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Though Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have had a steady relationship for years (not to mention two beautiful children), it looks like Nicole may finally be ready to take the next step and seal the deal.

The National Enquirer reports that Nicole was so deeply affected by the death of her ex-fiance DJ AM last month, it's made her realize that she's ready to tie the knot with her longtime beau.

A source told National Enquirer:

    "Nicole has never been in a rush to get married to Joel. She’s so happy with him and their little family that she didn’t feel the need to change the way things were between them. But when Adam died, she freaked out. She realised life is fragile and short. She doesn’t want to have any regrets at all, and she does want to be Joel’s wife."


Another source added that Nicole always wanted a huge wedding with hundreds of guests, but she's had a change of heart, and she wants to keep the ceremony intimate and small.

It doesn't look like these two are in a mad rush to walk down the aisle in the next few months, but we'd love to see Nicole officially become Mrs. Madden!