Robert Downey, Jr pledges his ‘undying love’ in a sweet Valentine’s Day message to his wife Susan

Robert Downey Jr sent a sweet and poetic Valentine’s message to his wife Susan on social media on Tuesday.

The actor, who is in the best shape of his life after switching to a vegan diet, shared a series of photo booth snaps in which the Iron Man actor, 57, and his producer wife of 17 years smiled and smiled. they laughed in a casual but intimate pose.

The two-time Oscar nominee was clean-shaven and dressed in a simple black zip-up jacket, black pants and white sneakers.

His dark hair was cut short with just a hint of gray at the temples.

Susan, 49, rocked a coordinated look with a black crew neck sweater and a black and white polka dot skirt.

The Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows producer styled her long brown hair in loose curls and used simple makeup to accentuate her natural beauty.

In a loving tribute to his wife, Robert wrote: “To her, who lovingly tolerates my many antics, I pledge my everlasting love.”

Robert, who suffered from a serious drug addiction that threatened to upend his career and life during the 1990s and early 2000s, credits his wife with helping him get clean.

The Wonder Boys actor eloquently described what it was like to battle the disease of addiction in a 1999 court appearance in which he was sentenced to prison, telling the judge: “It’s like I have a shotgun in my mouth, and I have my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of gun metal.

Susan, who met her future husband on the set of 2003’s Gothika, is credited with helping the Chaplin star turn his life around after multiple rehabilitation treatments and even prison failed.

The devoted wife refused to take credit during a December interview with the hollywood reporter after a special screening of the Netflix documentary Sr., which focused on the life and career of actor Chef’s father, Robert Downey, Sr.

“If anyone has ever dealt with someone with an addiction, they know it has nothing to do with someone else,” he told the audience.

They have to be ready. If you can be a small part of creating an alternate world for them that says, ‘Hey, I’m here. If you’re clean, great. But there’s no credit that gets me beyond basically saying, “This is what I need to have happen,” or, more importantly, “What can’t be happening.” But he is completely that person.

Sexy and goofy: The Iron Man star, 57, shared a series of photo booth snaps in which he and his wife of 17 years smiled and laughed in casual yet intimate poses

Wedded bliss: The couple, who met on the set of 2003’s Gothika, have been married since 2005 and have two children, Exton, 11, and Avri, eight. Robert also shares an older son, Indio, 29, with his first wife, Deborah Falconer.

Robert recalled that moment of truth as “the clearest conversation I’ve ever had in my entire life.” You know when someone is being so clear with you about something and you say ‘there’s no wiggle room right now… but ultimatums work!’

Susan clarified and said, “But they only work if the person is ready.”

The actor, who seemed eager to get away from the seriousness of the conversation, replied in a high-pitched voice, “You set me up.”

In a 2009 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Susan shared that the line in the sand she drew resulted in Robert pulling into a Burger King parking lot and dumping his drugs into the ocean.

Recovery: Robert has credited Susan with helping him recover from his drug addiction. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the senior producer pushed back on the praise, saying, “If anyone has ever dealt with someone with an addiction, he knows it has nothing to do with someone else.”

Addiction: The Wonder Boys actor eloquently described his battle with addiction in a 1999 court appearance, telling the judge: “It’s like I have a shotgun in my mouth, and my finger is on the trigger, and I like the taste of gun metal’ (pictured August 1999 in Malibu)

After marrying in 2005, the couple had two children, Exton, 11, and Avri, eight. Robert also shares an older son, Indio, 29, with his first wife, Deborah Falconer.

‘There’s something about [Susan] that’s so pure and… right,’ the Singing Detective star said in the same interview. “But there are also the other things, the dark side of her that is delicious and only shows me.”

Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie noted that the couple had “the best illustration of a symbiotic marriage I have ever seen.”

‘He is a true yin and yang and has made him a joy to work with. Robert would be a pain in the ass if he didn’t have Susan to watch over him and help him fight his dark side.

‘He struggles with it now,’ the director explained, ‘there’s no denial or repression. He is totally committed to life.

Symbiotic: The Sherlock Holmes director said the Downeys’ relationship was “the best illustration of a symbiotic marriage I have ever seen” (pictured September 2002 in Telluride, CO)