Kristen Bell Says She and Husband Dax Shepard Are 'Polar Opposites,' Marriage Meets in the Middle

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Kristen Bell spoke about her «polar opposites» marriage to fellow actor Dax Shepard on Tuesday's segment of, explaining how they have worked to find compromise amid their wildly different personalities.

In her words, «A recipe is not delicious with one ingredient.» «Dax and I are polar opposites and the solution is always in the middle,» she told the three hosts. «You have to have diverse points of view.»Though she learned this lesson from her marriage, Bell now applies the philosophy to lots of other corners of life, including the second installment of her “My Purple World Series” books that she co-authors with Benjamin Hart. «A lot of different brands work on kindness with kids,» Bell explained. «We wanted to be slightly more specific.

So what if there were a set of principles? Ours are, you need to laugh a lot, you need to work hard, you need to ask great questions -- both big and small -- and you need to use your voice but also listen, and just be you.

We like to say, you're the only you we've got.»Bell and Hart's first book,, introduced the idea of a Purple Person, someone who embraces who they are and finds common ground with others.