Dax Shepard Wasn't Sure He Wanted to be with Kristen Bell

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell don't seem like a good match on paper, and Dax thought the same thing when they first met, but he explains what it was that made such an unlikely pair work so well.

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[sorayaa.]

Dax's self awareness is enviable. What a great guy.

[rainbowinthedark]

They are so emotionally intelligent with their relationship. Neat people.

[wabisabiwabisabi]

thumbs up for dax not giving a romantic and cheesy answer which is what people usually do, and being honest.

[zlozlozlo]

"She is the embodiment of all that is good and wonderful about women."
That's the best description of Kristen Bell I've ever heard.

[JhullyAmilly]

This interviewer is great, he let him talk, that's hard to find nowadays!

[mcd_]

what you're saying is, Dax Shepard = Eleanor Shellstrop, Kristen Bell = Chidi

[MelissaB]

Always marry someone who makes you want to be a better person, that's the lesson here

[NJGuy]

3:20 "I chose to move more in her direction...She was the first person I dated that I didn't try to make into the person I wanted to date."

Dax Shepard FTW

[ImagineFreedom]

He´s actually describing something beautiful and that is accepting the other person as they are and then growing together.

[Malaima]

"I slowly watched What Fruit She Bore out of the way she Moved Through Life". WOW

[byounghusband]

How do you get people to be so open? I’ve said it before, but these are the best interviews I have ever seen.

[Slaytounge]

Dax is so much more interesting than I would have ever thought. Started listening to his podcast a couple months ago and it made me go from thinking he was a moron to really respecting him.

[brightstar]

Hes all brain. Shes all heart. They are amazing together.

[imagomonkei]

I normally hate celebrity stories, but this one was surprisingly real and down to earth. It's refreshing to hear such a genuine relationship story like this.

[tonymontana]

Wow. I never heard anyone being so honest about having purely egotistic reasons to be with someone.

[KatsObsession]

I am so happy they found each other. Two people so level headed that can understand people are individuals even in a partnership.

[eugenegrewing]

That was an amazing answer. Be the change you want to see in the world.

[cashben]

I encourage anyone who hasn’t already, to listen to Dax’s Armchair Expert podcast. I can’t really explain how a podcast has brought me so much insight and knowledge.... it’s pretty incredible and obviously so entertaining. I didn’t know much about him but man, he is such an intellectual person who makes you think in ways you never thought to.

[Maazzzo]

Really enjoyed listening to him talk about that, cheers.

[karimqk]

I feel like the two of them talking so openly about their relationship in these interviews is a pretty clear indication that they have very good communication WITHIN their relationship. Like, it's generally much easier to talk so bluntly to other people about the rougher, more inglorious aspects of love if you've already talked about, opened up and been vulnerable about the same subjects with your own partner a million times.