Adam Brody candidly shared that he still beats himself up over the way he proposed to his wife, Leighton Meester, more than a decade later.<\/p>\n
The \u201cO.C.\u201d alum recalled popping the question in 2013 while discussing engagements on Dax Shepard\u2019s \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast<\/a> with his \u201cNobody Wants This\u201d co-stars on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll spare the details,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cHowever, rest assured, it was not as romantic as it should have been.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Brody admitted he regrets the way he proposed to his wife, Leighton Meester, during an interview on Monday\u2019s episode of Dax Shepard\u2019s \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast. (Seen here: The couple in April.) NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n The actor, who was joined by his \u201cNobody Wants This\u201d co-stars during the chat, said he\u2019d \u201cspare\u201d everyone the details of the 2013 proposal. (Seen here: Brody at a \u201cNobody Wants This\u201d party on Oct. 14.) Getty Images for Netflix<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing romantic about it was the speed,\u201d\u00a0Brody, 46, explained, referring to how he asked the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum to marry him after less than a year of dating.<\/p>\n \u201cI proposed pretty quickly into our relationship. We got married fast, but other than that, it was very pedestrian,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n The actor played coy about the details, as Shepard, 51, jokingly asked if he proposed at a Taco Bell.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, rest assured, it was not as romantic as it should have been,\u201d\u00a0he said. (Seen here: Brody and Meester.) Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n Brody (seen here with Meester in 2017) stated that the only \u201cromantic\u201d thing about his proposal was the speed of it. Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cAt the time, you\u2019re like, whatever, but you\u2019re going to tell that story the rest of your life,\u201d Brody continued. \u201cSo my advice: Do it, not even just for the moment, but for the story that you\u2019re going to tell forever.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cReady or Not\u201d star admitted that he does \u201ckick\u201d himself \u201ca little,\u201d saying Meester \u201cdeserved a little more.\u201d <\/p>\n Brody and the actress met on the set of the 2011 Julian Farino-directed film \u201cThe Oranges\u201d and started dating in 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the time, you\u2019re like, whatever, but you\u2019re going to tell that story the rest of your life,\u201d Brody (seen here with Meester on \u201cSingle Parents\u201d) said. ABC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Brody popped the question in December 2013, months after he and Meester started dating earlier that year. (Seen above: Meester and Brody in 2014.) Dimitrios Kambouris<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n They quickly got engaged in November 2013<\/a> and secretly tied the knot in February 2014, making their first appearance as husband and wife<\/a> at the 2014 Tonys that June.<\/p>\n The couple later welcomed their daughter, Arlo<\/a>, in 2015 and a son, whose name hasn\u2019t been revealed, in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over the years, Brody and Meester have gushed about each other<\/a>, with the \u201cJennifer\u2019s Body\u201d star giving his wife a special shout-out when he won a 2025 Critics Choice Award<\/a>\u00a0for his role in \u201cNobody Wants This.\u201d<\/p>\n The duo (seen above in 2025) tied the knot in February 2014. itsmeleighton\/Instagram<\/p>\n Brody and Meester (pictured above in 2012) have since welcomed two children \u2014 daughter Arlo in 2015 and a son whose name has yet to be revealed in 2020. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for sharing this life with me and this journey with me,\u201d he told Meester. \u201cThank you for our family. I love you with all my heart.\u201d <\/p>\n