This year marks the 25th anniversary of Barbra Streisand and James Brolin’s marriage. The couple has been

candid about their relationship with the public, revealing what it’s like to find love later in life.

The couple has now revealed a long-kept secret about their relationship. Continue reading to learn more about what they disclosed!

The story of Barbra Streisand and James Brolins’ love begins, like many other love stories, with a blind date.

The two were matched up on a blind date, but Brolin had an entirely different notion of what he looked like.

The singer assumed she was meeting a man with a full head of hair and a beard until she noticed Brolin was bald.

Streisand, who is notorious for being brutally honest, couldn’t help herself and told her date that his hair

was screwed up. Instead of insulting Brolin, she endeared herself to him, and he realizes Streisand is the one.

Unlike Brolin, Streisand needed a few more dates before she was certain of her love for the actor. But the two fell in love quickly and married in 1998.

This was neither of their first marriages. Streisand was married to Elliot Gould from 1961 to 1973 and has a son with him, Jason.

While Brolin had already been down the altar twice. For 20 years, I worked with casting agent Jane Agee, then for nearly ten years, I worked with Jane Smithers.

Josh, Jess, and Molly Brolin are Brolin’s three children from prior marriages. He also has four grandchildren: Eden, Trevor, Westlyn, and Chapel.

Brolin has a deep love for his spouse. He once remarked, ‘Every night is a new adventure,’ and that he could not imagine living without anyone else.

Time is wasted sleeping. I’m eager to see her once more in the morning.This summer, the couple celebrated 25 years of marriage and revealed a carefully guarded secret.

During their appearance with CBS Mornings’ Gayle King, the pair revealed something that was not well known. He’d been celibate for three years before he met Streisand.

‘I had been — this is going to sound really strange celibate for three years, thinking, ‘Who needs this?’’ In the King interview, Brolin revealed.

He was chastised gently by Streisand, who said, ‘You’re not supposed to tell that.’

King repeated, ‘For three years?’ in shock.

‘I had not had any interest in getting involved in a lousy situation,’ was Brolin’s response to this.

‘That must have been one hell of a night after three years,’ King enquired, and Brolin responded,

‘Wild!’ after confirming this.
His two disastrous marriages were the reason he had not

wanted to be personal with anyone. He didn’t see the purpose of getting involved in another unsatisfactory relationship.

However, his perspective shifted and he realized he had to wed Barbra when a buddy persuaded him to see her.

However, Streisand needed more persuasion before agreeing, and that was after he had asked her a third time.