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Slavoj Žižek is Married to Wife: Jela Krečič Zizek. Kids: Tim Salecl Zizek, Kostja Žižek

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Image of Slavoj Zizek with his wife, Jela Krečič Zizek

Slavoj Žižek is a famous philosopher who used his knowledge to challenge different approaches of historical philosophers.

He was born in Ljubljana, PR Solvenia, FPR Yugoslavia, on March 21, 1949.

He was part of the production of two documentary films called The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology and The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema which were released in 2012 and 2006.

If you want to know more about the dating history, wife, and kids of the famous Philosopher Slavoj Žižek, keep reading this Wikipedia-type article because we have the information you need.

 Slavoj Žižek is married to wife, Jela Krečič Zizek

Image of Slavoj Zizek with his wife, Jela Krečič Zizek
Slavoj Zizek with his wife, Jela Krečič Zizek

 The current wife of the renowned philosopher is Jela Krečič Žižek. She was born in the year 1979 and so far has published two books, including None Like Her and The Book of Others.

She works as a journalist and is known as a Slovenian writer.

There is no doubt that she gets along with his husband as she studied hard to get a Ph.D. in Philosophy.

The Ph.D. graduate used her talent in writing to be a writer in a company named Delo, which is known to be one of the largest national newspapers in Slovenia.

Before the philosophers found the courage to marry, they were attacked by several rumors saying that their age gap would not keep them as a couple.

However, the husband and wife proved them wrong.

The renowned philosophers have a 30-year age gap, but that did not stop them from loving each other.

After going through all the doubts and rumors of the people around them, the two decided to tie the knot in 2013.

 Slavoj Žižek Previous Marriages

 People could just not stop talking about how the woman fell in love with a man who thinks that love is a phenomenon that occurs because of a person’s neural network.

The renowned psychoanalytic researcher has been married three times already.

 Slavoj’s First Wife

The philosopher does not talk much about his first marriage ever since the information was revealed to the public.

However, one thing is for sure. Their relationship did not end well because of the complex mind that the philosopher has.

The name of his first wife is not revealed to the public, but our team will update this article once there is more available information regarding Slavoj’s first wife.

Renata Salecl

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Renata Salecl is a Slovene philosopher, sociologist, and legal theorist. She was also the former wife of Slavoj Žižek.

The philosopher is just like his former husband. She is known to be a great philosopher and has been a professor for a long time.

She is associated with the Birkbeck College, London School of Economics, and the University of Ljubljana.

She has one unique mind as she always puts psychoanalysis, law, and criminology into her works.

The couple did not give any specific date of their marriage, but people knew that they were blessed with one son during their married years.

Analia Hounie

Image of Slavoj Zizek with his wife, Jela Krečič Zizek
Slavoj Zizek with his wife, Jela Krečič Zizek
Image of Slavoj Žižek with his former partner, Analia Hounie
Slavoj Žižek with his former partner, Analia Hounie

The two met when they both attended lectures in one of America’s prestigious Universities. The wedding was celebrated by viewers as it was a big day for the two and even got declared the wedding of the year.

According to sources, Analia is the daughter of Lacanian psychoanalysts. Hounie also worked as a model back then but did not pursue the profession after a short period.

It was a happy marriage until, in 2005, the couple filed for divorce, and just like that, the four happy years came to an end.

 Slavoj Žižek Kids

 Slovaj has two kids named Tim Salecl Zizek and Kostja Žižek. Tim was his child with his second ex-wife Renata.

Moreover, people wonder what it feels like to grow up with a father who studies a lot and realizes that simple things are complicated sometimes.

The father of two likes to share his insight on his Instagram account. In his Instagram posts, he shared a photo asking, “what kind of father do you like?”

There was no available information regarding his second child named Kostja. We will update this article once the philosopher releases more details about his childhood.

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