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Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have made plenty of headlines even after their split, and now the young actress is opening up even more about her failed marriage.Cosmopolitan magazine is certainly a popular one among the female youth of the nation, but it can hardly be viewed as a legitimate purveyor of reasonable relationship advice. Despite that, it appears that the magazine functions in exactly that role for many young female Americans. Recently, no less a celebrity dignitary than Scarlett Johansson appeared on the cover of the magazine, with that cover promising to offer the reader the "Love Rule She Now Swears By."

In the interview inside, Johansson opens up a bit more about her split from ex-husband Ryan Reynolds. The two were married for two years but eventually split last year. According to Johansson, "It [marriage] seemed like a very romantic thing to do, and it was. It was the best thing that I ever did." Of course, that begs the question of exactly what went wrong.

Notes the bombshell, "Relationships are complicated, and being married is a living, breathing process. I think I was not fully aware of the peaks and the valleys. I wasn't prepared to hunker down and do the work. Both of us were extremely busy. We spent so much time apart. It's very difficult. It's bad."

Johansson continued, "I'm a big believer that when something feels right, you should do it. I'm a big believer in instinct. Getting married was the right thing to do because it was natural. It grew out of a romance and love and a desire to have a future with somebody and I was very fortunate that I married somebody who turned out to be the person I thought he would be." Ultimately, the two split because they rarely saw each other and it wore on their relationship, but Johansson notes this as her most important lesson: "You have to be very confident and solid within yourself to have a successful marriage."

By Buzzle Staff and Agencies
Published: 12/5/2011Like This Article? Please Share!

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