During this time, the couple are said to have faced some unique challenges, after Harris said he had ‘lost his drinking buddy,’ however both have respected each other’s wishes with the actor admitting he will abstain from drinking in any situation his husband feels uncomfortable.
They have even released a book called Both Sides of the Glass, which features recipes for both cocktails and mocktails.
“I think a lot of self respect and respect for the other person is integral to any relationship. And so if it’s important for David that I don’t drink, I won’t,” Harris told People.
“And he’s proven that it’s okay if I were to have a drink if he’s not going to. I think being able to honor each other, regardless of the social situation, is always helpful.”
The pair also share two children together, son Gideon and daughter Harper, who are twins both born in 2010. However, after sharing a lovely photo of his brood on social media, many fans have been quick to make the same comment.
Prior to their marriage, both Harris and Burtka had been candid about their desire to father children, with the latter telling Out magazine that ‘if he hadn’t wanted kids, I don’t think we’d be together.’
Both their twins were carried by a surrogate, following an IVF process which saw both men contributing their sp*rm, which meant either twin could be biologically linked to either parent.
Burtka explained: “We inserted one of my sp*rm and one of David’s sp*rm into two eggs with the hope that they would both take, just because we both wanted to be dads biologically. Both took, miraculously.”
Burtka added: “Maybe in the beginning it was a little rough because, you know, [Neil] lost his drinking buddy, so it was a little difficult. But after time tells, it’s great.
“In fact, I love a lunchtime where I can push alcohol on him so we can go shopping afterwards. He’s more inclined to buy me things. So I’m like ‘You should have another glass, your second glass of wine!’”
Meanwhile, Harris has always impressed the fact he’s not concerned with discovering which twin is biologically his, emphasizing: “We are their parents and I love them implicitly.”
Obviously both parents love the twins in equal amounts and would never favor one over the other just because they were biologically related to them. Both of them are their children and that’s all that matters.
However, that doesn’t mean people don’t like to speculate over the situation and a photo posted Harris, showing both twins looking ever so grown up, prompted thousands of comments from fans who were all saying the exact same thing.
Despite the fact the twins were born in 2010 and it’s now 2016, it still seems baffling to most people that Harper and Gideon are now teenagers, prompting fans to gush over just how grown up they look.
“Aw, they’re adults now, I knew. Gideon would look like you, but wow. Beautiful preteen adults,” one fan wrote.
Another added: “Beautiful family! They’re not babies anymore. Time sure does fly by.”
Meanwhile a third commented: “Wait a minute now, how are they that grown up already??”
Another suggested just how incredible it is that both children appear to look like both parents, despite only being biologically related to one of their dads.
“The way both kids manage to look like both parents when they’re biologically one of each is just amazing,” they wrote.