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Going completely against her firm decision of never getting married and having children, Stevie Nicks got married to her best friend's husband. Although the marriage was short lived - only three months, to be precise - Nicks acknowledges that marrying Robin's husband was a blunder. Rolling Stone - Stevie Nicks The Fleetwood Mac singer had noble intentions when she asked Kim, Robin's husband, to get married. Robin was diagnosed with leukemia in 1981. She sought treatment and during her remission period, discovered that she was pregnant with her first child with Kim. However, Robin's cancer returned. But this time around, she did not seek any treatment. She made peace with the fact that she was going to die. Nicks mentions in the clip, "...and she wanted to leave that baby behind. She wanted something to be left from her.” Stevie Nicks holding her BFF Robin Snyder Anderson's baby Matthew, two days after Robin died (Pinterest) Robin passed away soon after Matthew, her baby boy, was born. Nicks was shattered at the loss of her best friend. It was during this time Nicks went back on her decision of remaining a spinster. She wanted to raise Matthew and somehow believed that Robin would have wanted the same. Thus, she convinced Kim and the two got married. After the passing Nicks is quoted saying "I went crazy, absolutely crazy when Robin died. The only thing I could think of to do was try to take the load off Kim by marrying him and helping raise their son. I think in her heart Robin knew I would go after Kim,'. She continues to state 'I had known her for 20 years and him for five, and I felt this baby belonged to me almost as much as it did to them'. However, her gesture raised quite a few eyebrows and Nicks soon felt so herself. CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE & WATCH NICKS SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT Stevie Nicks came to understand the disapproval she met with. She declared, "It was so the wrong thing. To take Matthew and husband was so beyond insane.” According to Nicks, 'A lot of people refused to come to my wedding ' they thought I'd lost my mind, which I obviously had at the time'. The Ringer The decision to marry Kim was quick, and as she later realized, thoughtless. Their divorce soon followed. Since the time of the below video recording, the singer hadn't seen Matthew or Kim since the upsetting divorce. It's her hope that when Matthew grows older they will be able to have a conversation. To quote from the recording, "I hope he'll come to me and I'll be able to hand him things that were his mother's and say, 'This was her and look how wonderful she was'". In the clip below, Nicks attempts to word out one thing that she will always have a problem explaining. Credits: huffingtonpost.com FAQs Why did Stevie Nicks marry her best friend's husband? Stevie Nicks entered into her sole marriage with Kim Anderson, who was the widower of her friend Robin Anderson. Following Robin's unfortunate passing due to leukemia, Nicks and Anderson decided to marry in 1983. Nicks expressed her commitment to taking care of Robin's child, leading her to propose the idea of marriage to Kim, saying, "I suppose we should just tie the knot." However, their marriage lasted only a few months before Nicks and Anderson divorced. Who did Stevie Nicks want to marry? Stevie Nicks wanted to marry Kim Anderson as a result of her commitment to taking care of the baby that he had with Robin before she died of leukemia. Their marriage only lasted a few months. How much money is Stevie Nicks worth? Stevie Nicks has amassed a net worth of approximately $120 million through her extensive involvement as the lead singer of the renowned rock band Fleetwood Mac, along with her successful solo career spanning many years.