NEIL PATRICK HARRIS VÀ DAVID BURTKA

Neil Patrick Harris is an actor best known for appearing on TV shows like Doogie Howser, M.D.

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and How I Met Your Mother.

When not working, Harris is also married to lớn actor & chef David Burtka. The couple has been together for many years now, which is an impressive feat in Hollywood. So how exactly bởi they make their marriage work?

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How did Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka meet?

Harris and Burtka first met in the early 2000s via a mutual friend. At the time, Burtka was in a relationship, though he & Harris continued lớn run into each other. Harris và Burtka began dating in 2004.

In an interview with Out Magazine in 2012, Harris shared that he and Burtka have a lot in common, though their differences also complement each other.

“When I see people who are equally attractive, they tend khổng lồ seem more quiet and kind of Marlboro Man-y, & David’s the antithesis of that. He’s more lượt thích Tigger,” Harris said. “I’m, in turn, very introspective — the thinker, rather than the doer. I tend to weigh options before making decisions, and David is the polar opposite of that.”

He also added, “We’re hyper similar & also incredibly opposite. We tóm tắt a wardrobe. We have the same shoe size, body toàn thân size, height, và weight. We’re both Gemini. We both lượt thích the idea of family — not a nuclear family, but a social family. Yet, we’re incredibly opposite in the way we process information.”

After dating for a few years, Burtka proposed in 2007. Then, the couple got married in Italy in 2014.

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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka have 2 kids

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In 2010, Harris and Burtka’s family grew with the addition of twin children: son Gideon và daughter Harper. The kids were born via a surrogate mother.

In the same interview with Out, Burtka shared that he had always wanted to lớn be a father. He also revealed that he is the “maternal” person in their relationship.

“For the first year, I didn’t miss a nighttime or morning with them,” Burtka said. “I think it’s important lớn have other lives và feed your relationship, but it’s also important that your children are raised by you.”

How vày Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka make their marriage work?

So proud of my husband
Davidburtka & his amazing cookbook. Last night’s LA launch sự kiện was awesome & the food (his recipes) was expectedly divine. Please grab a copy và see for yourself: https://t.co/fGF8twh2nX #LifeisAParty pic.twitter.com/zP693FMjRc

— Neil Patrick Harris (
ActuallyNPH) April 24, 2019

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Hollywood relationships are not known to last very long, but Harris and Burtka seem to lớn have defied the odds. They have been together for almost two decades.

According khổng lồ Harris, the secret to lớn their happy union is counseling. He told Life & Style in 2017, “We go khổng lồ couples therapy. Not that there’s anything wrong, but it’s nice khổng lồ sort of just talk khổng lồ someone who is a mediator. That’s helped our relationship.”

Two years later, while celebrating their 15th year anniversary, Harris also told Entertainment Tonight (via Huffpost) that something else is important in maintaining a stable marriage.

“I think the secret lớn a relationship is just perseverance, you know?” Harris said. “It’s not always pretty ― but he’s pretty, so it makes it easy.”