When Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman Had Polar Opposite Views on Monogamy

The most awed couple in Hollywood back in the 90s, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman had surprisingly opposing views on monogamy. After being together for almost a decade, the two A-listers shared their differing views in an interview that explained to many what led to their widely covered split. According to Today, Kidman shared, "Monogamy is not a natural way of being," which was contrary to what the Mission Impossible actor believed. 

"I believe in monogamy. I want and I love relationships. I believe in the family unit. It is important, to the family unit. Look at where the family unit has gone. It’s disintegrated," Cruise argued. According to the action star, relationship counseling was a trap that advocated polygamy. "Look, psychiatry doesn’t work. When you talk about psychiatry, when you look at it…you talk about marriage counseling. They say, ‘Hey, promiscuity is a part of marriage. It’s okay.’ You have this whole thing going out there. There is marriage counseling in Scientology that we apply, which actually helps to put people back in communication with one another," the actor explained, as reported by Showbiz CheatSheet. 

Kidman was only 23 when she started seeing heartthrob Cruise, who was 28. In an interview, after her split, the Stoker actor admitted that given her young age, she felt she was not experienced enough to navigate a relationship. "I was reeling with Tom. I would have gone to the ends of the earth for him…I was so impulsive and naive," she told DuJour magazine. "I thought our life together was perfect. It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system," she added. 

Years later, in 2005, when asked whether the Church of Scientology was behind their divorce, Cruise refuted and assured he respects all faiths. "With my children, like anything I believe, it is their choice in what they want to do. And they are Scientologists," he said. When asked if his ex-wife is okay with him or his kids joining the church that was dubbed a cult, the Knight and Day actor said, "Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. Nic and I are very much…I think we are doing a great job raising our children. Right from the beginning, what I admire about Nic is…it is the respect of someone else's beliefs. She is not a bigot."

However, as per reports, Kidman never got to reconcile with her adopted kids after she divorced Cruise. Isabella and Connor Cruise, who were adopted in 1992 and 1995 respectively, cut ties with their mom after the separation of their parents. According to Mirror, they are high-ranking church members as they continue to maintain a strong bond with their dad.