Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels.Photo: David Livingston/Getty ImagesWilliam Danielsis sharing the secrets to life and love as he marks a milestone birthday.TheBoy Meets Worldstarcelebrated his 95th birthdayon Thursday and toldForbesthe secret to his 70-year marriage with wifeBonnie Bartlettand their “very content” life together at their home in Southern California.“At first, there’s a lot of struggle and there’s a lot of uncertainty of whether you’re in the right business at all when you can’t get a job and you can be difficult — difficult to live with because of all this uncertainty,” Daniels explained. “What you really have to do is learn to respect the other person and their feelings and try to be as easy(laughs)to live with as you possibly can.“He asked Bartlett, 92, on a date when they were studying acting at Northwestern University and they’ve been together ever since, tying the knot in 1951.“So much happens and you live — the good things, you hurt each other,” Bartlett added. “We’ve hurt each other but you recover and you grow and you change and you adapt. You have to be able to adapt to the other person. You have to think of them first. It doesn’t happen overnight. It took us years to get to a real companionship marriage.“Ron Galella Collection via GettyDaniels and Bartlett each have had their own acting careers, also appearing onscreen together inKiller On Board(1977),All Night Long(1981) and the ’80s medical drama seriesSt. Elsewhere. Bartlett later appeared onBoy Meets Worldas Dean Bolander, the love interest for Daniels' beloved Mr. Feeny.“We both have the same goals. We both liked acting. We both liked when the other one worked,” Bartlett said, to which Daniels added: “There was never any jealousy between the two of us. We were happy when the other one was working.“Taking a step back from work in recent years, Daniels and Bartlett spend much of their time with their three children and several grandchildren. “If we’re together, we’re okay,” Bartlett said.RELATED VIDEO: Ben Savage Almost Aces “Boy Meets World” Trivia"I am really a very lucky guy and I’m very content at where we are right now,” Daniels added.Daniels previously told PEOPLE that “love and family” are what keeps him going as he celebrated his 94th birthday last year.
Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels.Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images
William Danielsis sharing the secrets to life and love as he marks a milestone birthday.TheBoy Meets Worldstarcelebrated his 95th birthdayon Thursday and toldForbesthe secret to his 70-year marriage with wifeBonnie Bartlettand their “very content” life together at their home in Southern California.“At first, there’s a lot of struggle and there’s a lot of uncertainty of whether you’re in the right business at all when you can’t get a job and you can be difficult — difficult to live with because of all this uncertainty,” Daniels explained. “What you really have to do is learn to respect the other person and their feelings and try to be as easy(laughs)to live with as you possibly can.“He asked Bartlett, 92, on a date when they were studying acting at Northwestern University and they’ve been together ever since, tying the knot in 1951.“So much happens and you live — the good things, you hurt each other,” Bartlett added. “We’ve hurt each other but you recover and you grow and you change and you adapt. You have to be able to adapt to the other person. You have to think of them first. It doesn’t happen overnight. It took us years to get to a real companionship marriage.“Ron Galella Collection via GettyDaniels and Bartlett each have had their own acting careers, also appearing onscreen together inKiller On Board(1977),All Night Long(1981) and the ’80s medical drama seriesSt. Elsewhere. Bartlett later appeared onBoy Meets Worldas Dean Bolander, the love interest for Daniels' beloved Mr. Feeny.“We both have the same goals. We both liked acting. We both liked when the other one worked,” Bartlett said, to which Daniels added: “There was never any jealousy between the two of us. We were happy when the other one was working.“Taking a step back from work in recent years, Daniels and Bartlett spend much of their time with their three children and several grandchildren. “If we’re together, we’re okay,” Bartlett said.RELATED VIDEO: Ben Savage Almost Aces “Boy Meets World” Trivia"I am really a very lucky guy and I’m very content at where we are right now,” Daniels added.Daniels previously told PEOPLE that “love and family” are what keeps him going as he celebrated his 94th birthday last year.
William Danielsis sharing the secrets to life and love as he marks a milestone birthday.
TheBoy Meets Worldstarcelebrated his 95th birthdayon Thursday and toldForbesthe secret to his 70-year marriage with wifeBonnie Bartlettand their “very content” life together at their home in Southern California.
“At first, there’s a lot of struggle and there’s a lot of uncertainty of whether you’re in the right business at all when you can’t get a job and you can be difficult — difficult to live with because of all this uncertainty,” Daniels explained. “What you really have to do is learn to respect the other person and their feelings and try to be as easy(laughs)to live with as you possibly can.”
He asked Bartlett, 92, on a date when they were studying acting at Northwestern University and they’ve been together ever since, tying the knot in 1951.
“So much happens and you live — the good things, you hurt each other,” Bartlett added. “We’ve hurt each other but you recover and you grow and you change and you adapt. You have to be able to adapt to the other person. You have to think of them first. It doesn’t happen overnight. It took us years to get to a real companionship marriage.”
Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Daniels and Bartlett each have had their own acting careers, also appearing onscreen together inKiller On Board(1977),All Night Long(1981) and the ’80s medical drama seriesSt. Elsewhere. Bartlett later appeared onBoy Meets Worldas Dean Bolander, the love interest for Daniels' beloved Mr. Feeny.
“We both have the same goals. We both liked acting. We both liked when the other one worked,” Bartlett said, to which Daniels added: “There was never any jealousy between the two of us. We were happy when the other one was working.”
Taking a step back from work in recent years, Daniels and Bartlett spend much of their time with their three children and several grandchildren. “If we’re together, we’re okay,” Bartlett said.
RELATED VIDEO: Ben Savage Almost Aces “Boy Meets World” Trivia
“I am really a very lucky guy and I’m very content at where we are right now,” Daniels added.
Daniels previously told PEOPLE that “love and family” are what keeps him going as he celebrated his 94th birthday last year.
source: people.com
