James Brolin has shared a few details behind the 24-year marriage he has had to his wife, Barbra Streisand. According to the actor, one of the keys to their marriage success is being good negotiations. "I think everybody needs to be a negotiator," Brolin told People. "Everybody needs to have patience and know when to take a walk." The actor added that the best words of wisdom regarding relationships he has ever received came from Connie Sellecca, who played Brolin's love interest in the 80s television series, "Hotel." Barbra Streisand and James Brolin have been married since 1998. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images) "Connie Sellecca taught me something that I never did, but was the greatest idea ever," Brolin shared. "Call a shrink six months before you're married and both of you sit there with him.
So that once you're married, if you ever need a tune-up, it's not an issue with one of the people. [Otherwise] it's always one of the people say[ing], ‘We need to go see such and such,’ and the other one says, ‘I’m not going,' and that ruins everything," Brolin told the publication.
This isn't the first time that the actor has talked about the ability to negotiate being key in his marriage with Streisand.
James Brolin has frequently talked about how important negotiation is to his marriage with Barbra Streisand. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) "I think we’re both very opposite and very good negotiators.
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