Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley say 'focusing on the laughter' is key to marriage success

'That's a big part of our relationship'
 Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley have been married for 18 years, even though he’s a Country singer, she’s an actress, and in Hollywood 18 years is like a million.

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And if the deets they shared during their recent People Exclusive interview is any indication, we'd say all signs point to the duo successfully passing the double decade mark - and then some. As they still love spending quality time together after all these years.

Talking to the mag all about "love, family and giving back" they revealed the the special tradition they do each year on their anniversary, of recording their "greatest hits." Journaling all the best moments from the past year.

"We record the meaningful moments, the best laughs. That's a big part of our relationship — focusing on the laughter and keeping a sense of play," Kimberly said.

Brad and Kimberly met in 2001 on the set of his music video for "I'm Gonna Miss Her.” Which Brad admitted to asking her to do so after having been crushing on her since seeing her in the 1991 film "Father of the Bride.” 10 years, dang Brad, way to play the long game.

Probably why he feels this way, “a lot of married couples would rather do anything but spend the evening together," Brad said. "That's not the case in our house.”

The Country crooner also shared he most admires how his wife keeps "our house afloat... seeing you give birth to two kids,” the pair share two sons: Huck, 14, and Jasper, 11. “And raise a third is amazing," he added joking about himself.

Passing the praise baton back to Kimberly, who also expressed her love for her singing man and his "gigantic heart" and how he cares "about all creatures, great and small."

Aside from that Hollywood point we made earlier, as Kimberly described date night at the Paisley’s looks a lot like ours would. And if you’re wondering, it usually involves take-out and watching TV while the kids are at grandma and grandpa's house.

As for that quality time they love spending together, the couple brought up how the pandemic shifted that, changing their relationship for the better. ”She's used to three days a week at minimum that I'm gone, so we've learned a lot about ourselves this year," Brad confessed. "I figured out I really like being around you!” Adding, “There's no substitute for memories and time and having experienced all of this together.”

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