Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan, don't let their busy schedules get in the way of spending time together. The two say they follow a “two-week rule” to keep them together.
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The couple, who have been married for 18 years, are keeping their relationship strong with the help of a “two-week rule” that allows them to be with their family. Specifically, the rule requires that neither partner go more than two weeks without seeing their families, according to Business Insider.
“We have a two-week rule, which often seems too long, but we don't go over it of more than two weeks without seeing each other and familythem, being together”Susan Downey told People in a recent interview.
The couple has two children together: Exton Elias Downey, 12, and Avri Roel Downey, 9. Downey Jr. is also the father of Indio Falconer Downey, 30, a son from his previous marriage to Deborah Falconer.
But even with the rule, things don't always go according to plan, Susan Downey said.
“You stick to the rule of thumb of two weeks and then you don't try to think too far ahead, because so much of what we do is strangely unpredictable”she said.
She is a film producer and co-founder of Team Downey, a production house she started with her husband. The good thing is that Susan's work schedule is not as hectic as her husband's.
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goodUm is that not being in front of the cameraas a producer, I get to have a little more flexibility in terms of where I should be”she said.
Things could have been very different if they both had acting careers, Susan Downey added: “I really admire and have a lot of empathy for couples who both have to be on camera because you're stuck and you have to make choices for them.”
They're not the only Hollywood couple to set rules about maintaining work-life balance: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, who have been married since 2012, agreed not to work at the same time when they first started dating , to be able to put their personal life first.
