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Treat it like a rock band -

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." 

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Get dolled up -

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. 

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Find your LeBron James -

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. 

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Keep each other inspired in all areas of life -

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.”

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Embrace change, and go on dates! -

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."

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Be friends above all else - On the ‘Meredith Vieira Show,’ Broderick said, "We really are friends beyond everything else and we talk a lot...Keep talking I guess, I know how cliché that is. Too much silence is definitely not a good idea."

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Be courageous, it’s worth it -

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."

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Establish a spiritual foundation -

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.

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Celebrate each other selflessly -

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."

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Take time apart and allow individual interests -

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.

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Remain vulnerable, and get counselling -

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.”

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The hard times will bring you closer -

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?"

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Be honest about your feelings -

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.”

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Schedule your relationship into your routine -

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."

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Don’t stop feeling giddy about each other -

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.′"

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Celebrate your partner’s success -

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."

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Be spontaneous - After a few months of dating, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos had fallen deeply in love and he suggested they get married in Vegas, so they did!

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Put family first -

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.

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Pick the person you can’t stop thinking about -

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.”

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Ask the universe for your ideal partner -

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.

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You know when you know - Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall actually met in college when she was auditioning for a play he was producing, and she told Craig Ferguson, “I would say that I knew almost immediately. It’s really the truth.”

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And a few other things -

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.

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Be open to possibilities -

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."

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Really get to know each other first -

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.

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Collaborate and work it out - Beyoncé and Jay-Z have one of the most difficult public relationships, but they've worked through huge obstacles—like alleged infidelity—together and out loud, instead of hiding from their problems.

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Relish the magic in sharing your life with someone -

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."

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