Nicole Kidman says there's a very surprising secret to her happy marriage - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Nicole Kidman says there’ s a very surprising secret to her happy marriage By You Magazine - June 27, 2018 Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban have just celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary – and speaking to Parade, the actress says that the pair have a rather unusual secret behind the success of their relationship. ‘We’ve never texted,’ she disclosed to the title. ‘That is so not our relationship.’ Nicole added that the couple prefer ‘voice to voice and skin to skin’ contact, explaining: ‘We talk all the time, and we FaceTime, but we just don’t text because I feel like texting can be misrepresentative at times. Getty Images ‘I’ve had the thing where I re-read texts and I’m like, “What does that mean?,” and then read it to somebody and go, “Can you interpret that?” I don’t want that between my lover and I.’ Nicole and Keith tied the knot with a church ceremony in Nicole’s native Australia back in 2006. They share two daughters: Sunday Rose, aged 9, and seven-year-old Faith Margaret. Nicole also has a son and a daughter, Connor and Isabella, from her previous marriage to fellow film star Tom Cruise, whom she split from in 2001. Getty Images Texting policy aside, Nicole revealed that her union with country music singer Keith works so well because they avoid having secrets, and approach each situation they encounter during their time together with ‘humility and hope.’ ‘We love spending time together,’ she said simply. ‘We have a lot of fun together and we just choose each other. If there is one person I can hang out with, it’s him and the girls and that’s it.’ ‘That’s so much enough for me. We’ll get on planes and fly overnight rather than have a night apart. We will do anything to make it work.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicole Kidman (@nicolekidman) To mark their anniversary, Nicole shared previously unseen footage from their big day on her Instagram account, captioning the post: ‘Remembering 12 years ago today at a church in Manly, Australia. Still feels like it was yesterday. I’m a lucky woman Happy Anniversary Baby.’ Is avoiding texting the key to a happy relationship ‘Nicole Kidman’s views on texting, although very romantic and idealistic, are very out of touch with how people communicate or even begin their relationship nowadays,’ says Claire Certain, Dating and Trends Expert at happn. ‘In the current digital age, a vast majority of relationships not only rely on texting when apart but there is a whole industry built around dating, with apps where the first point of contact is through messages.’ ‘Texting isn’t something that should be feared, but embraced, as it’s beneficial for all stages of a relationship. It’s a great tool for new couples who meet in real life and swap phone numbers to continue talking on text as their relationship progresses. It is also true for most of long term couples, who still text each other instead of calling or using FaceTime, as it is the simplest way to touch base with their partners during a busy day and it allows them to feel connected.’ RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Rosie Green Will this be the winter of our discontent Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved