
Although members of the same band, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook did not find that spark until her divorce was finalized, according to Us Weekly. "I think Jimi and I had a special friendship and connection that blossomed when we were both single," Fairchild told the outlet in 2010. "Sometimes you just have to cross that line and take a chance and when we had that opportunity we did. Of course we didn't want to mess up the band but we decided it was worth the risk."
In 2010, the couple welcomed a child, Elijah Dylan Westbrook, and Fairchild believes his birth strengthened their marriage. "Jimi is my soulmate," she gushed. "I knew there was a deep connection there but once you decide to be together, you find even more, and then to have a child together is a beautiful, beautiful thing for us to share and a dream come true."
Westbrook knew he found the one when he met Fairchild, but the timing was not right yet. "I think there was always something underlying there that we were trying to ignore," Westbrook told Great American Country (via The Boot). "Then when the opportunity came, when all of us ended up single at the same time ... those feelings, you were able to come out with them finally," Westbrook continued. "It was like, 'We're single. Let's get together.'" He still swoons over his wife, adding, "She has a beautiful heart, and she's absolutely gorgeous, and I just love her dearly."
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