myself. and he would just hide in the basement and blame it on work. >> she says their mutual silence separated them. then, resentment exploded in loud confrontations. it just wasn't working. >> i believe, looking back, that was a rebound relationship. and a relationship that i -- i should've not done, not only for me, but more importantly, for my children. >> reporter: in 2013, after five years of marriage, curtis filed for divorce. now, you might think that he would have been gun-shy about jumping into love again, but not curtis. >> it was just surreal and lovely. >> reporter: this is christine. she'd known curtis since high school. he even took her to their homecoming dance. marriages and careers separated them, for a time. >> it was odd because i wasn't prepared for any kind of a relationship and i wasn't looking for anything like that. >> and where were you in your life christine were you single?