Neil Patrick Harrishas found lasting love, but he hasn’t always been able to say the same for his characters.TheUncoupledstar — who has been withDavid Burtka, 47, for 18 years andmarriedin 2014 — explained how the pair’s enduring relationship has influenced his views on dating.“David and I started dating, and we never stopped, so, in an interesting way, it’s all I’ve known,” Harris, 49, toldEntertainment Tonighton the red carpet of the Netflix show’s premiere.“I didn’t come out till later. I didn’t really date a bunch of random people. I wasn’t around during the times of Grindr, swipe left, swipe right, so, I fell head over heels for this dude, and he was into me, and we started living together really quickly, and now we have 11-year-old kids [Harper and Gideon], and we’re still going strong.“Monica Schipper/GettyPortrayingUncoupled’s Michael Lawson, who finds himself newly single after the end of a long-term relationship, prompted Harris to reflect on life as a singleton.And though Harris’s off-screen love story has lasted, theHow I Met Your Motheralum told PEOPLE at Wednesday’s premiere that he respects the authenticity with which the series approaches modern relationships.“I applaud Netflix for being able to tell a breakup story that is an overt same-sex relationship of 17 years,” Harris said. “It doesn’t feel shady. It feels authentic, and it allows people, regardless of their own circumstance, to relate to this notion of getting broken up with.“Neil Patrick Harris inUncoupled.Barbara Nitke/Netflix © 2022He continued, “My god, everyone who starts dating someone is wondering when they’re gonna say that they love each other, or should we live together, it’s like a tumultuous, fragile state. And so we are able to tell this in a singular story in a way that I think is very relatable for anyone.“As for his own relationship with Burtka, Harris notes, “That’s my singular story, I don’t know anything different,” he toldET. “And I’m super happy. I’m very grateful.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Uncoupleddrops Friday on Netflix.
Neil Patrick Harrishas found lasting love, but he hasn’t always been able to say the same for his characters.
TheUncoupledstar — who has been withDavid Burtka, 47, for 18 years andmarriedin 2014 — explained how the pair’s enduring relationship has influenced his views on dating.
“David and I started dating, and we never stopped, so, in an interesting way, it’s all I’ve known,” Harris, 49, toldEntertainment Tonighton the red carpet of the Netflix show’s premiere.
“I didn’t come out till later. I didn’t really date a bunch of random people. I wasn’t around during the times of Grindr, swipe left, swipe right, so, I fell head over heels for this dude, and he was into me, and we started living together really quickly, and now we have 11-year-old kids [Harper and Gideon], and we’re still going strong.”
Monica Schipper/Getty
PortrayingUncoupled’s Michael Lawson, who finds himself newly single after the end of a long-term relationship, prompted Harris to reflect on life as a singleton.
And though Harris’s off-screen love story has lasted, theHow I Met Your Motheralum told PEOPLE at Wednesday’s premiere that he respects the authenticity with which the series approaches modern relationships.
“I applaud Netflix for being able to tell a breakup story that is an overt same-sex relationship of 17 years,” Harris said. “It doesn’t feel shady. It feels authentic, and it allows people, regardless of their own circumstance, to relate to this notion of getting broken up with.”
Neil Patrick Harris inUncoupled.Barbara Nitke/Netflix © 2022
He continued, “My god, everyone who starts dating someone is wondering when they’re gonna say that they love each other, or should we live together, it’s like a tumultuous, fragile state. And so we are able to tell this in a singular story in a way that I think is very relatable for anyone.”
As for his own relationship with Burtka, Harris notes, “That’s my singular story, I don’t know anything different,” he toldET. “And I’m super happy. I’m very grateful.”
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