Sarah Michelle Gellar blames Americas marriage woes on disposable society

Sarah Michelle Gellar blames changes in societal values for the decline of long-lasting relationships.In September, the 47-year-old actress and Freddie Prinze Jr., 48, who share two children, celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary.During an interview with Fox News Digital, alongside her “Dexter: Original Sin” co-star Patrick Gibson, Gellar reflected on the secrets to an enduring marriage.“I think everything takes work in you, whether it’s a friendship or a work relationship or a marriage,” the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star said.“You have to put the work in,” she continued.“And we live in an extremely disposable society now.”“Your phone breaks, you don’t fix it.

You get a new one,” Gellar added.“And I think that’s a lot of the attitude toward relationships.”“And I don’t know, maybe separate bathrooms,” the actress joked.Gellar and Prinze Jr.

first met while filming the hit 1997 horror movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and began dating in 2000.The couple announced their engagement in 2001 and tied the knot a year later in Mexico when Gellar was 24 and Prinze was 26.Ahead of their nuptials, Prinze Jr.made an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” during which the shock jock waged a million-dollar bet that their marriage would not go the distance.“So you’re going to marry Sarah Michelle Gellar, even though you know that won’t last?” Stern asked. “Oh, absolutely it will last,” Prinze Jr.

replied.“I wanna make a written bet with you,” the radio host told him.“In about 10 years, you’re gonna hunt me down and go, ‘Howard, I owe you money.’”On their 20th wedding anniversary, Gellar uploaded screenshots of the interview on her Instagram Story.“@SternShow, I think you owe us,” she wrote, via Us Weekly.Prinze Jr.

later shared Gellar’s post on his Instagram Story and wrote, “She will not forget” along with two laugh-crying emojis.During a 2019 interview with Us Weekly, Gellar told...