He succeeded on the field taking the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl Championship in 2014.
And Russell Wilson admitted to applying that same winning mentality to his marriage to Ciara.
The 35-year-old pop status and the 32-year-old quarterback displayed a rather surprising display when they appeared on the covers of the ‘Modern Love’ issue of GQ magazine, unveiled on Thursday.
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With a lot of love: Ciara and Russell Wilson made a great showing when they appeared on the covers of the ‘Modern Love’ edition of GQ magazine, revealed on Thursday
The powerful couple took several intimate photos for the month, with the most flashy definitely being the one in which Ciara lay on her professional athlete husband.
She displayed a beautiful display of long legs in an eggplant-colored silk nightgown, while Russell wore white patterned pajamas.
In the pages of the edition, the couple discussed one of the secrets to the success of the wedding: strong communication, as they are always together and, if they are not, they are always on FaceTime.
Wilson says he thinks a lot about ‘marriage discipline’ and even compares it to his relationship with his teammates on the football field.
Packing on the PDA: they seemed inseparable during the photo shoot, while Ciara once again showed off her pins in a light brown Human Nation jacket with Christian Louboutin heels as she sat on Russell’s lap
He explained: ‘This idea of the discipline of communication. If I don’t communicate with my recipient, he won’t know what’s going on. It’s like, “Uh, hey, what are we doing here?”
‘It’s probably more meaningful than that, but for us, for me and for Ciara, communicating is the same thing:’ This week is going to be a challenging week, dear, because I have that responsibility. Is that you? you have?”
‘And at the end of each week, we always make a list of questions from, you know,’ How do I love you this week? ”
Test time: Russell and Ciara also participated in The Couples Quiz
Good times: Ciara gave her cute smile while participating in Russell
Crackling fireplace: the beautiful couple wondered in front of a crackling fireplace
Going strong: the quarterback and the singer have been married since 2016
They seemed inseparable during the photo shoot, when Ciara once again showed off her pins in a light brown Human Nation jacket with Christian Louboutin heels as she sat on Russell’s lap.
The two started their relationship in 2015 and got married the following year.
The couple has a three-year-old daughter named Sienna and a six-month-old son named Win Harrison.
Wilson is also the stepfather of the singer’s first child, Future Zahir, six, who she shares with her ex-fiance Future.
The quarterback remembered meeting Future Jr. when he was just nine months old and said it was very important for him to be present for his stepson from day one, while explaining: ‘When I met Future, he was young.
‘If I don’t communicate to my receiver, he doesn’t know what the move is’: Wilson says he thinks a lot about ‘marriage discipline’ and even compares it to his relationship with his teammates on the football field, like him is seen playing in Glendale, Arizona last month
‘And the reality is that for me it was a blessing and an opportunity to really be there for him every day and try to take care of him in a way that was important to me, which I always wanted someone to do for me. Like my father did for me.
‘And so I think the best thing I’ve ever learned in life is probably that relationship with the future, because the reality of being a stepfather is that biologically they are not necessarily yours, but the reality is that you have to love as if were. They are your own blood in a way. You start to love them that way. And I think that every child deserves it and needs it and yearns for it. ‘
At the beginning of the relationship, Ciara’s ex-future expressed discontent with the situation, but the powerful couple chose to ignore it.
When asked if Future’s comments made things difficult, Wilson said: ‘I don’t think anyone did. I think it was easy for us. I think it was about us. It was nothing else. It was about how we were going to love, and for me it was easy.
Family first: the two started their relationship in 2015 and got married the following year, as they have a three-year-old daughter named Sienna and a six-month-old son named Win Harrison. Wilson is also the stepfather of the singer’s first son, Future Zahir, aged six
‘It was easy to love. It is easy to love C – every day I love and care for her and our children is the greatest gift I have. So I appreciate that every day. ‘
Ciara added that Russell’s passion for being a good father is something she finds very attractive.
She said: ‘And I will also say from the first day that we live life for ourselves. Russ … I mean, he talked about, you know, how he feels and that passion from a father’s point of view, but what has always been beautiful about Russ is seeing him from day one, exciting jumping and changing diapers.
‘He’s obviously very handsome to me in every way, but the father in him is by far one of the things that makes him sexier for me. Warm. It’s hot for me. ‘
‘He’s obviously very handsome to me in every way, but his father is by far one of the things that makes him sexier for me. Warm. It’s hot for me ‘: Ciara added that Russell’s passion for being a good father is something she finds very attractive