Ron Howard Says These Simple Marriage Rules Make His Relationship Last Over 50 Years (Exclusive) Liz McNeilAugust 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM Ron Howard shares the relationship rule that has laid the foundation of his 50year marriage "You have to learn to believe you can problemsolve together," he says of h...
- - Ron Howard Says These Simple Marriage Rules Make His Relationship Last Over 50 Years (Exclusive)
Liz McNeilAugust 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ron Howard shares the relationship rule that has laid the foundation of his 50-year marriage
"You have to learn to believe you can problem-solve together," he says of himself and wife Cheryl
The Oscar-winning director remains an optimist through and through: "That's just my nature"
Their marriage is one of the most long-lasting and legendary in Hollywood. Now that Ron Howard and wife Cheryl have made it to the 50-year mark, he says, "Some of staying together for that amount of time is luck. You have to grow together."
"You can recognize when you're veering off a little bit and try to work on it, sure," he adds. "People talk about marriage requiring work and commitment, sure. I don't think you can will it into existence."
After noticing Cheryl in English class at Burbank's John Burroughs High School in the '70s, he asked her out, and the rest is history. Just 21 years old on their June 27, 1975, wedding day, the Happy Days star had no doubt and says, "I was just so sure."
Five decades later, he always tries to remember the feeling.
"I think as individuals it kind of has to work out for you that this is still the one, and that your bond is something you value and want to keep building on," he says. "I don't think you can really fake that very well or should. But in that world of not letting stupid stuff or life's ups and downs sabotage your bond, your relationship, that really gets back to communication. It's a practice."
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Cheryl and Ron Howard on July 18, 2022
An ongoing one for the dad of four kids — who says he was also inspired by one of his daughters.
"One of my daughters (Jocelyn) is a yoga teacher and she always talks about 'life is a practice,' " he says. "I think relationships require that. Communication is not always easy for either side. They say women communicate more easily — that's probably true. Guys tend to withhold maybe a little bit. But forget all that: You just have to learn to believe you can problem-solve together."
He adds, "And it ain't perfect. Never is. Still isn't. But when you do practice that process, it works."
Cheryl Howard, Ron Howard and Henry Winkler at their 1975 wedding
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How do they resolve disagreements? He says, "You begin to recognize who the issue is more important to, and begin to analyze that. And learn to give and take, with some balance. Learn to recognize when it's out of balance. Learn when semantics is getting in the way, which is often the case."
"When you stop and shine a light on really what's bothering both or one of you, you can usually get to the bottom of it and recognize, oh, there's not a giant adjustment involved here. This can be sorted out. Sometimes it's big and you have to say we agree to disagree but it doesn't mean we're not in love and married and doing this together."
True to character, the director of Eden and Apollo 13 (now celebrating it's 30-year anniversary with a release in IMAX Sept. 19) remains positive and says, "I'm an optimist. That's my nature."
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