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Join Telegram ChannelNow that their two adult sons have left home, Rob Lowe and his wife, Sheryl, have rekindled their relationship.
The “The Outsiders” star, who has been married for 33 years to makeup artist and jewelry designer Sheryl Berkoff, admitted that her two sons leaving home had a direct impact on the couple's relationship.
“I was sad when they left,” he said of his sons, Matthew, 31, and John, 28. “And I thought that was the end of that relationship with your kids — it's not. It's just the beginning of a new chapter,” he said on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” which aired Monday.
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Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff have been married for 33 years. (Arnold Jerocki/WireImage/Getty Images)
“Become [an empty nester] “It was really emotional for me,” he said. “I was so sad. And then, once they left the house, I looked at my wife and I was like, 'Wait a minute, I remember you! You're hot! And we have fun together,'” he said enthusiastically.
“And all of a sudden, I could wake up in the middle of the night and go eat a snack with no clothes on. It was very liberating. I love being an empty-nest mom now.”
Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff are the proud parents of two sons, Matthew Edward, 31, and John Owen, 28. (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)
Lowe also spoke about his quiet marriage to Sheryl 33 years ago.
“We didn’t want anyone to know. We didn’t want it in the papers. So we held it at a friend’s house and told people they were coming to a daytime wedding-themed lunch. So when they walked in and saw the altar, they didn’t think, ‘What the hell is going on?’” he said.
“And then we walked down the aisle,” Lowe said, adding that people were shocked to learn it was a real wedding.
Rob Lowe, who was initially upset about leaving his children empty nesters, told Jennifer Hudson all the benefits of no longer having children at home. (Mitch Haddad/WBTV via Getty Images)
Lowe has made no secret of his adoration for his wife, admitting last year the three keys to his successful marriage.
“It all depends on who you choose… Sheryl was and still is my best friend. So if you get married for anything other than her being your best friend, you’re at a disadvantage from the start. Because that’s going to continue when other things come and go,” he explained on “Table for two” an iHeartPodcast hosted by Bruce Bozzi.
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Rob Lowe previously shared three tips for a successful marriage. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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Another key element of his marriage: forgiveness.
“People say marriage takes work. I’m not sure it takes work… But what it takes is forgiveness. And really being aware of the hill you’re willing to die on,” Lowe explained.
“You definitely have to stay in the room,” he added. “And then I think there’s an outside feeling when you look at a long marriage and you think, ‘Oh, that was… they’re lucky.’ It’s true. ‘And it’s a perfect marriage.’ There’s no such thing as perfect.”
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“I think whenever things go wrong, for whatever reason… many, many reasons, I think people can say, 'Oh, I knew it. This is bad. This is a mistake. Marriages don't work.' Everybody has dark times,” he said.
“When things happen, and they do, like in any career, everyone has periods where things don't go the way they want them to… That's life, it's ebbs and flows… You can't do without it. Because eventually, things work out if you're with the right person.”
Rob Lowe said: “You have to keep the heat on” with your partner for a relationship to work, even if “it comes and goes.” (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
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Lowe also said he believes a marriage needs “warmth.”
“If you don’t have heat… and it’s a chemical thing. It’s like I always had this heat with Sheryl… You have to keep that heat,” he repeated. “Besides, it comes and goes too. There are days, moments when you’re just like, ‘Uh,’ and then all of a sudden, you’re just crazy about someone. It’s one of the great mysteries of humanity.”