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Despite of his smugness to all things romantic, technically-an-author Nicholas Sparks is separating from his wife Cathy Sparks (http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/06/nicholas-sparks-wife-divorce/) after 25 years of marriage.
Sparks told PEOPLE this about the couple’s decision:
“This is, of course, not a decision we’ve made lightly. We remain close friends with deep respect for each other and love for our children.â€
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It was love at first sight for Sparks: The day after he met Cathy, he told her he was going to marry her. She laughed, he sent her 100 love letters, and about six months later, he proposed. Since then Cathy has inspired Sparks' fictional heroines. "You know, all of the female characters I create have many elements of my wife," he told eHarmony.