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They say the couple who play together, stay together but now researchers say the best way to keep a happy marriage is to sleep in the nude.<\/p>\n

A recent study of more than 1,000 Britons found 57% of those who go to bed starkers said they were happy in their relationship compared to 48% who wore pyjamas.<\/p>\n

\u201cBedding can feel extremely soft against the skin, encouraging openness and intimacy between couples and ultimately increasing happiness,\u201d says Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, who worked on the poll.<\/p>\n

And they\u2019re not the only ones who think they have the recipe for lasting and happy marriage. From separate beds and bathrooms to arguing and sex, everyone has their own theory…<\/p>\n

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Double dates: The Good Life<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Double dating<\/h3>\n

It seems double dating could equal double the happiness after scientists found the key to a long and happy marriage is having another couple to share it with.<\/p>\n

It certainly worked for the Goods and Leadbetters in 70s TV hit The Good Life, starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington.<\/p>\n

Psychologists at the University of Maryland, in the US, found double dating helps couples interact and even learn more about themselves. Study chief Professor Geoffrey Greif said: \u201cCouples with couple friends seem to have happier relationships and longer and happier marriages.\u201d<\/p>\n

But double dating does have its perils. Professor Greif added: \u201cWe interviewed a few people where couple friends ended up having an affair.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"Joan<\/strong><\/div>
Source: Getty<\/strong> No sharing: Joan Collins and Percy Gibson<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Separate bathrooms<\/h3>\n

Actress Joan Collins has been married five times so she\u2019s something on an expert on the subject.<\/p>\n

The 81-year-old says: \u201cThere are rules for living with Joan Collins, but I\u2019m sure there are rules for living with anyone. We\u2019re never in the bathroom together. In fact, I think it\u2019s important to have separate bathrooms.”<\/p>\n

And she also advises couples not to interfere with each other\u2019s lives. On fifth husband Percy Gibson, she says: \u201cHe never interferes with my social calendar. I never interfere with his financial work. I occasionally give him advice on how he looks, but he\u2019s the least vain man I\u2019ve ever known.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She nose: Goldie Hawn gets a kiss from husband Kurt Russell<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Liking their smell<\/h3>\n

Actress Goldie Hawn, 68, has been with her partner Kurt Russell, 63, for almost three decades but she isn\u2019t one for magic formulas and thinks a happy relationship simply comes down to your nose.<\/p>\n

She explains: \u201cThere\u2019s a trick. You have to like the way each other smell. I think it\u2019s that the pheromones haven\u2019t gone away. The chemicals are still popping.\u201d<\/p>\n

And she adds: \u201cYou don\u2019t always agree with your mate. You don\u2019t even like them sometimes. But there is something there that sparks you. You have to focus on that as you move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sleeping apart: Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Separate beds<\/h3>\n

What with duvet hogging and snoring, it\u2019s no surprise sleeping in separate beds is key to a good night\u2019s sleep but it could also work wonders on your marriage.<\/p>\n

Dr Neil Stanley, who runs a sleep laboratory at the University of Surrey, says: \u201cWe\u2019ve been sold a myth that we have to share a bed or else our marriage is doomed. But people who are more tired are more miserable and have a higher rate of divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n

Movie director Tim Burton and his actress wife Helena Bonham Carter are among the one in ten British couples who don\u2019t sleep in the same bed. The famous couple even live in separate adjoining houses\u00a0 because Burton is said to snore.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"Mature<\/strong><\/div>
He’s driving her mad: She needs some time for herself<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spend time apart<\/h3>\n

Best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert says we should take a leaf out the Hmong tribe if we want a happy marriage.<\/p>\n

The Vietnamese women laughed when Elizabeth, who wrote Eat, Pray, Love, asked them how much \u2018couple time\u2019 they spend with their husbands as part of research for her book, Committed.<\/p>\n

So it seems love doesn\u2019t mean you have to spend every waking moment with your spouse.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"Couple<\/strong><\/div>
Argue it out: A good row can clear the air<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arguing<\/h3>\n

Seventy years of squabbling might sound like the opposite of wedded bliss but Floss Lucas says daily rows are the key to her happy marriage.<\/p>\n

Despite bickering constantly since tying the knot during the Second World War, the 91-year-old and husband Harry, 93, from Balsall Heath, Birmingham, celebrated their platinum anniversary in 2012.<\/p>\n

Floss says: \u201cIf any couple tells you they never argue, they\u2019re lying. Arguing is healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sex drive: Regular nookie, cuddles and conversations are important<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sex three times a week and seven cuddles a week<\/h3>\n

The secret to a perfect marriage is having sex three times a week and enjoying seven cuddles during that time, according to a US study.<\/p>\n

The study of 1,000 married couples also included kissing 10 times a week, cuddling up in front of the TV six times a month and 10 meaningful conversations a month were among the other things that are the recipe for wedded bliss.<\/p>\n

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Source: Mirror.co.uk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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