Nicole Ari Parker & Boris Kodjoe Talk Making Love Work

[ 0 ] August 30, 2012 | theloversrocque

Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe have been married for about 7 years and to me, they’re not expert status just yet–that’s when you get to 10 years and up–but they’re almost there. Being married for even seven years, especially for celebs, is no easy fete. But they’re maintaining. They recently did an interview with Rolling Out where they shared some of the ways in which they make their love work. See excerpts below:

On Parenting and Marriage
Nicole: Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life. Raising children uses every bit of your being — your heart, your time, your patience, your foresight, your intuition to protect them, and you have to use all of this while trying to figure out how to discipline them. It takes its toll on a marriage as well. The time that should be spent with each other after the kids have gone to bed is usually spent face down, in your clothes, on the sofa with the remote control in your hand. It’s exhausting … but we’ve been married for seven years, and I think that the greatest challenge but also the greatest gift, is understanding that I’m way more capable than what I think I am. You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired. We have a special needs child, so we also have to get up in the middle of the night and check on her. So, I’ve been pushed to the limits that I thought I had, and I’ve gone beyond those … that’s been the greatest gift throughout this journey with my husband.

Boris: As far as our marriage goes, again it’s all about priorities. We make sure that we put in some sexy time, and we go out on date nights and spend quality time together, because we were here first. Everything else is a reflection of that. If she and I are good, then everything else is good. So it’s very important that we put in the time to cherish each other.

AMEN!

Check out this adorable video from their shoot: