Lance Bass Celebrates 9th Wedding Anniversary With Husband Michael Turchin: 'Love of My Life'

"On this day, and every day, I am reminded why we are meant for each other," the *NSYNC singer wrote on Instagram

Lance Bass is celebrating a special milestone with husband Michael Turchin.

The *NSYNC singer, 44, just marked nine years of marriage with Turchin, 36, with a sweet Instagram post.

Bass penned a heartfelt message for his husband of nearly a decade alongside photos of their 2014 nuptials — the first same-sex marriage ceremony to be aired on television.

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“Nine years fly by when you’re having fun!!” he began. “On this day, and every day, I am reminded why we are meant for each other. Happy anniversary to the love of my life!”

“Spending the future with you has never been more exciting!” he finished. “I love you.”

While Bass and Turchin have been married for nine years, they have been dating for 12.

In 2021, the couple not only celebrated 10 years as a couple, but also welcomed their 2-year-old twins, son Alexander James and daughter Violet Betty, via surrogate.

That same year, Bass told PEOPLE that the key to he and Turchin’s lasting marriage is “just [being] understanding, letting them be who they are and not trying to change someone."

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"I think you are who you are and you just gotta accept them the way they are," the father of two told PEOPLE. "There's beauty in the differences that you have, and we have lots of differences that intrigue me.”

Added Bass: “I think that's why I was so attracted to [Turchin] in the first place, was that we had such different lives and different talents.”

Long before saying “I do” and welcoming their kids, the couple started off strictly platonic, Turchin recalled to PEOPLE in 2014.

"We just started talking and began hanging out as friends,” the artist said at the time. “I am so shy and never would have made the first move.”

“I was thinking, ‘This is Lance Bass. I grew up watching him on TV and listening to his music,’" which “just added a whole other layer of intimidation,” he added.

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Eventually, the now-husbands developed feelings for one another, but it took a while to solidify their relationship.

“I was attracted to him and wanted things to go further, but I was convinced he wasn’t into me ... So I focused on becoming such good friends that I wouldn't be able to look at him in any other way,” Bass told PEOPLE. “We spent every day together for a month before I did it, but I finally went in for that first kiss.”

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Recalling the smooch that started it all, Turchin said, “It was just so organic and not a forced situation. We just knew each other so well by the time we got to that point.”

“We had a great foundation to build upon,” he added.

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