Hollywood legend Goldie Hawn is speaking out this week to offer some advice to couples on how they can get through quarantine together in the era of coronavirus.
Hawn knows a thing or two about how to make a relationship last, as she has been with her partner Kurt Russell for 37 years. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Hawn gave some words of wisdom to couples who may be struggling with having to be together at home so much during this difficult time.
“Quarantine is a state of mind,” the 74 year-old actress explained. “You know, we really are our own keepers. I don’t believe that [you] should expect someone to be your keeper. You have to stand on your own two feet. You’ve gotta figure out what it is that you stand for and know as much about yourself as possible. We’re born alone and we die alone and we have to really understand that this is our strength. We are our own power, we are our own generator.”
Hawn went on to urge couples to “be patient” with one another.
“Know that this is not going to go on, and yet we have each other for this period of time which is kind of extraordinary,” the Academy Award-winner said. “Sometimes there are things you don’t like about somebody, but that’s OK. You don’t have to punch them out. You don’t have to be angry about it. Just know that everybody has their own qualities. Sometimes they’re really good and sometimes they’re not.”
Though divorce rates have spiked since quarantine began, Hawn still stressed that “forgiveness and patience” can help couples get through this terrible time together.
“That’s a great quality to develop and I think this is what helps relationships sustain,” she said. “Because they’re not easy. Not even out of quarantine. They’re not easy.”
This comes days after Hawn said that while life is pretty good for her, she has still struggled in quarantine.
“We are very lucky and I’m incredibly grateful, but I do feel a tremendous angst and a tremendous sadness,” Hawn said, according to Page Six. “I find every day I cry probably three times a day because it hurts me to think that there is abuse going on, anger going on and this all has to do with confinement, fear and uncertainty about what is going to happen. It’s catastrophizing.”
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