Tom Brady And Gisele Bundchen’s Marriage Is Even Better After ‘Rough Patch’

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have the perfect marriage. They have two gorgeous kids, and Brady has another beautiful son with his ex, Bridget Moynahan. But, things weren’t always that smooth. Two years ago, the couple went through “a situation.” The supermodel put her career on hold to look after the kids. She wanted Brady to do the same. It didn’t happen.

“She felt that she and Tom had a deal, but it didn’t happen,” a source close to the supermodel tells PEOPLE. “Instead he was constantly busy, and Gisele was alone with the kids a lot. She was very unhappy.”

In his interview with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show, Brady talked about the problems they had a few years ago. Gisele wanted him to focus more on the family.

“She didn’t feel like I was doing my part for the family,” the quarterback said. “She felt like I would play football all season and she would take care of the house, and then all of a sudden when the season ended, I’d be like, ‘Great, let me get into all of my other business activities. Let me get into my football training,’ and she’s sitting there going, ‘Well when are you going to do things for the house? When are you going to take the kids to school and do that?’”

Brady and Gisele save their marriage

Brady didn’t really pay attention to this attitude. However, the supermodel wrote him an emotional letter about their relationship because she wanted to explain her frustrations. Brady soon “realized that for his marriage to work, he had no choice.”

“They got to the point in their marriage where only two things can happen — you decide you can’t fix it and get a divorce, or you decide to work through issues to save it,” the source added.

TB12 reduced his workouts with the Patriots and skipped the team’s OTAs. He also missed out on other project, and agreed to go to marriage counseling. Today, their marriage is even better. They have found the perfect balance between work and family life.

“They had a rough patch, but their marriage is even better now. Gisele is very happy.”

Brady is really proud of Gisele and everything she does for him. Gisele has been his greatest support, and he sees her by his side for his entire life.

“I found a wife and a woman that I saw myself with for the rest of my life,” Brady said in his interview. “She’s been an amazing supporter in everything I’ve done.”