Justin Bieber is getting candid about struggles he faced in his marriage.
While speaking with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden, the 28-year-old singer opened up about hitting a rough patch right after his wedding to Hailey Bieber. He said:
“I remember when I first got married I had a little bit of an emotional breakdown, because I thought marriage was going to fix all of my problems and it didn’t.
It just kind of was a reflection of, ‘Man, you’re a bit of a hypocrite, man. You want your wife to do something that you’re not doing.’”
He went on to share:
“It’s hard sometimes to look in the mirror and really have to realize, ‘Man, maybe you’re not the person that you necessarily thought that you were. That’s just a result of trauma and life circumstances.”
Justin credited his faith for seeing him through this hard times:
“I’ve been very public about my faith journey and how my relationship with Jesus has helped me to just not be so hard on myself. Just the idea that I’m forgiven and that he’s walking me through this journey, and day-by-day I get to just get better and better and not be too hard on myself.
I think that’s ultimately what’s going to encourage the people of the world. It’s discouraging out here sometimes. Life smacks you in the face and it can be hard to get back up, but when you can have a perspective that God is not an angry dude, He is a loving, considerate, compassionate God who knows what we’re going through and just wants us to be the best version of ourselves.
That perspective has really changed everything.”
