Thomas Rhett Reveals What Led Him And Wife Lauren To Seek Counseling

From the outside looking in, Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, seem to have a nearly perfect relationship, however, it hasn't always been easy.

The country star opened up about his relationship with his wife during an interview on The Bobby Bones Show, revealing that the couple turned to marriage counseling after a "hard" moment in their lives. Referring to Akins' new memoir, Live In Love, Rhett said the book had "parts where I wish I wasn't made out to look like such a jerk."

"There were certain parts in our marriage where I was a bit jerky, especially through the adoption - not that any of this was my fault," Rhett shared.

The "Be A Light" singer continued on to explain some of the challenges the couple faced throughout the adoption process for their now 4-year-old daughter Willa Gray. At the time, Akins was traveling to Uganda while pregnant with their now 3-year-old daughter, Ada James.

"Lauren called me because it was 9 o'clock in the morning in Uganda and...she hears all of her friends in the background. Meanwhile, Lauren is seven months pregnant and throwing up in a bathroom in Uganda," he said. "That was when Lauren was like, 'We are living two completely separate lives right now.'"

"That was a really humbling experience for me, just knowing what she was dealing with in a sense of aloneness while I'm kind of living life as usual," Rhett added. "That part was really hard for us, for sure. Kind of getting over that and going through some therapy, especially over that one night."

"Coming on the other side of that, I feel like I learned so much from that experience. It made me know that, in a marriage, you do have to figure stuff out. You have to talk about it. You've gotta be real about it. You've gotta be honest about it."

Rhett and Akins, who also share a 6-month-old daughter, Lennon Love, hope their story helps other couples.

"Hopefully, there's somebody else reading that chapter going, 'Man, I've been in that same position. If they can work it out, we can work it out too,'" Rhett said.

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