Second Chapter: From Longtime Friends to Forever Lovers
In 2000, Brooks and Mahl decided to divorce after 15 years of marriage. The decision came after Brooks took a break from his career to become a better dad, only to realize that he could no longer be a husband to his wife. The following year, Yearwood also divorced her then second husband, bass player Bobby Reynolds. And just like they say, people who are meant to be will always end up with each other- no matter what happens.
After that, Brooks and Yearwood started quietly dating, but it wasn’t until 2002 that the couple was spotted holding hands in public. According to Garth, it was pretty cool to start dating and get to know who Yearwood was. During that time, he found that everything he would want her to be – she was. And everything that he didn’t know about her was even better than he had hoped.
Three years later, Brooks proposed to Yearwood on stage in front of 7,000 cheering fans. Now the couple is happily married for 15 years (and going 16). Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood do not have children but just being together and breathing the same air is more than enough for them.