By Bronte Coy
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's relationship is so many people's #CoupleGoals, it's hard to imagine a world without it.
But according to Legend, it's a bleak future we almost had to face.
![John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen share sighting on December 1, 2014 in New York City. Photo / Getty](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AQQRBPFEAFAKOXRCSIJ6ORIKOM.jpg?auth=a99a45bdeb2b67a30ac70b27d21e836ead9b3ebce81f4736ad73183be6b4b690&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
The singer, 38, who started dating Teigen more than a decade ago, has revealed that he once tried to break up with her at a time when he was feeling overwhelmed by work.