“Good sex, No. 1, and she has to know how to make lasagna with six different cheeses. You’ve got to make your lady happy, too. You’ve got to be romantic. You know, every now and then, just you and her in the house, paint her toenails. See, with women, it’s the little things that count.”
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Regis and Kelly
Divorced Sabina Morgan in 2008 after 23 years of marriage.
“You need someone to tell you the truth in a forest of people in which 99 percent think all you do is fabulous. One thing I think I will always want to be for my husband is not only his wife, mother of his children, and his best friend, but also his ‘hot’ girl who keeps making an effort to be attractive and fun!!!!”
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Redbook
Married to Seal for five years.
“I think having our children around takes all the pressure away. Either of us could have had the worst day at work, but it doesn’t matter because then you come home and see your sons smiling.”
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OK! Magazine
Married to Victoria Beckham for 11 years.
ESPN's
SportsCenter, which he watches with the first lady in the mornings when they work out together. “Michelle actually knows her sports, which is important in our marriage.”
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People magazine
Married to Michelle Obama for 18 years.
“I like having some mystery in our relationship. I like not knowing everything about my husband. I think people should have things that are theirs, things that are the unknown to someone else. I think it's good to have some privacy and some secrets in our lives.”
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Parade
Married to Matthew Broderick for 13 years.
"Really, really good sex. I’m really good at it. [Also] we talk a lot. Sometimes people hear us talking and think we over-talk situations but communication is everything.”
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Starpulse
Married to Jada Pinkett Smith for 13 years.
"Someone once said to me, and I think it's quite true, that if your bodies actually fit together when you're sleeping in bed—I'm not going to get into too much detail—you're in good stead… When you can spoon with someone, then you're OK. Because you might not vote the same way, you might not have the same politics, but sometimes that works for people.”
-On
Oprah
Married to Andrew Upton for 13 years.
“We learned that it was important to our marriage for each of us to always have our own work, our own projects.”
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The Wall Street Journal
Married to Jimmy Carter for 64 years.
“I went into marriage thinking it was forever. So I was stubborn… You don't throw in the towel at the first sign of trouble.”
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The Wall Street Journal
Married to Ozzy Osbourne for 28 years.
“I love romance: I bring Keely breakfast in bed on a tray with a single flower from our garden. I did that when we first started dating, and I still do it.”
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Redbook
Married to Keely Shaye-Smith for 9 years.
“The secret words are ‘Yes dear’, ‘OK, honey’ and ‘I’ll get it’. That or just make sure you don’t say a word. Just shut up. I think that’s the best advice I can give any husband hoping for a long marriage.”
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ShowbizSpy
Married to Pauletta Pearson for 27 years.
“For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have their own bathroom. The end.”
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Woman’s Day
Married to Michael Douglas for 10 years.
