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Halle Berry’s ex-husband, David Justice, has opened up about their short-lived marriage while reflecting on what could have saved the relationship.

The former MLB star married the Oscar-winning actress in 1993 after a whirlwind romance, but the pair divorced in 1997.

Speaking on Thursday’s episode of the All The Smoke podcast, Justice revealed that while their union started in a “honeymoon state,” doubts soon began to creep in about whether Berry was the right partner to start a family with.

Admitting that he had little relationship experience at the time, Justice said he entered the marriage with traditional expectations shaped by his Midwest upbringing.

“In my mind, I’m thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean, [be] traditional. Then I’m thinking, ‘Okay, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with?’” he explained.

He noted that Berry “didn’t cook, didn’t clean, didn’t really seem motherly,” which led to early tensions.

Justice recalled that Berry proposed to him after just five months of dating, and although he accepted, he wasn’t certain his heart was fully in it.

“I couldn’t say no… I didn’t want to make her feel bad,” he admitted.

Their busy careers soon became another strain, as Berry’s acting projects kept her travelling around the world while Justice’s baseball commitments kept him on the road.

“We spent a lot of time apart… she was doing movies in this country, that country,” he said.

Looking back, Justice believes the marriage might have survived if they had sought professional help.

“We honestly probably could have made it if I knew about therapy. If we knew about therapy, we probably could have made it,” he reflected.

Berry and Justice first met in 1992 after she spotted him playing in an MTV celebrity baseball game and passed her number to him through a mutual acquaintance. Their whirlwind romance, however, ultimately could not withstand the pressures of distance, career demands, and mismatched expectations.




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Not all that glitters are gold that's life lesson.Since she can't do does stuff why can't you people get a person to take care of it.

Did she cook, or clean before you decided to marry her?

She has always been like this and you chose her to be your wife. Why are you now sounding as if she was different before the marriage?

immortalcrown:
Did she cook, or clean before you decided to marry her?

She has always been like this and you chose her to be your wife. Why are you now sounding as if she was different before the marriage?

No dey make excuse for dirtiness.

Cleaning up after your self is a basic human requirement for living.

He noted that Berry “didn’t cook, didn’t clean, didn’t really seem motherly,”

Another case of “she’s pretty, she’s pretty, let me play the long game with her.”

otipoju:
No dey make excuse for dirtiness.

Cleaning up after your self is a basic human requirement for living.

No dey make excuse for stupidity. Was she different before the marriage? He saw her like that and stupidly took her.

Some girls are just not traditional but they can be a gift to you ..My wife doesn't cook or clean but she is a business and boardroom wizard and that's enough for me , I can find people to hire that help me cook and clean but I wouldn't be able to find anyone with her business skillset easily ..Just know who you are getting married to and you will be fine

Do you think Beyonce cooks and cleans?
She doesn't. Too much of those tasks even limit creativity in other areas, except you want a traditional wife.

Anyways just find who has the quality you need apart from looks.

OneCandleAway:
Do you think Beyonce cooks and cleans?
She doesn't. Too much of those tasks even limit creativity in other areas, except you want a traditional wife.

Anyways just find who has the quality you need apart from looks.

Beyonce has a very homely personality...

Reason why her marriage has lasted.

And if she doesn't don't make it acceptable to everyone.

Your last paragraph says it all.You ended well!