--- title: Ryan Reynolds on Meeting Blake Lively, GQ Interview description: The 'Deadpool' actor shared the tipping point of his romance with 'Shallows' actress (and mother of two) Blake Lively. canonical: https://time.com/4569764/ryan-reynolds-on-date-blake-lively/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-14T16:40:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:39.679Z og:title: Ryan Reynolds on the Moment He Knew Blake Lively Was the One og:description: The 'Deadpool' actor revealed the tipping point in his romance with Lively. og:url: https://time.com/4569764/ryan-reynolds-on-date-blake-lively/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632feb0f62d8515a/6988ae5a428a9e24c4cd4fd4/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Trudeau State Dinner Guest Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ryan Reynolds on the Moment He Knew Blake Lively Was the One twitter:description: The 'Deadpool' actor revealed the tipping point in his romance with Lively. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632feb0f62d8515a/6988ae5a428a9e24c4cd4fd4/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ryan Reynolds Discusses the Pivotal Moment When He 'Crossed a Line' With Blake Lively  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. \[[_GQ_](http://www.gq.com/story/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-blake-lively-life-moty?mbid=social%5Ffacebook)\] Ryan Reynolds on Meeting Blake Lively, GQ Interview ```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"}}]}] ```