Editing Christopher Reeve (section)

===Relationships===
Reeve's first romantic relationship was at the age of 16 with a theater actress who was seven years his senior. Eventually, he began to feel that "something about it didn't feel right", and they split up.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 153</ref>

While filming the first two ''Superman'' movies in England, Reeve began a 10-year relationship with modeling executive Gae Exton.<ref name="Ability"/> In 2018, [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] revealed that Reeve and Exton had broken up prior to filming ''[[Somewhere in Time (film)|Somewhere in Time]]'', and during production, Reeve and Seymour fell in love.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 5, 2018 |title=All About...Jane Seymour |url=https://businesspeople.com/Post/2931/all-about-jane-seymour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113114625/https://businesspeople.com/Post/2931/all-about-jane-seymour |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=November 18, 2024 |website=Business People}}</ref> However, Reeve returned to Exton upon learning that she was pregnant with their son [[Matthew Reeve|Matthew Exton Reeve]], who was born on December 20, 1979. Their second child, daughter Alexandra, was born on November 25, 1983. Both were born in London.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 219</ref> In February 1987, Reeve and Exton separated amicably with joint custody of their children, and Reeve returned to New York. Matthew and Alexandra remained in London with their mother and spent their holidays with Reeve. Matthew, who graduated from [[Brown University]] in 2002, is a writer, director, and producer. Alexandra graduated from [[Yale University]] in 2005 and received a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Columbia Law School]] in 2008. She is a lawyer and CEO of the [[Center for Democracy and Technology]]. Alexandra's son is named Christopher after her father.<ref>{{cite web |last=Aizin |first=Rebecca |date=November 25, 2024 |title=Christopher Reeve's 3 Children: All About Matthew, Alexandra and Will |url=https://people.com/all-about-christopher-reeve-children-8548207 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226085013/https://people.com/all-about-christopher-reeve-children-8548207 |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=People}}</ref>

In June 1987, Reeve met his future wife [[Dana Reeve|Dana Morosini]],<!--She took the surname Reeve after her marriage, thus, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#People_with_the_same_surname , is referred to by name as "Dana" to distinguish her from "Christopher".--> a singer and actress. By 1990, they were living together but Reeve, remembering his parents' painful divorce and other failed marriages in his family, could not bring himself to commit. After they almost broke up, Reeve began about a year of therapy, primarily to talk through his fears about marriage. Then one night during dinner, he said, "I just put down my fork and asked her to marry me." They were married in April 1992,<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998). pp. 90–94</ref> and their son {{visible anchor|Will Reeve|text=William Elliot "Will" Reeve}} was born on June 7, 1992. Will graduated from [[Middlebury College]] in 2014 and, {{asof|2025|lc=y}}, he reports for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dgepress.com/abcnews/bios/will-reeve/|title=Will Reeve|website=ABC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112174900/https://www.dgepress.com/abcnews/bios/will-reeve/|archive-date=November 12, 2024|access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref> Christopher and Dana Reeve remained married until Christopher's death.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 17, 2006|title=Reeves Remained in Love Despite Tragedy|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=1699290&page=1|access-date=January 5, 2021|publisher=ABC News}}</ref>