""We keep it very simple. We have a very different kind of life than we expected to. I mean, we don't have kids. We don't have cats and dogs. We don't have gerbils," Garten told host Amy Poehler. "It's just the two of us. And if we're trying to figure out what to do, we figure out what he wants to do and what I want to do.""
""And this is what Jeffrey taught me: Let's figure out how we can both do what we want to do. It's not about whether we get to do what you want to do or I want to do," Garten said. She added that it applies to "big things," such as career choices, and "small things," like which movie to watch together. "I love that about him. He's so respectful, and it's pretty hard not to, you know, to return that," Garten said."
Ina Garten, 77, married Jeffrey Garten in 1968 after meeting as teenagers at Dartmouth College. Their marriage of nearly 60 years centers on a simple rule: every decision the couple makes must work for both partners. The rule guides major life choices such as careers and small daily choices like choosing a movie. The household consists of the two of them without children or pets. Jeffrey encourages finding ways for both partners to pursue what they want. Mutual respect and reciprocity underpin their relationship and decision-making. A conversation about partner qualities included a three-item list of priorities.
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