{"id":119264,"date":"2023-12-13T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=119264"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:18:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:18:34","slug":"barbra-streisand-and-james-brolin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/barbra-streisand-and-james-brolin\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbra Streisand and James Brolin: How They Met &#038; Why It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What were Barbra Streisand&#8217;s first words to James Brolin when they met? What&#8217;s her favorite thing about him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbra Streisand and James Brolin are one of those &#8220;happily ever after&#8221; stories that can be rare among the rich and famous. They met in 1996 (one of them considers it love at first sight), and they&#8217;re still going strong after 27 years. Streisand writes about their relationship in her memoir <em>My Name Is Barbra<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn about Barbra Streisand and James Brolin&#8217;s love story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35560790@N03\/8411166353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lifescript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-barbra-streisand-and-james-brolin\">Barbra Streisand and James Brolin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbra Streisand and James Brolin have been married since 1998. In her memoir, Streisand describes Brolin as attractive, considerate, and very masculine. Her favorite thing about him is that he doesn\u2019t feel threatened by her success and doesn\u2019t try to hold her back professionally; on the contrary, he encourages her to pursue opportunities and helps in any way he can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The reason some men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2013\/08\/30\/study_men_secretly_feel_terrible_when_the_women_they_love_succeed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feel so threatened by their wives\u2019 success<\/a> while others don\u2019t may have to do with how successful these men feel they are. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/news\/press\/releases\/2013\/08\/men-self-esteem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> by the American Psychological Association says that men\u2019s self-esteem suffers when their romantic partners succeed at things they (the men) feel like they\u2019ve failed at. So, in this case, perhaps Gould felt threatened by Streisand\u2019s success because he wasn\u2019t satisfied with his career as an actor\u2014and, conversely, maybe Brolin doesn\u2019t feel threatened because he <em>is <\/em>satisfied with his successes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Streisand explains that she met Brolin in 1996 at a dinner party hosted by one of their mutual friends. He was sporting an unusual haircut that day, and Streisand\u2019s first words to him were to ask who had messed up his hair. Far from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/taking-offense\/\">being offended<\/a>, <strong>Brolin\u2014a professional actor like Streisand\u2014was pleasantly surprised to meet someone in the industry who spoke her mind freely and honestly. <\/strong>They didn\u2019t speak to anyone else for the rest of the party, and then they went back to Streisand\u2019s home where they kept talking late into the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Though he hasn\u2019t won as many awards as Streisand, Brolin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000981\/bio\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a star in his own right<\/a>\u2014he\u2019s best known for his roles on TV shows such as <em>Marcus Welby, M.D. <\/em>and <em>Hotel. <\/em>Brolin has won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000981\/awards\/?ref_=nm_awd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two Golden Globe awards and one Emmy award<\/a>, and he was nominated for several more. He also has a star on the <a href=\"https:\/\/walkoffame.com\/james-brolin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hollywood Walk of Fame<\/a>. In addition to his professional success, Brolin\u2019s reputation is also positive; the press tends to agree with Streisand\u2019s description of him as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/james-brolin-gets-raunchy-goods-1c9403673#:~:text=The%20Associated%20Press-,Combine%20one%20part%20silver%20fox%2C%20one%20part%20distinguished%20actor%20and%20one%20part%20devoted%20husband%20of%20Barbra%20Streisand.,-Toss%20in%20the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attractive and caring<\/a>.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Streisand and Brolin lived together for about two years before getting married in 1998, and they\u2019ve been happily married ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>What Brolin Says About Streisand<\/strong><br><br>Brolin\u2019s account of that first dinner party is a bit more extreme than Streisand\u2019s. He says that he found Streisand\u2019s straightforwardness extremely attractive; for him, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/05\/entertainment\/barbra-streisand-james-brolin-my-name-is-barbra\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">love at first sight<\/a>.<br><br>Later, during an interview about their marriage of (at the time) 24 years, Brolin shared some tips that he believes are <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/james-brolin-barbra-streisand-marriage-secrets-exclusive-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">key to a successful relationship<\/a>:<br><br>First, you and your partner should know the other\u2019s history so you understand each other\u2019s motivations and traumas\u2014in other words, why you both act the way you do, especially when upset.<br><br>Second, as partners, you need to be patient with each other because both of you are going to make mistakes and upset each other sometimes. On that note, Brolin says that it\u2019s important to know when to walk away from a situation for a little while and cool down.<br><br>Finally, you and your partner should know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-negotiate\/\">how to negotiate<\/a> with each other. This is crucial because there will be times when you can\u2019t agree on something and need to work out a compromise.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What were Barbra Streisand&#8217;s first words to James Brolin when they met? What&#8217;s her favorite thing about him? Barbra Streisand and James Brolin are one of those &#8220;happily ever after&#8221; stories that can be rare among the rich and famous. They met in 1996 (one of them considers it love at first sight), and they&#8217;re still going strong after 27 years. Streisand writes about their relationship in her memoir My Name Is Barbra. 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