<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Shakira believed in the past that “having a husband” was the most important thing in life at all before her separation from soccer star Gerard Pique. Did her opinion change after the separation? </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:3000/2000;" src="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/220604095741-pique-shakira-2019-file.jpg?c=original" alt="Shakira and footballer Gerard Piqué announce split | CNN" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Shakira talks about the man in her life</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1024/512;" src="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_social_share_1024x512_center,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2024-03/Shakira-Gerard-Pique-te-240321-2f22af.jpg" alt="Shakira and Gerard Piqué Relationship Timeline" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Spanish soccer star Pique and Colombian singer Shakira announced their separation in 2022, ending their 12-year relationship permanently.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Shakira said: “Deep down, I always believed that having a husband was the most important thing in my life.” She added: “I was looking for a man who looked like my father, to have children with him and then make plans to stay with him forever, like my parents, who are still in love.” Until now". </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/552;" src="https://phantom-marca.unidadeditorial.es/939a772fd1afcf57dbd2ee057b0a865d/resize/828/f/jpg/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2023/04/17/16817263089610.png" alt="Shakira's parents leave Barcelona in an air ambulance Marca" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Despite the end of the famous singer’s relationship with the father of her children, “Pique,” Shakira admitted that she still believes in love because of her parents’ long-term marriage, and she said: “I cannot say that I do not believe in love, because I see my parents together 50 years after their marriage.” She added: “I saw love, but I wasn’t lucky enough to have it for myself.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1500/1125;" src="https://people.com/thmb/M6Ly7rAV8cACd9QgZQYp6xsiEss=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/shakira-parents-10-9c6f6ded60674fd388535f70ef733dcc.jpg" alt="Shakira's Siblings: All About Her Brothers and Sisters" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Shakira talks about the impact of her romantic relationship on her artistic life</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:760/1140;" src="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2023-09/shakira-sons-MTV-VMA-RED-CARPET-mc-230912-02-8d807f.jpg" alt="Shakira's Kids: All About Her Two Sons, Milan and Sasha" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Since their separation, <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/pique-intends-to-sue-shakira-because-of-their-children-what-is-the-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shakira</a> has focused on other forms of love in her life, as she previously revealed that her artistic works did not receive enough attention when she was in a relationship with the Spanish football star, Pique. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1333;" src="https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/06/newspress-collage-22694534-1686752963951.jpg?1686739466&strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1333&crop=1" alt="Shakira gets 'cruel' revenge on ex Pique with kids' visit as she's embroidered in Lewis Hamilton's 'love triangle' | The US Sun" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> “Well, my whole life was dedicated to family, and it was very difficult for me to pursue my professional career while I was at <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/barcelona-is-between-being-eliminated-from-the-cup-and-suffering-the-biggest-losses-in-transfers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barcelona</a> ,” she commented, adding: “I couldn’t leave my children, it was difficult to maintain order.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:344/344;" src="https://charts-static.billboard.com/img/1996/03/shakira-7za-344x344.jpg" alt="Shakira | Biography, Music & News | Billboard" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Colombian star <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shakira</a> explained that she was thinking about many things that she could not do any of at that time, but now she can implement any idea that comes to her mind and work on it, indicating that America is full of resources, tools, and people, while <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spain</a> was the opposite. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:3840/2160;" src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt7f061ab040c0d0ac/Shakira_perform.png?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60" alt="Did Shakira write a song about Gerard Pique? Pop star hints at the meaning behind 'Te Felicito' lyrics | Goal.com" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>