Much has been written about the state of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s marriage. According to widely circulated tabloid reports, Goop and Chris have been various stages of “over it” for years, for various reasons that may or may not involve sex with groupies and Kate Bosworth. I think most people look at Chris and Gwyneth’s marriage and ask, “Damn, how can HE put up with HER?” Yes, Goop is insufferable. But in her defense, I really think Chris is insufferable too. I’ve begun to think they just deserve each other.

Anyway, Chris has a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning. He actually comes across as rather sweet here, and he deigns to speak in warm terms of his wife. I think it’s a little weird that at this point, neither Gwyneth nor Chris have problems talking about each other and their marriage in print or television interviews, but somehow walking together, hand-in-hand, is the most EPIC HORRIBLE thing ever. I still don’t get that. So, in the interview Chris once again discusses how Gwyneth was his first girlfriend (he’s talked about that before):

Chris Martin isn’t about to take Gwyneth Paltrow for granted. The 34-year-old feels really lucky to be married to the GOOP Goddess, and not just because she’s the only serious romance he’s ever had.

In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Anthony Mason asked Martin if it was true that he’d only had “one serious relationship.”

“[That’s] right,” the Coldplay frontman said. “I’m in it.”

When Mason pointed out that Martin’s lack of serious girlfriends in the past was “pretty unusual” and told him he’d made “quite a leap,” the musician quipped: “It’s a big leap? What, from being a loser, to going out with an Oscar winner?”

He laughingly continued: “It’s a giant leap. Let’s face it: it’s like winning the lottery.”

Martin and Paltrow, who said “I do” in 2003, are parents to Moses, 5, and Apple, 7.

So how has being a father changed Martin’s professional life? “It’s made it more focused,” he said. “And you have a purpose. I like what it does. Just the idea of having to work hard so your kids are okay.”

[From Us Weekly]

Is Chris just doing the self-deprecating English thing, or does he still see himself as a loser? I tend to think the same thing of Chris that I think of Kristen Stewart – it takes a lot of effort to be that anti-celebrity, anti-famewhore. Where was I going with that? I don’t even remember. Something about how it takes a lot more time and effort to avoid ever being in the same photo frame as his wife, and if he really didn’t want any public association with her, he shouldn’t even talk about her in interviews. So why does he? He’s very conscious of her celebrity and his own celebrity. He cares too much. As Goop said in a recent interview, “He makes music for his fans, and he doesn’t want people to conjure a lame famous couple when they’re getting into his music. I get it.” Or maybe Chris is just still comparing himself to Brad Pitt, which he’s admitted in the past.

This was the only video I could find of Chris’s interview – it’s kind of adorable, with him talking about Kung Fu Panda 2.

Photos courtesy of WENN.