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Melissa Etheridge<\/strong> and wife Linda Wallem<\/strong> have been happily married for 10 years and Etheridge tells <\/span>People<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0the fact that they both have the same birthday could be one of the keys to their relationship.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you it helps. It helps a lot,\u201d Etheridge, who like her wife was born May 29, 1961, jokes. \u201cWe\u2019re Gemini, so we just think we\u2019re the coolest. We just have a lot of fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Before marrying Linda in 2014, Etheridge was married to Tammy Lynn Michaels<\/strong> for seven years, and they had two kids together. She was also in a prior relationship with Julie Cypher<\/strong>, with whom she had two children, including son Beckett<\/strong>, who died in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[Linda and I are] so supportive of each other. It\u2019s the best relationship I\u2019ve had in my whole life,\u201d she says, noting, \u201cAfter my second breakup, I had four kids and was like, \u2018I\u2019m obviously horrible at picking partners. I\u2019m not going to do this anymore.\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the\u00a0difference this time is that Melissa and Julie were\u00a0longtime friends\u00a0before finally getting together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLife is not just second chances \u2014 life is always chances,\u201d\u00a0Etheridge says. \u201cThere\u2019s no, ‘Well, that\u2019s just the way it is.’ We can always make a different choice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Next up for\u00a0Etheridge, her new\u00a0<\/span>docuseries, Melissa Etheridge: I\u2019m Not Broken, <\/em>premieres\u00a0July 9\u00a0on Paramount+. She’s also currently on tour, and will play Avon, Colorado, on July 3. A complete list of dates can be found at melissaetheridge.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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