Jennifer Lawrence, 35, says one small compromise helps balance her free-spirited personality with her husband’s love of structure.
“I married somebody who is the opposite of me. He is so organized,” Lawrence said during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast.
“He’s an anchor. Everything is ordered, like on the sink. Like I have to, you know, like keep the closet doors closed, and I have like my little jobs that I work really hard to do,” she said.
When asked which of her habits frustrates her husband the most, Lawrence said it was her struggle with timing.
“The schedule. So, our kids. I mean, I get it now. I get it. But like they’re on a very strict schedule, you know? It’s like breakfast, 7:30,” the “Hunger Games” actor said.
While her husband is good at sticking to a schedule, especially when it comes to their kids, it’s something she finds challenging, Lawrence said.
“He’s good at keeping it. But we’ve learned, to keep our marriage alive, I have a 15-minute wiggle room,” she said.
Lawrence has two sons with her husband, Cooke Maroney, whom she married in 2019. This is not the first time that she has talked about her family life.
Speaking with Cameron Diaz for Interview magazine in 2021, Lawrence said becoming a mother has made her more selective when it comes to choosing her projects.
“There’s no squeezing when you have a baby. There’s just home, and it’s the best. It definitely helps weed out projects: ‘Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Is this worth being away from my child for half the day?'” she said.
Lawrence also credited her husband with making things easier for her as a working mother.
“Yeah, and fortunately, my husband is the greatest father in the entire world, so when I’m working, I don’t have any more guilt than the usual every day, all-day parent guilt,” she said.
Lawrence also told Vanity Fair in 2021 that one of her favorite activities is going to the grocery store with her husband.
“I don’t know why but it fills me with a lot of joy. I think maybe because it’s almost a metaphor for marriage. ‘Okay, we’ve got this list. These are the things we need. Let’s work together and get this done.'” Lawrence said.
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