We'll Never Give Up on Our Marriage

Through thick and thin, the pro dancers have vowed to be partners for life

There will be no seven-year itch for Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd. The parents of sons Shai, 6, and 4-month-old Rio say their marriage is stronger than ever (they celebrated their sixth anniversary in July), and that the dreaded D-word just isn’t an option. “We live in a world where it’s so easy to divorce and say, ‘I’ve had enough, I’m out,’” says Maks, 43. “For us, when we have fights or when we’re exhausted, we look at it as a heavy period that we’ll get through and move on from.” Here, the pro dancers (Peta, 37, is currently paired up with Brady Bunch actor Barry Williams on Season 32 of Dancing With the Stars) talk to In Touch’s Fortune Benatar about date nights, their new partnership with Venmo and Hallmark, and who’s made them the most starstruck.

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