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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 14, 2016 4:40 PM UTC  Actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively arrive for the State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Trudeau of Canada at the White House March 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively arrive for the State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Trudeau of Canada at the White House March 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Pool—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 14, 2016 4:40 PM UTC The deadpan, tart-tongued Ryan Reynolds—[_Deadpool_ actor](http://time.com/4219431/review-ryan-reynolds-deadpool/?iid=sr-link1), father of two, and [Twitter ingenue](https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds)—is also something of a romantic, it turns out. [Blake Lively’s husband](http://time.com/4217505/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-first-date/?iid=sr-link2) shared the sweet story of the early stages of his relationship with the _Cafe Society_ actor in a new [interview with _GQ_](http://www.gq.com/story/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-blake-lively-life-moty?mbid=social%5Ffacebook), and there is dancing involved. He said he knew it was “going to happen” with Lively when the two were on a date. The specific moment? --- > “” --- But when it came to the important part of the story, that all-important first-dance song, he was unusually tight-lipped. Looks like even motormouth superhero _Deadpool_ needs to keep some secrets about his love life. Golden couple Lively and Reynolds, who have [been married for four years](http://time.com/4370228/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds/?iid=sr-link9), welcomed their [second daughter together](http://motto.time.com/4556205/ryan-reynolds-reveals-sex-second-child/?iid=sr-link6) in September. \[[_GQ_](http://www.gq.com/story/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-blake-lively-life-moty?mbid=social%5Ffacebook)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4569764/ryan-reynolds-on-date-blake-lively/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4569764/ryan-reynolds-on-date-blake-lively/"},"headline":"Ryan Reynolds Discusses the Pivotal Moment When He 'Crossed a Line' With Blake Lively","datePublished":"2016-11-14T16:40:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:39.679Z","description":"\"And then I walked her home.\"","url":"https://time.com/4569764/ryan-reynolds-on-date-blake-lively/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632feb0f62d8515a/6988ae5a428a9e24c4cd4fd4/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632feb0f62d8515a/6988ae5a428a9e24c4cd4fd4/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Trudeau State Dinner Guest Arrivals","caption":"Trudeau State Dinner Guest Arrivals","creditText":"Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4569764/ryan-reynolds-on-date-blake-lively/","name":"Ryan Reynolds Discusses the Pivotal Moment When He 'Crossed a Line' With Blake Lively"}}]}] ```