Michelle Pfeiffer agreed to meet David E. Kelley on a group blind date in 1993. She later recalled that both were shy and that they barely spoke during the outing. The evening did not immediately feel like the beginning of a lasting relationship.
They began seeing each other nonetheless. At the time, Pfeiffer was already in the process of adopting a child. She later recalled being nervous about telling Kelley, then feeling reassured by how warmly he welcomed the idea.
Claudia Rose joined her life while the relationship was still new. Pfeiffer and Kelley married later that year, and their son followed the next year. Looking back, Pfeiffer described his response to the adoption as an important glimpse of his character. The uncertain first meeting had become part of the story of how their family began.
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