Jennifer Lawrence revealed the “one rule” that helps to keep her marriage with her husband, Cooke Maroney, together. In an interview on the Smartless podcast, hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, the “The Hunger Games” alum dished on her family dynamics. She described Maroney as “so organized,” but admitted that she isn’t nearly as good at staying on the family schedule as her partner. Because of this, the two developed a rule that helps keep the peace in their home.
“[Maroney and I] learned, to keep our marriage alive, I have a 15-minute wiggle room,” said Lawrence.
Cooke is Jennifer’s ‘Anchor’
When asked if she keeps “a healthy dose of chaos” in the house, Lawrence described her husband as an “anchor.”
“I married somebody who is the opposite of me,” she said. She explained that “everything is ordered” in their home.
“He’s good at keeping [the time],” she added.
“I have to keep the closet doors closed,” said the 35-year-old actress, emphasizing Maroney’s dedication to keeping a well-organized, clean house. She explained that she has “little jobs” throughout the house that she’s responsible for, saying that she “work[s] really hard” to do so.
Lawrence and Maroney, who works as an art gallery director, married in October 2019 and share two sons together.
Jennifer’s Time Dilemmas
“I’m ADD, and I think I should go to occupational therapy for that,” Lawrence said, explaining her difficulties with time. She asked the podcast hosts if they had similar experiences, to which Bateman responded that he’s always on time, but never early.
“I have to be on time or I get anxious,” Lawrence replied. Despite her struggles with time, her intentions are to show up in a timely manner.
She said that to help herself, she envisions the day ahead, picturing what’s going to happen or where she’ll be.
“None of that is confirmed or real,’ said Lawrence, “but my imagination about it is so strong.”
She offered an anecdote about intending to go to the circus with her son, but missing the show because she did not buy tickets and lost track of time.
She explained that she follows “the schedule,” but that she has her “mess ups.”
Bateman advised her to use the calendar on her phone, saying that he, too, struggled with remembering events. However, Lawrence said that it “doesn’t work” for her before showing an example of Siri not putting an event in her calendar. He then suggested hiring an assistant, which prompted Lawrence to praise her current assistant.
She also clarified that, despite these time struggles, her children always make it to school on time.
