEntertainment Tonight, the actress wrote: “I never knew what love was until I found you.
“Light of my life.
Only thing that could rival your beauty is your heart,” he wrote onInstagramin 2019.
In 2018, the couple vacationed in Florence, Italy, with friends.
News) who watched as they chatted and enjoyed each other’s company.
While they are notoriously private, it’s quite clear they only have eyes for each other.
It’s 50-50, period.
All the time.”
Madden has also shared his gratitude for the support Diaz has shown him and their family.
We love you forever …
Thank you for all you do.”
Madden didn’t stop there.
You know what they say: The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach!
She also credits having an opposite sleep schedule as a bonus when it comes to their parenting life.
Diaz shared their sleeping patterns in an Instagram Live.
Ultimately, the two adore their little family.
