Overview
- The 56-year-old describes a vision of his 88th birthday with 22 women, 22 vehicles and 88 children, which left him at peace with wanting fatherhood even without marriage.
- He says the dream spurred him to quit actively looking for a partner, and three months later he met Camila Alves in 2006.
- He characterizes earlier relationships as "stops, no stays," with coverage noting past romances with Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd and Penélope Cruz.
- He published the first-person account in his Lyrics of Livin' newsletter on Nov. 21 and also narrated it on YouTube, prompting wide weekend pickup by entertainment outlets.
- McConaughey and Alves married in 2012 and share three children—Levi (2008), Vida (2010) and Livingston (2012)—and he has recalled his mother's initial scolding over their first pregnancy before her quick change of heart.