Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen (Getty Images)
Her reported stance offers a revealing look at how Bündchen viewed marriage before their 2009 wedding.
Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness , the supermodel made equality a central part of their relationship, according to Lars Anderson’s new biography. She wanted both partners to contribute while remaining independent people, according to the book. Anderson writes: “She wanted an interdependent relationship in which the husband and wife were a team,” he wrote. “In every respect, she wanted to be cherished as an equal,” Anderson wrote, adding that “Brady agreed with everything his fiancée said.”
Gisele Bündchen reportedly knew exactly what she wanted from her marriage to Tom Brady long before they exchanged vows. She wanted the pair to build a life as a team while keeping their own identities. “She stressed the two of them needed to work and rely on each other, but as two whole people with distinct identities. She made it clear she would not accept a codependent relationship built on an imbalance of power, where one partner takes and the other gives.