The phrase became widely mocked on Twitter (viaBuzzFeed), and Goop’s website crashed.
But the idea seemed to work.
She was on vacation with Martin in Tuscany, celebrating her 38th birthday.
“I don’t recall when it happened, exactly,” Paltrow wrote.
“I don’t remember which day of the weekend it was or the time of day.
Unfortunately, she and Martin eventually had to face the reality.
“We were close, though we had never fully settled into being a couple.
We just didn’t quite fit together,” she wrote.
It appealed to Paltrow, who wanted to keep Martin as part of her family.
But eventually, they settled into their new normal.
Once Paltrow went public with the conscious uncoupling, she knew her separation would attract plenty of attention.
What she wasn’t prepared for was the reaction she got from fans.
She described the experience on Dax Shepard’s podcastArmchair Expert:“It was brutal.
I already felt like I had no skin on.”
(viaInStyle) Paltrow also explained, “I was in a lot of pain.
In fact, both Paltrow and Martin are fans of the other’s new partner.
In an interview withHarper’s Bazaar, Paltrow gushed about Johnson.
“I love her,” Paltrow said.
“I can see how it would seem weird because it’s sort of unconventional.
Paltrow even posted a 30th birthday tribute to Johnson on herInstagram.
It seems like Paltrow has managed to make her vision of a non-acrimonious separation a reality.
