“After we were married, I never had this feeling before, but all of the sudden I didn’t feel alone anymore,” Mr. So after 18 years together, was being married any different? I think that’s also important, that you have an integrated life but you’re not completely, emotionally dependent on one person to be solving everything you have.” We both have good relationships with friends that we can run things by.

“Don’t be afraid to talk about it with the person. “If you have an issue, get someone to help you deal with it,” Ms. Nelson said, “Absolutely not, let’s go see somebody.” They are also not shy about asking for help. “It means we help each other but we’re very clear about what we’re responsible for,” Mr. (He is probably best known for designing the Korean War Veterans Memorial mural in Washington.) He comes to her shows and provides feedback, and she reads his writing projects. Nelson do not collaborate - they even keep their bank accounts separate - but they do lean on each other for input. Leading separate professional lives has also, they believe, helped their longevity. He came to a second conclusion too: “I guess I won.” But in the words of her husband, “it’s a rub.”

Collins has no problem being on tour with a former lover. Stills’s hit song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” The two remained friends and even toured together in 2017 they’re hitting the road again on May 1. Collins and Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young became romantically involved while making an album together.

They have survived bouts of jealousy too.

Sweet judy blue