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Kyra Sedgwick<\/strong>\u2019s No. 1 rule for a long and lasting union? \u201cKeep the fights clean,\u201d she once said. No. 2? \u201cAnd don\u2019t have sex with somebody else.\u201d The Emmy winner, 58, has admitted she still \u201cgets a little fluttery\u201d when husband Kevin Bacon<\/strong>, 65, walks into a room \u2014 even after 35 years of marriage. \u201cSex is really important,\u201d she\u2019s advised, and \u201ca sense of humor is crucial.\u201d<\/p>\n Sometimes it\u2019s best to call a professional to work through issues. After acting nonstop for years, Matt Damon<\/strong>, 53, \u201cnegotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off,\u201d he\u2019s shared, explaining he and Luciana Barroso<\/strong>, 47, did it \u201cin couples therapy.\u201d They agreed to one loophole \u2014 Matt could answer if filmmaker Christopher Nolan<\/strong> called. So when the director unexpectedly offered Matt a role in Oppenheimer<\/em>, it was already settled.<\/p>\n Chrissy Teigen<\/strong><\/a>, 38, and John Legend<\/strong><\/a>, 44, f\u00eated their 10-year wedding anniversary with a beautifully planned vow renewal in Italy in September. But the couples therapy advocates believe spontaneity is important in a relationship, too: Chrissy\u2019s admitted they joined the mile-high club by getting intimate under a blanket on a commercial flight. \u201cWe weren\u2019t even in one of those pod things,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like we should get a trophy for that!\u201d<\/p>\n Nine years have passed since George<\/strong> and Amal Clooney<\/strong> tied the knot in Venice, Italy \u2014 and it\u2019s safe to say they know each other\u2019s strengths and weaknesses well by now. \u201cMy wife, who is a brilliant lawyer, she\u2019s one of the advocates of the world. She takes on Isis,\u201d the movie star, 62, told ExtraTV<\/em> on December 12. \u201cBut I better be doing the cooking or we will all die.\u201d George doesn\u2019t mind picking up the kitchen slack for the 45-year-old, though \u2014 he\u2019s even whipping up \u201ca little Christmas turkey\u201d this holiday season. \u201cHe adores Amal,\u201d says an insider, \u201cand still pinches himself that she agreed to marry him.\u201d<\/p>\n With 40 years of marriage to actress and pianist Pauletta Pearson<\/strong>, 73, under his belt, Denzel Washington<\/strong>, 69, might know what he\u2019s talking about when it comes to relationships. Saying \u201c\u2018Yes, dear,\u2019 \u2018Honey, you\u2019re right,\u2019 \u2018How can I help?\u2019\u201d are the keys to making it work, he\u2019s quipped. But \u201cthe truth,\u201d he added, is \u201cI have a good woman who stuck by me through thick and thin, who raised our [four] children when I was [away working] \u2014 that\u2019s the bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n For the three decades they\u2019ve been together, Elton John<\/strong> and husband David Furnish<\/strong> have maintained a loving tradition. \u201cEvery Saturday without fail,\u201d Elton, 76, shared, \u201cwe\u2019ve sent each other a card or a fax.\u201d According to David, 61, it\u2019s been \u201ca very powerful bonding thing for us.\u201d They\u2019ve saved all their communications in a box and now, adds film producer David, have \u201ca whole kind of catalog of our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a philosophy that\u2019s served him well in the 17 years he\u2019s been with Camila Alves<\/strong>, 40: \u201cDon\u2019t make a straight line crooked,\u201d Matthew McConaughey<\/strong>, 54, has said. \u201cIf things are going well, keep catching green lights. If they\u2019re not, deal with them soon so they don\u2019t bubble up and get you later.\u201d According to his wife, the duo also spice things up by occasionally sneaking away from their three kids and getting \u201ca hotel room that is 10 minutes away from the house.\u201d<\/p>\n The secret to a successful marriage, according to Harrison Ford<\/strong>, 81 \u2014 who\u2019s been with Calista Flockhart<\/strong>, 59, for nearly 22 years and wed for 13 of them \u2014 is \u201cdon\u2019t talk.\u201d Instead, the Indiana Jones<\/em> and Star Wars<\/em> franchise lead has joked, just \u201cnod your head.\u201d The actor, who\u2019s been married twice before, makes sure he completes the \u201cchores\u201d the actress gives him, too, explaining, \u201cThere are honey-do\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman<\/strong><\/a>, 56, had a request for Keith Urban<\/strong><\/a>, also 56, when they started dating in 2005: Pick up the phone. \u201cI was like, \u2018If you want to get a hold of me, call me,\u2019\u201d she\u2019s said, explaining, \u201cI wasn\u2019t really a texter\u2026. He tried texting me a few times, and I never texted back.\u201d They still don\u2019t text, though Keith\u2019s let it slip they make a \u201ccool\u201d exception each year \u2014 for some \u201cnice sex texting.\u201d<\/p>\n While Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>, 42, and Jay-Z<\/strong>, 54, are generous with each other \u2014 he reportedly spent $5 million on her engagement ring, while she once gifted him a $2 million Bugatti car for his birthday \u2014 their shared commitment to privacy is what helps them stay solid. \u201cJay and I have always been very discreet when it comes to our relationship,\u201d she\u2019s said of their 15-year marriage, which he has called \u201csomething sacred\u201d to \u201ckeep to yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nLuciana & Matt<\/h2>\n
Chrissy & John<\/h2>\n
George & Amal<\/h2>\n
Pauletta & Denzel<\/h2>\n
David & Elton<\/h2>\n
Matthew & Camila<\/h2>\n
Harrison & Calista<\/h2>\n
Keith & Nicole<\/h2>\n
Beyonc\u00e9 & Jay-Z<\/h2>\n