Melissa Etheridge Feels Life Is Full of 'Chances' After Meeting Wife Linda Wallem

Melissa Etheridge knows life has many chapters.

The musician, 63, recently opened up about finally finding the perfect partner in her wife, Linda Wallem, after two significant romances crashed and burned.

"[Linda and I are] so supportive of each other. It’s the best relationship I’ve had in my whole life," Etheridge, who married her spouse in 2014, gushed in a recent interview. "After my second breakup, I had four kids and was like, ‘I’m obviously horrible at picking partners. I’m not going to do this anymore.'"

The "I'm the Only One" vocalist was in a relationship with Julie Cypher, with whom she shares daughter Bailey, 27, and late son Beckett, who passed away in 2020 at age 21, for nearly a decade. Etheridge married Tammy Lynn Michael, with whom she shares twins Johnnie and Miller, 17, in 2003 until their split in 2010.

Despite dealing with multiple heartbreaks, the guitarist had her faith in love restored when she met the writer, 63. "I had so much fun with her as a person. We were able to slowly step into it, and it was so perfect," she explained. "Life is not just second chances — life is always chances. There’s no, 'Well, that’s just the way it is.' We can always make a different choice."

Not only have Etheridge and Wallem been on the same page about their life together, but they also share one very important thing in common — their birthdate! "I can tell you it helps. It helps a lot," the Grammy Award winner joked of being born on May 29, 1961. "We’re Gemini, so we just think we’re the coolest. We just have a lot of fun."

The couple's relationship will be taking center stage in Etheridge's upcoming docuseries Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken on Paramount+. "It was such a great experience, and I learned so much," she noted. "I can’t wait for the world to see it."

In the special, Etheridge got candid about the tragic loss of her child after he died of a drug overdose and visited a prison with people who suffered from the same illness. "My journey with my son is definitely a big part of this film," the "Breathe" artist revealed in a separate interview.

"But when people watch this, I hope they can think a little differently about how we incarcerate people and why. These are issues that come from trauma. These people are there because of a trauma that led them to a drug addiction that ultimately, led them to break a law," she added.

People conducted the interview with Etheridge about her wife.

Jezebel conducted the interview with Etheridge about her son.