Mark Ruffalo Expresses Love for His 'Forever Valentine' Sunrise With Cute Throwback Photo | “Cupid Has Been Kind”

Mark Ruffalo expressed his "true" love for his wife this Valentine's Day with a sweet post. The Avengers actor, 55, shared a sweet throwback picture of himself and his wife Sunrise Coigney on Instagram on this special day. He captioned it with a rhyme, celebrating their over-20-year relationship, per PEOPLE. 

"Happy Valentine's Day, Sunrise. True love is the one that grows and deepens with time," he wrote in the caption. "We got a good thing going on, Cupid has been kind. Will you be mine, my forever Valentine?"

Ruffalo's friends and fans shared their love for the couple on this post, including a comment from Rosie O'Donnell saying, "u are the sweetest man ❤️." Hocus Pocus actress Kathy Najimy jokingly commented, "Yes I will." While, Solange Azagury-Partridge wrote, "Just gorgeous you two."

Ruffalo and Coigney, 50, first met in Los Angeles in 1998 and tied the knot in 2000. Now they share three children, including son Keen, 21, and two daughters, Bella Noche, 17, and Odette, 15. Coigney was also an actress who starred in 2001's 100 Centre Street and the thriller Campfire Stories. She also worked with Ruffalo in 2003's The Cut. Now, she runs a business, Sunny's Pop, a retail shop selling home goods in upstate New York.

Ruffalo has openly expressed his love for his wife in many instances and has also appreciated her superpower abilities in raising their children. In a 2021 Instagram post, he wrote, "The mornings, the breakfasts the lunches, the play dates and school stuff, and just all the ups and downs of raising kids, the wins and losses, the joys and tears. It's everything. Thank you for always being there, especially when you have to do it alone. It's not easy being a Mom."

In 2020, Ruffalo reminisced about how he went to the Oscars with his wife in 2011 and posted a picture of the moment on Twitter. He wrote in the caption, “9 years ago at the #Oscars with my beautiful Sunrise…and still going strong.”

Whereas in a 2019 interview, the actor told PEOPLE how much he appreciates his wife's efforts, he also called her a "hero" for shouldering more responsibilities at home, especially at times he is on set. "It's intense. The times when my wife is gone and I've had to take care of everything ... the laundry alone is enough to destroy you," Ruffalo joked at the time.

Ruffalo also spoke to PEOPLE about spending time with his children, “I like those moments where you’re just chugging along and then, all of a sudden, your kids open up to you, and you have this deep conversation where they express their troubles — it’s hard for them, especially at that age,” he said. “But my kids are way more savvy than I was, man. They’re so engaged in the world,” he added. 

References:

https://people.com/movies/mark-ruffalo-shares-throwback-photo-wife-valentines-day/

https://people.com/movies/mark-ruffalo-opens-up-about-raising-teenagers-the-laundry-alone-is-enough-to-destroy-you/

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