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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson recently opened up about his marriage to Lauren Hashian on Instagram. The 47-year-old shared a post outlining how quarantine has impacted his marriage and how he was working on keeping their relationship strong during this difficult time.
In the video, the actor read the message from a husband wondering how to keep his marriage healthy: “Rock, I got married around the same time you did last August, how do I keep this sh*t going, I need help.”
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Taking on the role of marriage counselor, Johnson empathized with this struggle, but also shed some light on the positive impact it had on his relationship with his family. He said, “Well, Dr. Johnson is here to help you, since I have a degree in experience certainly not my doctorate.”
He continued, "I have found that the quarantine has had a very positive effect on my relationship and my marriage, certainly with my relationship with my daughters [...] but it's also had a really positive effect on my relationship with my wife."
The actor explained that it is not easy for them either, "We get snippy with each other, we argue... I gotta be honest with you, you know when this thing first started, I was really wobbly at times. I was trying to get my sh*t together and try to understand it because I was trying to think ten steps ahead, what does the future look like? What does the new normal look like when I go back... to work, school, my household? We're all thinking about this, it's a lot of pressure."
However, the Rock insists that recognizing that both of them are dealing with and incredible "amount of pressure and [...] fear of the unknown" is important.
He captioned the post, "@laurenhashianofficial and I are doing our best during these stressful times. We realized kinda quickly how critical it was for us to be ultra considerate, caring and empathetic of one another."
His advice continued: "Be even better listeners. Even better communicators. Recognize that during these times, we're not operating at full brain & emotional EQ capacity as we usually are."
The actor finished with a lighthearted message, "You're gonna get snippy, short tempered and you guys may erupt at each other over some silly sh*t like we did. When that happens, grab your partner by the shoulders, like I grabbed Lauren. Look them directly in the eyes and say with full conviction, "baby, you're not wrong.... you're just not used to being right" and then count the seconds it takes for you both to belly laugh..."
