Eva Mendes is living proof that you can totally have your mind set on not having children, and then change your mind later in life — and we're so glad she did.
It would be a crime not to carry on those genes!
Eva Mendes is living proof that you can totally have your mind set on not having children, and then change your mind later in life — and we're so glad she did.
It would be a crime not to carry on those genes!
For the first five years of their relationship, I had no idea they were even together.
Imagine my surprise when I found out Ryan Gosling was not on the market and hadn't been for quite some time.
We don't even know how they met. They were just spotted together one time in 2011 and the rest is history.
They even make it a point not to attend red carpet events together.
During an interview in 2015, Ryan gushed over Eva — restoring my faith in true love.
"She's the person I'm supposed to be with," he said adding, "there's nothing else I'm looking for."
I'm not crying, you're crying.
The couple have two daughters, four-year-old Esmeralda and two-year-old Amada.
She explained that having kids was the "furthest thing" from her mind.
Find me a woman who would object to having Ryan Gosling's babies. I'll wait.
“Ryan Gosling happened… I mean, falling in love with him. Then it made sense for me to have… not kids, but his kids. It was very specific to him," she said.
It simply took being with the right person to make her want to start a family.
“What I try to emphasize is that I don’t let them see me put attention to how I dress," she said.
"Which is fine, for whoever wants to do it that way, but the way I keep it normal is by not letting them see me in these situations," she went on.
"I’m just Mom. And I’m more than happy to just be Mom," she said.
“I felt a lack of ambition, if I can be honest. I feel more ambitious in the home right now than I do in the workplace," she explained.
And apparently, it made Eva fall even more in love with him, and make family her number one priority.
"And I had no idea Ryan was going to say it. Losing my brother was incredibly difficult," she added.
What do you think about Eva's decision to become a mom and put less effort into her career?