Successful communication between spouses is when one listens first while the other shares a revelation.
Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, who've been married since 1988, demonstrated they had this in the bag while participating in the viral TikTok challenge, "We listen and we don't judge."
The judgment-free challenge, which may have been designed to elicit envy, involves couples taking turns allowing each other to admit a secret about the things they do behind the other's back, usually to avoid conflict, with some admissions bordering on the shady.
Bacon and Sedgwick, who often post fun social media videos through song, with Bacon on guitar, consistently show they are relationship goals. There's a reason why they've been together for over 35 years.
Playful energy and a good sense of humor are something they seem to excel at, especially after relocating to farm in Connecticut and periodically heading to New York for work.
In a recent video, the Hollywood couple sang the title of the challenge and Bacon went first with his little secret.
“Sometimes, if you’re not home, I’ll walk around, and just yell at you for leaving a lot of drawers and doors open…Just so that I don’t yell at you when you get home," said the Footloose actor, to which Sedgwick laughed in shock.
Next, Sedgwick admitted to leaving certain beauty products, like testers and lotions, by the sink in the hopes he would try them.
“You’ll use it and you’ll go, ‘Oh that’s really a good thing,’ and I’ll go, ‘Well, I left it there for you,’ because you need it,” she said. Bacon humored her, saying, "We all need it. Okay, no judgment," and resumed strumming for his turn.
You can watch them giving the latest viral TikTok challenge a whirl.
Next, Bacon recalled Sedgwick was in a bad mood and had bought a new dress. "I didn't wanna tell you that I didn't like the dress because I thought it would make your mood bad," he laughed, adding, "But then I had to double down on it because every time you wear it, I have to say I like it because otherwise…"
The Closer star interjected by asking, "Is it the green dress?"
Bacon confirmed it was what he referred to as "The jolly green tote bag," which left them both in stitches.
Staying on the topic of clothes, Sedgwick said she would often "recycle" his crew-neck shirts because she preferred he wear more collared shirts.
Bacon responded to the revelation glumly but then caught himself, saying, "Wait, no judgment. That's so nice. Alright."
They dueted one last time before Bacon strummed his last strum.
The clip ended with Sedgwick joking:
“So getting a divorce. It’s over.”
Fans responded to the annoyingly sweet banter between the loving couple.
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