- 1. Trust and rely on one another. They understood the value of being able to rely on one another if they were feeling bad very early on in their relationship.
- 2. Keep a healthy competition against each other. "I love it when she's here," he tells E! Online of going up against Stefani on The Voice. "She brings a very complicated element of competition for me in particular."
- 3. Don’t separate your work from your personal life, as the couple has recorded several songs together.
- 4. Keep the family close. Shelton grew up with a stepfather and loves the relationship he has with Gwen’s sons.
- 5. The best gift is the gift of giving, and Blake Shelton gives. He gifted her a horse named “Halo” when they first started dating.
- 6. Create a lot of “first” memories together. The Voice coaches shared what they did during quarantine, with Blake revealing he made jam. The couple also made sourdough bread and started a garden.
- 7. Be each other’s best friends.
- 8. Shelton’s marriage and stepsons come first. "Look, I love music, and I love The Voice,” Shelton told Entertainment Tonight. “I love all the cool things I get to do with my job, but those things all take a backseat now to Gwen and the kids, and it’s just a new phase of my life.”
What rules do you abide by in your marriage?