<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Gabrielle Union has no regrets when it comes to her 2006 divorce from Chris Howard.\r\nOpening up to Access Hollywood Live, the Think Like a Man star explained that her unsuccessful marriage taught her some incredibly important life lessons--lessons that have only served to strengthen her bond with her current love, Dwyane Wade.\r\nPHOTOS: Amicable splits\r\n&amp;quot;What you learn from divorce is you have to be incredibly honest, about what you want, what you need, and what your expectations are,&amp;quot; Union, 39, revealed. &amp;quot;As women, we&amp;apos;re sort of taught to go along, to get along, not cause any ruffles&amp;#x2026;but yeah, that got me divorced.&amp;quot;\r\nWhen asked by host Billy Bush, if, after three years of dating, she and Wade consider their relationship to be a &amp;quot;serious&amp;quot; one, Union joked, &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s seriously&amp;#x2026;awesome.&amp;quot; Added the star, &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re taking our time!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nExplaining that she and her NBA star beau &amp;quot;both rushed&amp;quot; into their first marriages (Wade, 30, was married to his high school girlfriend until 2007), &amp;quot;Now we&amp;apos;re like, let&amp;apos;s take our time,&amp;quot; the actress explained. &amp;quot;If the goal is forever, what are we rushing for?&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gabrielle-union-dwyane-wade-and-i-are-taking-our-time-before-tying-the-knot-2012184>