Were getting adivorce, she told us, and we nearly lost our breath.

She and her husband had been married for 28 years.

They were good friends and always good company.

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This earthquake in their lives shook us and many of our friends, too.

we kept asking each other.

If it happened to them, could it happen to any of us?

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This heartbreaking event prompted the two of us to talk about our own marriage.

What did we like about us as a couple?

What do we still not get right?

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Hes restless; shes centered.

Hes goofy; shes pragmatic.

Joanna:Working together isnt for everyone.

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But we have been together for every high and every low.

Weve never known it any other way.

And it was the most awkward first date ever.

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We were like, So, hows the weather?

Marlo:Being in business means talking about money, and that causes tension for most couples.

Were going to just scrape by forever if I dont have access to all of the money.

Joanna:He knew how to grow the money.

If it had been up to me, the money would have been hidden underneath my mattress.

Pursue the person you love like a hornet.

As Kevin told us on the phone, My first piece of advice is not to take advice fromcelebrities.

But eventually, the couple invited us to their home in Manhattan.

Who am I to say that what works for me works for somebody else?

I felt like that would just end the conversation.

And it does, Kyra added.

She starred for seven seasons in the TNT police dramaThe Closer.

Kyra and Kevin had invested their lifes savings in his firm and lost it all.

It was all over the news, about 5 oclock on a winter day, just before Christmas.

It was a hard day.