Shakira is sharing a scoop of her life as she opened up about her personal take on love, sacrifice, and the enduring power of friendship, after her separation from Gerald Pique.

Reflecting on her journey post the breakup, Shakira opened up about the evolution of her priorities and beliefs regarding love. “Deep down, I always though having a husband was the most important thing in my life,” she says while speaking to Marie Claire UK. She added that similar to her father, she was looking for that man, with whom she could have kids and make plans to be with forever – like my parents, who are still so in love.

Drawing inspiration from her parents’ enduring relationship, the singer has not lost hope in love despite of her heartache of the separation an the adjustments that were followed. “I cannot say that I don’t believe in love because I see the example of my parents after 50 years together,” she shares. She added that she has witnessed love, but she have not yet been that lucky yet.

The artist was earlier dating Barcelona player Pique. They were together for more than decade, before breaking up in 2022. Since then, she has moved to Florida, and is focused onto raising her two children – Sasha and Milan.