Nikki Bella Says She Hopes John Cena Will Eventually Marry Her And Have Kids

Nikki Bella continues to hold out hope that John Cena, her boyfriend since 2012, will one day marry her and have children, despite his protests.

“John is in a place where he doesn’t see marriage. I respect his decision right now because I’m happy,” Nikki tells Life & Style. But, she notes, “I do want to get married and I want to have kids—and I want to have all with John. I hope one day he wants those things!”

In a deleted scene from a recent episode of Total Divas, Cena shocked Nikki with a question that she never expected to hear.

“Let me ask you something,” he begins. “Let’s just say I was to ask you to marry me and we get married. Is that enough?”

“Right when I think I get through one obstacle with him,” Nikki reveals to the camera, “now there’s another one.”

“I’m trying to be a realist,” Cena explains. “I’ve told you that I don’t want to get married and I don’t want to have kids and you do want to get married and you do want to have kids, so I feel there’s this time bomb over my head.”