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Dwayne Johnson has always been entertaining on Instagram but the action movie star has really been nailing it the last few weeks while stuck in self-isolation.
The Rock recently listed his favorite action movie stars of all time so it’s obvious the man’s got strong opinions. He brought those opinions to another Instagram Q&A session and asked fans to fire off questions about anything.
On Saturday, Johnson discussed relationships at length, specifically how sheltering in place has impacted his marriage to Lauren Hashian. The couple has two daughters, aged 3 and 2, so things probably get a little overwhelming at times.
“We realized kinda quickly how critical it was for us to be ultra considerate, caring and empathetic of one another. Be even better listeners. Even better communicators.
Recognize that during these times, we’re not operating at full brain & [emotional intelligence] capacity as we usually are. You’re gonna get snippy, short-tempered and you guys may erupt at each other….”
The 49-year-old suggested these proven tactics when things get a little too heated with a spouse.
The first suggestion is cutting the tension with a joke.
“When that happens, grab your partner by the shoulders, like I grabbed Lauren. Look them directly in the eyes and say with full [100 percent] 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 your asses off.”
If that doesn’t work, maybe a change of scenery will, which he learned after an argument forced his wife to eat on the toilet to avoid him.
“She said something, I said something — I can’t remember what it was, it was something stupid — that I interpreted that way,” said Johnson. “…She was like, ‘You know what? I’m going to walk away’ and ate breakfast in the bathroom.”
Once again, it was joking that brought them back together.
Fifteen minutes after the fight, Johnson began shaving in the bathroom. The tension broke when “the two cracked jokes about the family dog and laughed ‘so f***ing hard.'”
They then apologized to one another.
The only questionable advice Johnson gave during his Q&A session was a joke about drinking his tequila brand Teremana “making some more babies.”
Yeah, don’t do that.
[via Yahoo!]