NRL marriage bombshell: Benji Marshall’s wife Zoe reveals former Wests Tigers star ‘FANTASITED’ her
Benji Marshall’s wife, Zoe, has revealed that the rugby league great ‘ghosted’ her twice at the beginning of their relationship, but she was able to get him back both times.
‘Ghosting’ is dating slang for when someone ends an affair without offering any explanation to the other person, simply disappearing from their life like a ghost.
The 37-year-old retired NRL star made two attempts to quit due to his ‘avoidant’ personality, podcast host Zoe said during an Instagram Q&A on Monday.
Benji Marshall’s wife, Zoe, has revealed that the rugby league great ‘ghosted’ her twice at the beginning of their relationship, but she was able to get him back both times. (The Marshalls appear at the Dally M Awards in Sydney on October 2, 2019)
But she was able to salvage the relationship because of her complementary romantic personality type: anxiously attached.
Zoe shared her personal experience after being asked by a follower if ghosting always means “game over” for a budding romance.
“No way,” she replied. ‘@benji6marshall ghosted me twice (for evasion). Luckily I am anxiously attached.
The retired NRL star, 37, made two attempts to quit due to his ‘avoidant’ personality, Zoe said during an Instagram Q&A on Monday. She shared her experience after a follower asked if ghosting always means “game over” for a budding romance.
According to attachment theory, a psychological theory that explains interpersonal relationships, about 20 percent of the population has an anxious attachment style.
These people are often more needy in romantic relationships and need more reassurance, so perhaps it was Zoe’s persistence that brought Benji back as he was trying to withdraw.
Conversely, those with an avoidant attachment style tend to keep other people at a distance.
They are wary of closeness and may feel trapped by romantic relationships, which may explain Benji’s lack of commitment when he first met his future wife.
Zoe said she was able to save the relationship because of her complementary romantic personality type: anxiously attached
Zoe has been refreshingly honest about her marriage to Benji.
The TV presenter admitted last year, when she was pregnant with her daughter Ever, that they separated three times before getting married in 2013.
The blogger posted their first photo together on Instagram, writing: “Three breakups later (she caught me twice) and loads of therapy over a decade and we’re on the verge of our next transition, girl.”
The couple, who are also parents to son Benjamin Fox, born in 2018, are happier than ever these days, having recently moved into a new $4.75 million family home in Sydney.
The Marshalls, who are parents to son Benjamin Fox (pictured) and daughter Ever, were married in Byron Bay in 2013. Zoe said they split three times before walking down the aisle last year.