Sarah Michelle Gellar met Freddie Prinze, Jr. while filming the 1997 teen horror flick I Know What You Did Last Summer. They began dating three years later and tied the knot in 2002.
There were many skeptics who said it would never last.
But by Hollywood standards, they've stood the test of time. While other famous pairs seem to be dropping like flies, Sarah Michelle and Freddie recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. Judging from their social media pages, their love is stronger than ever.
When Sarah Michelle recently appeared on Harry Connick Jr.'s talk show, he asked her to share the secret to her and Freddie's success — and her answer seems to be a hot-button issue amongst couples everywhere.
Scroll down to see what Sarah Michelle says is the key to a happy marriage…
Sarah Michelle Gellar met Freddie Prinze, Jr. while filming the 1997 teen horror movie I Know What You Did Last Summer.
At first, they were just good friends. It wasn't until 2000 when they started dating.
Sarah Michelle and Freddie became one of the hottest couples of the '90s and '00s.
The pair have worked together several times. They played love interests as Fred and Daphne in the 2002 film Scooby-Doo. They also starred in its sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, along with Happily N'Ever After and Star Wars Rebels.
Sarah Michelle and Freddie got engaged in April 2001, and they were married in Mexico on September 1, 2002.
Just before the wedding, radio personality Howard Stern bet Freddie the marriage wouldn't last.
In 2007, in honor of their fifth year of marriage, Sarah Michelle legally changed her name to Sarah Michelle Prinze.
Despite the stereotypes of Hollywood romance, their love seemed to remain rock solid as the years passed.
In 2009, Sarah Michelle gave birth to their daughter, Charlotte.
Three years later, they welcomed their son, Rocky.
In 2017, the couple celebrated 15 years of wedded bliss — which is very rare in Hollywood!
"My husband thinks I'm crazy, but I'm not the one who married me. #happyanniversary @realfreddieprinze 15 years!!"
Recently, Sarah Michelle revealed the key to their long-lasting relationship:
Separate bathrooms.
"I feel like there are certain things that should just be kept your own, and they never need to know," she said.
Sarah Michelle believes the secret to a happy marriage is having separate lives and space.
"Also, maybe, possibly, a separate shopping credit card; or if you are a guy, maybe a separate gaming card, so I don't have to see how much video games cost."
Property expert Bella Tellwright told the Telegraph: “Less than one bathroom for each bedroom is fundamentally too few. In an ideal world, a five-bedroom house should have a minimum of two en-suite bath or shower rooms, plus one family bathroom.”
Rita Wilson, who's been married to actor Tom Hanks for 29 years, has a very different opinion about the issue of separate bathrooms.
During an interview on Watch What Happens Live, she revealed her secret to a happy marriage.
"I think you have to share a bathroom," she said.
"Because that's when you talk to each other — when you're getting ready, and you're brushing your teeth, and you're laughing…"
For an article in Gwenyth Paltrow's GOOP, Dr. Sadeghi and Dr. Sami say that separate bathrooms can mean couples miss out on major bonding time.
"For example, spouses are no longer communicating as they shave or put on makeup to go out to a party, and they're not talking about their respective days while brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed."
Then there's Sir Michael Caine, 82, who's been married as long as both famous couples combined…
He, too, says the secret to his 43-year marriage is separate bathrooms.
"You start with two bathrooms," he told Esquire. "You never share a bathroom with your wife."
Heather Dubrow, of The Real Housewives of Orange County, has been married to her husband since 1999.
She told Radar Online, "We have separate bathrooms. That keeps our marriage alive!”
…And if Bette Davis agrees, then who am I to question it?!
Separate bathrooms for the win! Do you agree?
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