Jennifer Aniston and her boyfriend Jim Curtis have built what he describes as a calm, intentional approach to handling disagreements, choosing communication over conflict when tensions arise.
Speaking on the Ced with intention podcast in an episode released on February 12, Curtis shared that spending a lot of time together naturally comes with occasional friction, but how they react makes a difference.
“I spend a lot of time with my girlfriend,” he said. “We spend a lot of time together at home. Sometimes we can have little things that flare up.”
Rather than letting these moments turn into lasting resentment, Curtis explained that they try to address issues in a direct and thoughtful way.
“We have the option to either stay silent and be angry, or leave the house, or think about it and meditate on how to change it, or we can say, ‘Hey, this is what happened, I’m sorry,’ and make repairs,” he said.
He added that solving a problem once is not enough if the same problem persists.
“Because once you make a repair and it happens five more times, no one trusts it,” Curtis explained, emphasizing the importance of real change rather than empty excuses.
Curtis also spoke about the need to set expectations early in a relationship, saying couples benefit from what he calls “playing by the rules before the game,” especially when it comes to communication styles.
He noted that without conscious effort, unresolved personal issues can easily spill over into a relationship.
“We’re all so screwed that unless we start being really proactive and consciously about this, then we’re going to have all of our internal stuff coming back all over the place and not knowing how to live it together,” he said.
The couple first tied the knot in July 2025 and publicly confirmed their relationship later that year.
Curtis previously shared on the Today Show that their love story began quietly thanks to mutual friends.
“We were just introduced by friends,” he said.
“That’s it. We found out we had mutual friends and we started talking.” He added that their connection grew slowly over time, adding, “It took a long time.”
