"Monkey see, monkey do." We need examples to learn, yet when it comes to GREAT Relationships most people have reported to me that they actually don't know what GR's look like in real life examples. So this project is designed for just that purpose.
The GREAT Relationship (GR) Masters are:
1. Couples who have not only made it long-term, but have made it well show us a certain level of mastery; and/or
2. Couples who demonstrate key GR principles.
14/52 GR Masters: Star Wars Love... Mark & Marilou Hamill: Married 45 Years and Counting...
Mark Hamill is just cool all-around. We all know this... What few know, though, is that Mark Hamill has been married to the same woman, Marilou, for thirty-seven years. And relationships that make it, and make it well, over the long-haul are really cool! And are especially rare in Hollywood. Read the full story here...
10/52 GR Masters: Enduring Love
This video depicts a married couple with debilitating disabilities—the husband with Parkinson's Disease and the wife suffering from a stroke.
2/52 GR Masters: An Evening at the Waldorf
One rainy October evening, thirty years ago, I sat in my room at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, staring at a navigation lesson and thinking of Jean. I had met her the previous August in Chicago, just before my summer leave expired, and I had fallen in love with her. Three days later I was back in Annapolis, surrounded by rules and regulations, while she was a thousand miles away, surrounded by eligible bachelors. Things looked bleak indeed.
1/52 GR Masters: Elderly Couples' Love Stories from "When Harry Met Sally"
The segments of married couples telling the stories of how they met are real stories that Rob Reiner collected for the film. Actors relate the stories.