Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones: A Timeline of Their Longtime Romance

Celebrity spouses like Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are the definition of “power couple.”

Douglas and Zeta-Jones were first introduced in 1998. “I had been told Michael Douglas wanted to meet me,” she told Larry King in 2001. “I was a little nervous because I didn’t quite know what he wanted to meet me about.”

Meanwhile, he knew immediately that the duo would have a future together — but worried that a cheesy pickup line might have ruined his chances.

“I said to her after about half an hour [of hanging out], ‘You know, I’m going to be the father of your children,’” he revealed during a 2016 appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show. “It sounded good, and she said, ‘You know, I’ve heard a lot about you and I’ve seen a lot about you, and I think it’s time I say goodnight.’”

To correct his mistake, he sent her flowers and an apology, which seemed to work. He proposed to his love in 1999 and they said “I do” nearly one year later. They are the parents of a son, Dylan, and daughter, Carys.

Keep scrolling to take a closer look at Douglas and Zeta-Jones’ relationship through the years: