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RD: You married your husband six months after meeting him. Do you think you were meant for each other?Twain: We were -- I followed my heart and it didn't let me down! He's just a beautiful person. We have a very strong relationship. We've survived all the pressures that careers like ours can put on a marriage: moving around, separations you have to endure, the intense time together, all the change you have to flow with. And we're still very happy. I look at him with complete adoration and love. I melt. We just went to a wedding, and I looked at him and thought, Wow! I feel like we're still in the beginning.
RD: A lot of women wish they could say that. What's the secret?
Twain: There are times when we're compatible in different ways. Sometimes we're more romantically in tune with each other. Other times we're more creatively in tune. Different parts of our relationship dominate at different periods in our lives.
RD: What are your hopes for your son?
Twain: I hope he can find happiness in this world. I think it's going to be difficult, but I hope he can.
RD: Difficult because?...
Twain: I think we're heading into a very turbulent time. I'm really worried about it for the kids. I'm also worried about his happiness as our child. I think money is a burden. All anybody ever needs is just enough money to eat and have a roof over their heads. Any more than that is a stress. He's going to have money, and he's going to be stressed.
RD: I've heard that you're fairly frugal, that your husband wanted you to buy a new car, but you wouldn't do it.
Twain: He's still trying. I've had the same car for several years. It's a fabulous car. Why would I want another car? I genuinely don't have an interest in things. You don't need all this stuff. My everyday clothes around the house are the same clothes I've had for 10 years. I mean, I'm a fashion disaster!
RD: Why do you live in Switzerland?
Twain: Switzerland has four seasons. And it's beautiful and a very discreet country. People are very unimpressed, and I need that. In Switzerland, I'm myself and nobody cares who I am.
RD: Do you still think of yourself as Canadian?
Twain: I think like a Canadian. Canadians are pretty down-to-earth and really cut through the crap. That's the way I am. My biggest challenge as an entertainer is that I've got to be Miss Congeniality. I want to be a nice person, but I also want to be real.
RD: Is Eileen Edwards a different person from Shania Twain?
Twain: Same exact person. When I was a kid, I used to go and sing for the Golden Manor, an old-age home. I went in there and knew I had to smile for those people and make them feel good. I've always felt service is a part of what I'm doing as an entertainer. When I do concerts, I feel like I'm hosting a party. It's my responsibility to make sure people go home happy.
RD: How about you? Are you happy?
Twain: I'm still searching. I need to decide where I'm going from here. I'm going to be very involved in my charity. I have a lot to contribute there. Maybe the whole purpose of my life up to now has been to prepare me for what I have to do next. It may not be anything about Shania, fame -- any of those things. And that's fine with me.
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