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Banderas and Melanie Griffith talk marriage in AARP Magazine
antonio-banderas-aarp-magazine.jpgWhile recent reports have
longtime Hollywood couple Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith
on the verge of divorce, the pair seem very much in love as they
open up about their marriage in the November issue of AARP The
Magazine.  Banderas says the secret to their marriage is that
they know they'll go through troubled times. "The secret is that
we had failures before," he says. "And love at the beginning is
a rush. It's big, full of energy, beautiful. But it doesn't last
like that. Melanie and I talked about that a lot."  If they
remember that, they'll be able to get through the bad times.
"Even in crisis, we have been patient enough to detect that at
the end of the tunnel was a light. We have had as many problems
as anybody," Banderas says. "We've never hidden it."  Basically,
Griffith says communication is key. "We're willing to change
with each other