…talk about that,” said Tatum. “We create another little world. It’s like a pressure release. … Men are just like monkeys beating on the walls of the cage.”
But, Pinkett Smith said she learned that there can be a balance.
Normally, she said, she’d just default to sitting back and watch her husband play.
“He’s a silly man all day long. He’s the guy who hides behind the door and jumps out. He’s that guy. All day,” she said, laughing. “He’s just a big freaking kid. I always play the role of like, ‘OK, you be the kid. OK, that’s cute.’”
But after “Magic Mike,” Pinkett Smith says she’s “learned to enjoy that playfulness in him much more and participate in it versus, like, tolerate it.”
In a recent survey, over 40% of couples over the age of 28 who have been together over 3 years, confessed that they have had times where they didn’t know how to have fun in their relationship. Here’s 3 ways you can bring back the FUN in yours too:
1. Don’t Listen – we know that this goes contrary to what you’ve always heard, but take a look at it in a different way. When your mate gets mad at something you deem as “little” or “petty” don’t listen to the ranting and raving. Does it really warrant you talking back? Just to be heard? Don’t listen to how someone says it, listen to what they are saying.
2. Say Yes – Most of the times in relationships that have been going for awhile, people get comfortable and say “no” a lot because they know their mate. But to have some unexpected fun, say “yes” to what your mate wants once in awhile. Trust me, they’ll smile.
3. Remember – Simply remember the good times. Go back and look at pictures. Read old cards. Think of the good times. Then try to recreate those same memories with a new twist.
Jada Pinkett Smith: How ‘Magic Mike’ Movie Helped Her Marriage was originally published on blackdoctor.org
