One big, happy family! Neil Patrick HarrisHe is his husband. David BurtkaThey fell in love, and their love grew stronger when they were married.
Harris said that the couple met in 2004 and had no expectations of forming a relationship. Harris said Out magazine in 2012 that at the time he wasn’t looking to settle down.
“I remember being in my mid-20s, lying in bed thinking that the rest of my life would be solo,” the How I Met Your Mother alum explained.
Burtka was in a long-distance relationship that was difficult at the time. “I was in another relationship when I met Neil and was doing the long-distance, New York-to-L.A. thing. It was kind of on the rocks. Long-distance is so hard,” he recalled.
Harris and Burtka started spending time together platonically, but the professional chef fell in love with the actor.
“We began hanging out with other people, and we had a lunch or so, but nothing romantic. I thought he was adorable, though, with these amazing blue eyes that are just hypnotizing to me,” Burtka said at the time.
The Michigan native split with his ex later that year and went on his first date with Harris to see the 2004 film. Take Lives.Three years later, Burtka proposed for Harris. The Gone GirlBurtka was then asked by star to marry him in 2008.
In October 2010, the couple welcomed Harper and Gideon, their fraternal twins, via surrogate. Five years after Burtka’s first proposal, the couple went public with their engagement in 2011. The Doogie Howser, M.D.Burtka, an alumnus, and Burtka were married in 2014 in Perugia (Italy).
Harris told Us WeeklyCommunication is the key to their successful relationships, according to April 2019.
“I think when you keep things pent up and you exist in, like, a façade, it seems to lead to more problems, so we talk about stuff when we have problems with each other,” he said at the time.
They love being parents to their children, who they raise in New York City. Burtka shared the following:Us in October 2019 that they couldn’t imagine having a family on the West Coast.
“We live up in Harlem so they see a ton of stuff, and they’re exposed to stuff at a young age,” the Annie and the Gypsy sAt the time, tar said. “I think they grow from that. I think when you’re living in a house in the Valley or Beverly Hills you don’t get to see that much, whereas here you, get to see and experience so much. I think we’re really fortunate to be in New York.”
Scroll down to see photos of Harris and Burtka’s family over the years.
