"Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it"
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The phrasing is doing quiet PR without feeling like PR. “Living with somebody” is almost comically domestic, a reminder that even famous people argue about schedules, mess, mood, and who gets the last word. “Requires a lot of understanding” sounds like therapy language, but she keeps it human by not dressing it up. The subtext is boundaries: love isn’t the absence of friction, it’s the decision to keep negotiating anyway.
Then the pivot: “But I love being married. I really love it.” The repetition matters. It’s less a poetic flourish than a self-check, like she’s insisting on a truth that doesn’t fit the cultural script that compromise equals settling. In an era that treats commitment as either naive or oppressive, Kidman’s intent is to normalize the middle: marriage as a chosen structure, sustained by emotional literacy and daily concessions, not cinematic destiny.
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| Topic | Marriage |
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Kidman, Nicole. (2026, January 16). Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/every-day-there-is-a-compromise-living-with-93644/
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Kidman, Nicole. "Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/every-day-there-is-a-compromise-living-with-93644/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/every-day-there-is-a-compromise-living-with-93644/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.




