Jessica Alba Shares Secrets of Her Successful 15-Year Marriage to Cash Warren
In Hollywood, there are only a handful of successful and long-lasting marriages. Happily-ever-afters with the same person in the showbiz industry takes plenty of effort, sacrifice, and compromise. Still, Jessica Alba has proven that it can be done.
Jessica Alba has been with her husband, Cash Warren, for almost two decades. She met the film producer 19 years ago, tying the knot with him four years later. Today, the 42-year-old star shares three children with Cash: 15-year-old Honor, 12-year-old Haven, and 5-year-old Hayes.
The Into the Blue actress recently revealed some of her and her husband’s secrets to a long-lasting and happy relationship. According to an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the ability to maintain open communication is a make-or-break factor.
Jessica explained that a good marriage entails a delicate balance in communication. Husbands and wives must be careful not to over- or under-communicate. “She shared: Sometimes, ‘I need my space, so I’ll talk to you [later].’ Or saying, ‘I miss you. Will you come back?’
While promoting her latest TV show, Honest Renovations, she said it all boils down to communicating and expressing how and what you feel. Jessica also admitted that she and Cash don’t always see eye-to-eye. When they have different perspectives, they talk it out and come up with a solution.
She described herself and her husband as a rational couple who knows the art of compromise.
Cash recently admitted that their romance hasn’t always been easy. The 44-year-old shared that their relationship has gone through cycles, and he knows there will be more of them in the future.
During Cash’s appearance on the podcast Whine Down, he shared, “You can go months when your energy is just off. It’s not like you’re actively fighting over those months, but your energy is off.”
He explained that with a generous amount of patience to know and understand the process, everything will eventually start coming together and align themselves.
Cash also revealed that after going through the initial cycles with Jessica, he is no longer as nervous as he was back then. He also admitted that he is not as fearful if she needs more space, they drift apart, or their energy is off.
Over time, the couple has developed a more profound and better understanding of each other and come up with different approaches to conflicts.
In a shocking revelation, Cash admitted that he and his wife separated briefly four years into their relationship. According to him, jealousy was behind that blip in their relationship. He mentioned that he used to get jealous of all the attention that Jessica would receive, especially if it was from men.
Despite considering himself a confident man, jealousy reared its ugly head and made their relationship rocky. He took responsibility for their separation, citing that it was primarily because he acted like an “a**hole.” While they were estranged, Cash promised that he would channel his feelings more productively and positively if they ever got back together.
The husband and wife also live by the mantra of “live, forgive, and forget.” For instance, Cash has always encouraged Jessica not to feel bad for being away from their family for work because, eventually, the kids would forget that their mother had been gone for 3 or 4 days.
