I did not want that.

Doing so allowed her to ground herself and take, " … some measure of control …

The ring was a statement that said to my fear: Get used to this now."

Jada Pinkett Smith smiling

It’s not unheard of for a woman in a heterosexual relationship to buy her own engagement ring.

According to research published byDe Beers Groupin 2019, 14% of women in the U.S. did just that.

Just five years prior, the percentage of women buying their own engagement rings was only 7%.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith smiling

He acquiesced when Zampino filed for divorce and said she didn’t love him anymore.

Will really wanted to get married and Pinkett Smith did not, and Banfield-Norris pushed them to.

“I was so pissed.

Will Smith kissing Jada Pinkett Smith

I went crying down the freaking aisle.

Cried the whole way.”

Pinkett Smith told Hoda Kotb that she and Smith had been separated since 2016 (viaToday).

This beautiful loving space between us … and we’re family, and we’re figuring it out.

And it’s a beautiful figuring it out."

Smith is also incredibly supportive of Pinkett Smith’s memoir, having published his own in 2021.