Gwen Stefani split with Gavin Rossdale proves there's no hope for any of us

Now that we’ve had a couple of day to process the information, there’s only one thing to take away from the bombshell announcement: there is no hope for any of us in a relationship.

In case you were away at the cottage without internet access, one of the most enduring couples in the entertainment world has decided to call it quits. Gwen Stefani, 45, and Gavin Rossdale, 49 announced that they are splitting after 13 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. The entertainment-world power couple has three children (Kingston, 9, Zuma, 6, and one-year-old Apollo).

When the two met in 1995, Rossdale was fronting the then-hugely-successful grunge-era band Bush, which was headlining hockey rinks. Stefani was the singer of No Doubt, which at that point was playing small clubs.

Over the years, however, the power balance shifted. First No Doubt went stratospheric in the late ’90s, becoming of the biggest acts in pop music on the back of hits like “Don’t Speak”, “Just a Girl”, and “Hella Good”. Stefani later made a seamless transition to solo artist, hitting multi-platinum with 2004’s Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Somewhere along the way, the Los Angeles-born superwoman managed to launch a successful fashion line (L.A.M.B.), ventured into acting with a role in Martin Scorcese’s The Aviator, pumped out a few kids, became the official spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris, and became a judge on The Voice in the States.

Rossdale, meanwhile, put Bush on hiatus after the world stopped caring in the late ’90s, started and disbanded a go-nowhere band called Institute, ventured into acting with such roles as Johnny Moreau on 100th episode of Hawaii Five-0, and reformed Bush. He was also really fond of playing tennis.

As solid as the couple's relationship appeared to be, there were rough patches. Two years after Rossdale and Stefani tied the knot, a paternity test revealed that Rossdale had fathered a child in a previous relationship. Courtney Love went on Howard Stern in 2010 and argued she’d had a 1996 affair with Rossdale while he was together with Stefani, and that the No Doubt singer knew about it.

Rossdale also admitting to have a brief gay relationship with U.K. new romantic singer Marilyn in the ’80s.

Your last relationship, meanwhile, ended because you couldn't stop fighting over dirty dishes being left in the sink.

Who gets the kids on what days isn’t likely to be the only battle in the entertainment's world's latest high-profile split. Stefani is estimated to be worth over $123 million, while Rossdale is said to be worth $34 million. According to media reports there was no pre-nup.