Nikki Bella Defends Two-Year Engagement to Artem Chigvintsev

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Nikki Bella still wants to marry Artem Chigvintsev. During the latest episode of on SiriusXM's Stitcher, Nikki set the record straight about her relationship, more than two years after she and the pro dancer got engaged.

The pair also shares a 1-year-old son, Matteo.«I will be getting married and I can't wait. I do me, for me, and so that means I'll marry Artem when I want, for me, and Matteo, and him, for my life,» Nikki, 38, told her twin sister and co-host, Brie Bella. "… When Artem's on tour, when Artem's gone, I get really sad.

I love my life with Artem in it, and I can't imagine Artem not in my life. I don't want to imagine Artem not in my life. I truly feel like, deep down in my heart, I've found the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I want to get married to him.«Speculation about the status of Nikki and Artem's relationship began after she made comments during an interview, which she believes were taken the wrong way.»The day I say 'I do' and give vows, I want to make sure that's the rest of my life.

I don't want to be someone who's divorced," Nikki said on the podcast, while recounting her comments during the interview. "… Sometimes your perspective changes when you have children… because your kid becomes number one, but also you think of divorce like, 'How does that affect my kid?' You just think of different things."«What Artem and I have now is amazing,» she added. «So, yeah, before I walk down the aisle to Artem, I want to make sure that we're beyond 100 percent, like, this is going to be amazing, because I don't want to get divorced.»According to Nikki, those comments «turned into I don't want to marry him.»«And then I made the comment, 'I really just wanted to be with someone who.