Known for his hit songs, singer Marc Lavoine also had a rich personal life. Married three times, his unions unfortunately all ended in divorce. When talking about these previous relationships, the interpreter of “She has gun eyes” admits to not having “mourned” them. How to explain this? Answers from Johanna Rozenblum, clinical psychologist.
Singer Marc Lavoine was the guest of the show 50 minutes Inside this June 1, on TF1. Questioned by Isabelle Ithurburu, the star spoke in a rather intimate way about his private life.
Three times married… and three times divorced
Usually modest, it is a rather nostalgic Marc Lavoine who appeared in front of the cameras of TF1, agreeing to talk about his private life. The man was married three times, the first time in the early 1980s to a model, Denise Pascale. After having divorced a few years later, it was with Sarah Poniatowski that the singer remarried in 1995. Finally, in 2020, after having experienced a second divorce a few years earlier, he passed the ring to the finger of Line Papin, before to separate again in 2022.
“We never mourn these things”
For the artist, these three marriages ended, but he regrets nothing. “When I commit, it's totally. So, it's sometimes a little complicated (…)” he concedes.
Before recognizing that he probably hasn't mourned all of these relationships. “Do we mourn? I don't know, because I've been divorced three times. And I broke up 4 or 5 times. We never mourn these things. It's like childhood. So no, I didn't mourn and I prefer not to do it, finally “ he says with great sincerity and a touch of melancholy.”We live from these sorrows. We build with these sorrows and also these joys. Me, I especially remember the good” summarizes Marc Lavoine.
How can we explain that the singer has not mourned his previous relationships?
Asked about this, clinical psychologist Johanna Rozenblum explains that it has to do with each person's personality. “Some people live the separation Like mourning to make their past history, others like an end but not necessarily something negative or that darkens their past“Explains the psychologist.
“It depends on the person's personality, how they see things” she adds. “Some people are more melancholic or more nostalgic about their history, have more regrets and remorse following the decisions they make and the turn events take“. According to our specialist, these are people who “have difficulty seeing the beauty in what happened, even if the ending is unfortunate, unexpected or difficult to deal with.
How to move forward and rebuild?
You may recognize yourself in Marc Lavoine's situation. What you need to remember, to continue to move forward and move forward despite the end of a relationship, is “Accept that the end of a story does not question the whole story experienced “ recalls Johanna Rozemblum, “It is not necessarily synonymous with failure“.
The psychologist gives three tips for getting your life back in hand, after a separation or divorce that leaves you feeling nostalgic:
- It is important to realize everything that the relationship has given us;
- It is essential to project yourself into the future by paying attention to your new needs;
- You need to give yourself time before starting a new relationship and getting back together.
