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Jessica Biel explained the secret to her relationship with Justin Timberlake is "having a partner who is doing something that you're excited about...it's just amazing to see somebody doing what they love, and I think it can be as simple as that.”
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick go on regular date nights to keep the spark alive, and Parker told PEOPLE that their secret is embracing change. “I literally learn about him every day."
It took Steve Carrell a while to ask his wife, Nancy, out. But it was worth it. He told The Guardian, "I'll never forget standing at the altar and I saw her coming down the aisle – immediately a sense of calm came over me."
Denzel and Pauletta Washington have been married for over 40 years, with huge careers and four children. Their secret? “A spiritual foundation helps everything – marriage, work, peace of mind," the actor told The Guardian.
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have proven time and time again that they are the ideal couple, and the singer tweeted, "I love seeing her succeed at the things she loves to do and she loves seeing me succeed at things that I love to do. That's the way you should be with your partner."
Kristen Bell also advocates for individualism in a relationship, but to always remember it’s a privilege to go through life with a partner.
"If I had to sum it up in one word, it’s work...And it's often uncomfortable work, but it needs doing or we won’t stay together," her husband Dax Shepard told TODAY.
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have been very open about their use of therapy in their relationship, and Bell shared a hot tip in a tweet: “Vulnerability always begets connection and intimacy. Stay vulnerable with each other.”
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been married for over 30 years, through obstacles like Wilson’s brush with cancer. "You never know how your spouse is going to react in a situation like this," Wilson said. "I was so amazed, so blown away by the care my husband gave me… who knew it would make you even closer?"
When John Krasinski first met Emily Blunt, he couldn’t help but blurt out “I like you.” Luckily, the feeling was mutual, and Blunt told InStyle, "Meeting John really changed my life. When I feel the support that I have from him, I feel invincible.”
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren have extremely busy lives with full careers and three children, but Alba revealed the key is making time for their relationship, “even though it's surprisingly predictable and may not seem as spicy as our spontaneous pre-kiddo days."
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have been married for over three decades, and Sedgwick told Redbook, "When he walks into a room, I'm still―I mean, my heart gets a little fluttery and I think, 'Oh! He's so cute. He's so hot.′"
From their hilarious Twitter banter to their gorgeous red carpet appearances, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are truly relationship goals, and Lively has said their secret is putting family first. Learn more about their relationship here.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi met when the host was dating someone else, but DeGeneres ended up with de Rossi and explained, “I really never stopped thinking about her.”
It worked for Viola Davis! Someone told her to pray, so she asked for “a big black man from the South who looked like a football player, who already had children, who maybe had been married before. Three and a half weeks later, I met my husband,” she told Us Weekly.
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have been happily unmarried for over 40 years, emphasizing compatibility and communication over a signed marriage certificate.
Hawn’s other secrets to long-lasting partnership? "Love, gratitude, compassion, because sometimes every man or every woman will drive their partner crazy. Family. Fun. Laughs. Sex,” she told PEOPLE.
Elizabeth Banks didn’t expect to marry Max Handelman when they met as freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania. She told PEOPLE about when they first met, "I was like, He's cute. I'll f***, because I'm 18 and in college."
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. had known each other for years before they started dating, and they credit their friendship for their relationship. "She knew what kind of guy I was. She knew what my morals were, what my priorities were and visa versa,” Prinze told E! News.
Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld have been married for over 20 years, and the actor told Oprah Magazine, “I love these two puzzle pieces that don't quite fit, you know? Somehow you make them fit."
Michelle Obama likened searching for a partner to assembling an all-star basketball team—you want the absolute best. She also stressed that there's no magic trick to relationships, you just have to commit and put yourselves in "an array of situations" to put your love to the test.
The vivacious superstar Dolly Parton has been married to her reclusive husband, Carl Dean, for more than five decades! Parton revealed one of her secrets to a long, happy, and "spicy" marriage. The 'Jolene' singer says she likes to get dressed up and look her best, even when it's just the two of them at home. "Every day, I put on some makeup and fix my hair because I think, 'Well, the whole world, I'm out here and everybody else sees me all dressed up, and I'm not going to just kind of go home and just flop on him,'" she told E! News. "Nobody wants to make out with a slouch!" she joked.
Stedman Graham revealed the secret to his relationship with his longtime love, Oprah Winfrey: "I want her to succeed and be as successful as she possibly can, so I encourage that. That's not always an easy thing to do when you're a man in a relationship with a very powerful woman."
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are looking more in love than ever as the years go on, and they revealed the secret to their 25-year marriage to People in 2023. "Talking, communicating, and allowing each other to have your own space and then come back together," Vance explained. "It's like a rock band, The Temptations or The Stones or The Eagles." He elaborated, "Initially it was about, 'they made it,' and then 'what about my individual glory?' And 'I don't want to get so caught up in the band and talks about going our separate ways.' And then going, 'You know what? We're better together and stronger together.'" Vance continued, "To see those groups still doing it 30, 40, 50 years later and making even more money is just, it's a good feeling, the same thing."
Celebrities are often idealized to the point of fiction, but people forget that they, too, are mere mortals who must navigate the devastatingly human parts of life like love and relationships. Ugly Hollywood divorces are common, but there are also quite a few inspiring couples who have withstood the test of time.
A new book focusing on the evolution of the First Lady in modern times has blown up thanks to one rather intimate passage about Joe and Jill Biden, revealing their secret to 47 years of marriage. New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers is the author of 'American Woman – The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden.' According to Rogers, President Biden has often spoken about how madly in love he is with his wife. When he decided not to run for president in 2004, he reportedly told a group of supporters, “I’d rather be at home making love to my wife while my children are asleep." Rogers says that his open comments about his sex life were tactfully reduced when he ran for president in 2020, but behind the scenes, his declarations continued! Biden, now 81, "joked to aides that ‘good sex’ is the key to a lasting and happy marriage, much to his wife’s chagrin." So, there you have it—the presidential recommendation is to keep the fire lit in the bedroom!
Check out this gallery to see what other celebrities do to foster genuine connections even amidst hectic schedules and a burning spotlight.
Celebrities' secrets to long-lasting relationships
According to President Biden, it's all about good sex!
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Celebrities are often idealized to the point of fiction, but people forget that they, too, are mere mortals who must navigate the devastatingly human parts of life like love and relationships. Ugly Hollywood divorces are common, but there are also quite a few inspiring couples who have withstood the test of time.
A new book focusing on the evolution of the First Lady in modern times has blown up thanks to one rather intimate passage about Joe and Jill Biden, revealing their secret to 47 years of marriage. New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers is the author of 'American Woman – The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden.' According to Rogers, President Biden has often spoken about how madly in love he is with his wife. When he decided not to run for president in 2004, he reportedly told a group of supporters, “I’d rather be at home making love to my wife while my children are asleep." Rogers says that his open comments about his sex life were tactfully reduced when he ran for president in 2020, but behind the scenes, his declarations continued! Biden, now 81, "joked to aides that ‘good sex’ is the key to a lasting and happy marriage, much to his wife’s chagrin." So, there you have it—the presidential recommendation is to keep the fire lit in the bedroom!
Check out this gallery to see what other celebrities do to foster genuine connections even amidst hectic schedules and a burning spotlight.