Hugh Jackman, 46, and wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 59, have been married for almost 20 years. An exceptional feat in show business indeed. So, what is the secret to their strong relationship?

Furness remarked, "That's the deal with this business. If you get it right, if you pick the right partner, then, you traverse all those travails and challenges, adding, "And we don't wanna be apart. He tells really good jokes. I mean I miss him."

"We've managed to keep that," Jackman interrupted, "Deb had a rule, never apart for more than two weeks," as reported by Entertainment Tonight.

Daily Mail also revealed setting priorities within the family is key. The couple has two adoptive children, Oscar, 14, and Ava, 9. The actor also added that early on in their romance, he always agreed to everything that his ladylove wanted. 

Athough his wife knows that part of his work involves kissing attractive women on screen, there's just one equally beautiful lady whom she doesn't want the "Wolverine" star to work with — that is Angelina Jolie.

In a recent interview with "Today" host Lisa Wilkinson, Hugh Jackman's wife admitted that she told his agent that the actor is not allowed to work with Miss Jolie.

"I'm sure she's very nice and I love what she's doing — shining a light on awareness for adoption," she started and ended with "just kidding."

But Jackman's reaction, a tense laugh, beside his wife when she issued the statement says otherwise; there might be a hint of truth to that.

Sexy actress Jolie is the object of every man's fantasy, and even the actor's wife though confident about their marriage, does not want her husband to have the opportunity to fall for the actress' charms and her unique family.

According to Defamer, Hugh Jackman's wife worries when he does scenes with gorgeous women because he gets easily enticed by them and things might get out of hand.