At least this year, Gummer won’t have to accompany Streep to the Emmys.

California, where they’re neighbors with the likes ofKristen Wiig).

Don’t expect Gummer to get worked up.

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

“She gets tired of it … after a while what can they say.”

“You fall in love serially.

When Streep and Gummer tied the knot in September 1978, the world gasped (viaPeople).

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

Was it too soon?

Streep, in fact, met Gummer as a direct result of Cazale’s untimely death.

The two soon began corresponding by letter.

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

Not long after, Streep to moved in with Gummer.

Shortly after that, they got married.

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Gummer is more than Streep’s eye candy.

He often works, it seems, from the confines of his and Streep’s home.

Does Streep ever get in his way?

“We’re kind of the perfect odd couple,” Streep said.

He listens very patiently and then goes back to his work” (viaBusiness Standard).

Streep hasn’t explicitly opened up about bumps in the marital road.

She has, however, implied that she’s survived them.

“We are all in danger of taking the people we love for granted.”

How did Streep and Gummer hold strong?

Conversation is the key to a successful marriage" (viaLivingly).