Chris Hemsworth, the 42-year-old star of Thor, is shedding light on the key to a long-lasting marriage. As he prepares to celebrate 15 years of marriage with Fast & Furious actress Elsa Pataky on December 26th, Hemsworth shared that while work and kids can make life chaotic, the secret to a healthy, long-lasting marriage is all about quality time together.
"Making time for one another," he emphasized on the December 15th episode of the On Purpose podcast. "Just having time for the two of us and making space for each other."
The Avengers actor added that during their quality time together, it's been important for them to continue learning about each other, which has often led to personal growth. "It allows you to forgive each other. It allows you to be more compassionate with each other. It allows you to have greater understandings of both your shortcomings," he shared. "I think that has kept us in check."
He continued, "The moment you run out of things to talk about, and you lack that curiosity and interest in one another, you know that's when it's concerning." Despite their demanding work schedules and parenting three children - India Rose, 13, and 11-year-old twins Sasha and Trista - Hemsworth believes there's "no excuse" for them not to set aside time for each other. "It's challenging but we also have the opportunity to make it work," he told host Jay Shetty. "We have no excuse as far as how much time we can make for each other due to the support we can get."
In the end, Hemsworth shared that in a complicated world, it's important to have a sense of humor and focus on "just making each other laugh" rather than fixating on the "intense" aspects of life or "big decisions." "When there's humor involved, when there's adventure, when there's curiosity, when there's openness to kind of make a fool of yourself," he said. "What it comes down to is friendship, companionship at the end."
