Between Total Bellas, Instagram, and her book, Incomparable, Nikki Bella has been very open about her life. She admitted that she and her fiancé, Artem Chigvintsev, were in couple's therapy to be good parents and for their relationship. And to Nikki and Artem's credit, it appears that therapy is paying off based on a new family photo Nikki posted to Instagram recently.
On Wednesday, the Total Divas alum posted a picture of herself with Artem and their infant son, Matteo, out enjoying some family time. With everyone dressed warm and casually, the trio all snuggled up for some shots in front of the lens with little Matteo, 8 months, being the recipient of oodles of kisses from his mama.
Captioning the photo, "I love my little fam so much," the co-owner of Belle Radici appears to have settled in well in Napa Valley, with the two most important men in her life.
The following day in a separate Instagram post, Nikki and Artem are seen looking very loving toward one another. From a selfie to pictures full of hugs and smiles, the couple looks genuinely happy with where they are at this point in their lives.
All of these smiles might not have happened had Nikki and Artem decided not to go into therapy. But because they were willing to put their egos aside and work on the issues in their relationship, the couple appears stronger than ever.
When the former pro wrestler was on the Tamron Hall Show late last year, according to People, she was asked point-blank if she and Artem were in therapy.
At that point, they were not. However, according to Nikki, they had plans to start after her professional dancer fiancé finished the season of Dancing with the Stars. And the reason behind going into therapy was simple.
"It's mainly just to be amazing parents and knowing how to balance parent life out and also our own relationship. Because Artem and I don't ever want to have a struggle. You know, we plan on being married," Nikki told Tamron Hall, according to Hello!
The couple made good on going into therapy, starting this past January.
One of the main reasons for going into therapy was the way Artem speaks when his stress level is at its limit.
According to Bang Showbiz, Nikki told Kaitlyn Bristow, host of Off the Vine, that when Artem is stressed he "doesn't realize his tone." This "tone" has proven to be difficult for Nikki to deal with throughout their relationship, as it comes across to her like Artem is mad at her, even when he is not.
It appears that hard work with their relationship is paying off though. Between an upcoming wedding date in November and gorgeous family and couple photos, this duo is committed to making their relationship last.
Source: People, Bang Showbiz, Hello!