Hollywood couldn’t cast a more perfect couple. Will and Grace star Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman from Parks and Recreation are such a good match. Interestingly, Megan revealed in a new interview that she held off the sex portion of their relationship for four months (unless they only had three dates in that four months, that’s pretty impressive). During a talk on Alec Baldwin’s radio show, Here’s the Thing, Megan said it was a “well-orchestrated” plan and, for those of you who might want to try this in your relationship, detailed how she went about doing it:
I wouldn’t even let him come over…Then, finally, he could come over…but he couldn’t come in. Or we could stand outside in the yard. Then he could come in, but only the living room. Then he could sleep on the couch. Then he could sleep in the bed. Then, finally, sex.
First comes sex, then comes marriage – the couple wed in 2003 – then comes the tour where they discuss their marriage and sex life, accompanied by raunchy songs, to a roomful of strangers. Nick, 46, and Megan, 58, have been touring since 2014 with their show, Summer of 69: No Apostrophe. Of the show, the couple told Deadline, “We love to make sweet love to each other in general, so to be paid millions of dollars to do it in front of an audience is just that much sweeter.” I saw it and they were a scream. If you missed it, fear not, as a filmed performance of the show premieres on Epix on May 19.
I guess it’s good that they like to work together as they are about to co-produce a movie. Yesterday, Deadline reported that the couple acquired the movie rights to the New York Times Best Seller Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders. The book offers a fictionalized account of the death of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Willie. The action takes place in a graveyard where Willie and other spirits exist in a “bardo,” which is the Buddhist equivalent of purgatory. Sounds interesting. Hopefully Megan has time to work on the film in between working on the Will and Grace revival and touring with her band, Nancy and Beth. That’s one busy lady.
I am a big fan of both of these actors and of true love, so I am beyond happy for them. They do seem to be one of the happiest of Hollywood couples and I just wish some of their relationship magic could rub off on me.
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It was four months, not four years! Sounds utterly sensible and normal to me.
Agreed. I liked her methodology.
They seem like such a well suited couple. Wishing them continued success.
Ikr? I wondered whether me and most of my close circle of girlfriends are some kind of anomaly. If I like a guy and see potential for a relationship, I let that connection happen without the sex. God knows good sex can completely blind you and bad sex can make you shut the door on a truly great guy even though bedroom pleasures are usually something that can be improved with communication. On the other hand if a guy is super hot but not relationship material, I might hit it and quit it asap. Anyway, four months sounds about right.
I listened to the podcast a few days ago and loved it. The sweetest part was when Alex Baldwin asked Nick how he felt about waiting 4 months and he said something like, “To be honest, I would have waited 4 years”. The entire audience (it was a live event) went “awwwwwwww.”
Her reasoning was that she’d been burnt before, and wanted to make sure this time.
Two intelligent adults don’t rush things, to build a solid relationship. Shocking.
Love them both, individually and together.
4 months, 4 days, 4 minutes it doesn’t matter. Whatever feels right is right.
Precisely!
I completely agree with this. I don’t know if I like the judgment about “rushing” into sex… it’s about finding what works for you as a couple.
Ps I love these two
I love the two of them together. I didn’t realize there was such an age difference. She looks much younger than 58.
Ever read the story about how Nick was performing oral in the car when a wolf stared him straight in the eye? Omg I died laughing. They’re the CUTEST.
I hope they never split up. He seems crazy about her but what i always wonder what happens when Megan is 70 and Nick is 58 … same with Sam and Aaron taylor wood. Yeah … true love and all that but … i guess time will tell. Megan does look great for her age though. I think they look the same age .. or he looks oldr even!
I’m not saying it isn’t hard when one partner ages at a very different rate than the other because it is in fact very hard. It’s like you still love your old dog- sure, he’s no longer the frisky puppy of the past but he’s your old buddy and you almost love him more, just differently.
…so is he eventually going to have her put down?
She’s a person, not a dog. And we’re talking about her being 70. People are still perfectly healthy/active/loving life at 70.
Haha. Of course not. It was an analogy about loving and aging and acceptance. How a person ages is sometimes just the luck of the draw. My 68 yr old sister could pass for 45 easily. Unfortunately though my husband through no fault of his own (some genes just suck) is experiencing the opposite extreme. More like 63 going on 83. He’s the beloved old dog.
Health and commitment will say a lot more about Megan’s and Sam’s marriage than a number is all I meant.
Why those two relationships? Because the women are older? Because practically every 70 year old male celebrity you can name is with a partner younger than 58 and that doesnt seem to be coming up. You do realise that women dont turn into unloveable sexless crones at age 70 regardless of what the movies taught you.
Agree. Those two example relationships have no other similarities and I don’t think a 12 year age gap is comparable to a 23 year age gap anyway: seems they were just picked because “old[er]” woman with “young[er]” man.
What about, for example, Sunny Ozell/Patrick Stewart (also married; 39 year age difference)? You wondering about them, too? Or any other numerous older man/younger woman married duos? Or just about the prospects and curtailment of future fun of those charitable younger men having to cope with their elderly ladies? /s.
4 months? Is that supposed to be waiting a long time? If so, that’s sad. They seem like a happy couple (maybe because they didn’t jump into sex before having an actual relationship).
Yes, Ashes…you cracked the code for what makes a happy marriage!!!! THAT must be it…it’s not down to the two individuals, what circumstances they’re facing, their communication styles, personalities…it must be that they “didn’t jump to sex” right away.
Phew…mystery solved!
Tammy 2 and Ron FOREVER!!
But seriously I just came on here to say I adore them individually and even more as a couple. Best. Hollywood. Pairing. Ever!
He was on This Old House Recently and it was the most hilarious thing PBS has ever aired.
Omg I have to find this.
It was awesome! We happily stumbled on it a couple of weeks ago.
i’m really turned off by the fact it was well-orchestrated, because i hate being played. i like sincerity and people who wear their heart of their sleeves, so if you tell me you want to wait that’s absolutely grand (or not, since i don’t believe the absence of sex makes anything deeper or more meaningful), but the whole playing games thing is just nagl.
I don’t know if I agree with it being games or one party feeling played. If the conversation is open between both then they are both choosing to participate. I have had sex on the first date, sex on not a date at all- by no means am I saying one thing works for everybody and every situation. But when I met my now husband I really wanted to wait. And I have no idea why because that wasn’t normally who I was. Which I said to him, which is not awesome to say to a guy 😂 But it worked for us two people, in that situation and I bet he didn’t feel played.
She’s 58?!?! She looks at least a decade younger. And he looks quite a bit older.
Please let me age as well as she has.
And find someone as hot as Nick Offerman.
Seriously. I would have put them at the same age or her younger.
This is so abnormal, these days. I started on the dating scene when you waited, and ended it when Saturday was an excuse to pick someone up. When I met my husband, we both brought up waiting awhile after a few dates, and it seemed kind of like a sign. We were actually interested in each other, along with the usual attraction.
I’ve never been the type to start having sex right away. Sooner than 4 months of dating though. I’m not playing games, I just need to make sure I’m ready. Sex is important and serious to me. Thankfully guys I’ve been with understood and stuck around
I know the right time to wait is different for every couple; I just think that making a big deal out of four months is silly. It’s NOT that long. What he said about waiting four years was adorable!!!
Well, I’ve obviously been living under a rock because I never knew that these two were together let alone married for so long. And this is coming from a Parks & Rec fan who thinks the best episodes are when Ron and Tammy2 are featured.
I find Nick strangely very attractive.
Their marriage is sweet. They are also saavy AF buying the rights to Lincoln at the bardo. It is THE book of 2017. Both are in the voice cast for the audiobook. Good for them!
What a well suited couple! Married since 2003? Wow that deserves an award in H-wood. She looks amazing too.
These two have starred in two of my all time favorite shows. I think they are a great match. I didn’t realize they had a stage show. And I am totally jealous that you got to see live, Cory. Way to go!
These two light up my life!
They seem so Great and happy and chill.. I heart em
I posted this is the thread about Kristen and Dax and thought I’d bring it over here, along with an additional comment:
I’m fascinated by the difference between the comments about Kristen and Dax and Megan and Nick. Both couples overshare, but Megan and Nick are adored for it, and Kristen and Dax are disliked. And I say this as someone who loves Megan and Nick and finds Kristen and Dax try hard.
Having heard Nick speak in person, my feeling is that his and Megan’s oversharing comes from a place that feels authentic to audiences. It’s a natural part of their conversation while Kristen and Dax use their relationship to sell refrigerators.
(I’d also add that I heard Nick speak in LA, and I was surprised by how many recognizable faces were in the crowd – given the support shown by other actors at a non-industry event, it did make me think he and Megan are well liked in Hollywood.)
K&D overshare, make money off their relationship, make money off the “idea” of their kids – all while being front-and-center complaining about pap intrusion into their lives. It is a strange mix. Campaign for laws against anyone who photographs your child in a public place BUT get paid to be in commercials where you expose your relationship and talk about the kids – but never show them.
I’m not saying famous children should be hounded by the paps. But to both complain about the intrusion into your personal life while making money off it? Feels Tori Spelling/Dean McD to me.
To me Dax and Kristen come off as two B-list celebs desperately trying to boost their fame and make money through their relationship. While also making a big deal of privacy. No one enjoys hypocrisy.
Whereas Megan and Nick seem like they were and would be like this even when no one’s paying attention. And they don’t mind the attention, but they aren’t also pushing it by showing up at the opening of envelopes.
They’re also actually funny and enjoyable, whereas Dax and Kristen aren’t really bringing anything to the table beyond expecting us to think they’re cute.
god i love them
These two can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned but why don’t I recognize Megan from these pictures?
Good looking couple.
I hadn’t realized he was so young. Huh. I would’ve put him at 53 or so.