Goldie Hawn shares the secret to her 40-year relationship with Kurt Russell: healthy intimacy, mutual respect, and embracing differences.

It’s not every day that one comes across long-lasting marriages and relationships between celebrities from Hollywood’s entertainment industry. That’s one of the biggest reasons why Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are two of the most widely shipped couples of all time by fans, considering how they have managed to stay together for more than four decades.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. | Credits: The Christmas Chronicles/Netflix.

Both actors with a tremendous number of masterpieces, star-studded roles, and major awards to their names, the pair have previously been married to other partners, though none could last longer than a few years – less than even a decade. That said, there’s a secret to the couple being able to make this relationship work this long, and according to Hawn, it’s healthy intimacy.

The Secret to Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Relationship is Healthy Intimacy

Goldie Hawn, 78, has been in a relationship with Kurt Russell, 73, since 1983, and the pair seems to still be going as strong as ever.

During the recently held Goldie Hawn Foundation charity event by MindUP, Hawn and her partner were seen looking as happy and in love as they probably did 4 decades ago as they shared the secret to their successful relationship.

Apparently, according to the Oscar-winning actress, it’s good and healthy s-x that helps build long-term relationships. Confiding in E! News about the same, the Death Becomes Her star said:

You have to have good s-x. Because s-x is something that connects you and creates more belonging. People who have healthy s-xual relationships usually last a lot longer.

Hawn and Russell. | Credits: Overboard/TriStar Pictures.

However, at the same time, she also emphasized that it wasn’t the act itself that led to the relationship being a long and healthy one, as many might then question the thin line difference between love and lust.

“It’s not just because of the act, it’s because of the warmth and the intimacy that it creates,” Goldie Hawn explained. “You have to be nice to each other upon occasion.”

Inevitably enough, that must be some really good advice, considering how it seems to have worked perfectly for Hawn and Russell, who celebrated forty years of being together last year.

At the same time, it’s also worth noting that just having healthy intimacy does not guarantee two people’s romance staying alive for many years, as one must also acknowledge each other’s differences.

Goldie Hawn Feels Partners Must “Know You’re Not the Same Person”

During the same event, The First Wives Club actress went on to elaborately touch on the topic of how couples can keep their romance alive for many long years. She explained that one of the most important aspects of doing this is for the partners to know and acknowledge the fact that “you’re not the same person” as your partner, and that there are always differences.

Hawn and Russell. | Credits: Swing Shift/Warner Bros.

As Hawn elucidated on the key points she must have experienced and observed throughout her own relationship: “You don’t think the same way oftentimes. And you have to accept that, but you have to measure: are we having fun, or is this something we want to do? Do we have laughs together? Do we share certain things?”

That said, at the same time, she also pointed out that it’s not necessary for two people in a relationship to be exactly similar or to share the same interests in everything to be in a healthy and successful affinity. Hawn explained: “You don’t have to share everything. We have a lot of expectations, I think, around relationships, but you have to like the person. That’s very important.”

Well, for what it’s worth, now you know what you have to do to make your relationship last as long (or even longer) as Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell – unless you wish to be like the celebrities who just couldn’t get married enough times!