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Known for his hit songs, singer Marc Lavoine also had a rich personal life. Married three times, his unions unfortunately all ended in divorce. Talking about these previous relationships, the singer of “She has gun eyes” admits to not having “mourned” them. How to explain this? Answers from Johanna Rozenblum, clinical psychologist.
Singer Marc Lavoine was the guest of the show 50 minutes Inside this June 1, on TF1. Questioned by Isabelle Ithurburu, the star spoke in a rather intimate way about his private life.
Three times married… and three times divorced
Usually modest, it was a rather nostalgic Marc Lavoine who appeared in front of the TF1 cameras, agreeing to talk about his private life. The man was married three times, the first time in the early 1980s to a model, Denise Pascale. After having divorced a few years later, it was with Sarah Poniatowski that the singer remarried, in 1995. Finally, in 2020, after having experienced a second divorce a few years earlier, he put the ring on Line Papin’s finger, before to separate again in 2022.
“We never mourn these things”
For the artist, these three marriages ended, but he regrets nothing. “When I commit, it’s totally. So, it’s sometimes a little complicated (…)” he concedes.
Before recognizing that he probably hasn’t mourned all of these relationships. “Do we mourn? I don’t know, because I’ve been divorced three times. And I broke up 4 or 5 times. We never mourn these things. It’s like childhood. So no, I haven’t mourned and I prefer not to, ultimately” he says with great sincerity and a touch of melancholy.”We live from these sorrows. We build ourselves with these sorrows and also these joys. Me, I especially remember the good” summarizes Marc Lavoine.
Asked about this, clinical psychologist Johanna Rozenblum explains that it depends on each person’s personality. “Some people experience separation as a mourning to do with their past history, others as an end but not necessarily something negative or which darkens their past” explains the psychologist.
“It depends on the personality of the person, the way they see things” she adds. “Some people are more melancholic or more nostalgic about their history, have more regrets and remorse following the decisions they make and the turn events take“. According to our specialist, these are people who “have difficulty seeing the beauty in what happened, even if the ending is unfortunate, unexpected or difficult to deal with.
You may recognize yourself in Marc Lavoine’s situation. What you need to remember, to continue to move forward and move forward despite the end of a relationship, is “accept that the end of a story does not call into question the entire lived story” recalls Johanna Rozemblum, “this does not necessarily mean failure“.
The psychologist gives three tips for getting your life back in hand, after a separation or divorce that leaves you feeling nostalgic:
- It is important to realize everything that the relationship has given us;
- It is essential to plan for the future by paying attention to your new needs;
- You need to give yourself time before starting a new relationship and getting back together.
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