Actress Candace Cameron Bure recently discussed her 28-year marriage to her husband, Valeri, which she claims has only grown stronger over the decades. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Bure explained that over the nearly three decades the couple has been married, their commitment to each other is arguably stronger than when they first tied the knot in 1996.
“The love has grown over the years. When you really do go through the depths of the valley, and you come back out on top as many times as you go through that roller coaster of life – within marriage, every time you come back on top it’s like another notch in the belt of commitment, staying together,” she said.
The actress reaffirmed her commitment to her husband, illustrating how the flame in their relationship has not dimmed in the slightest. She continued, “We’ve been together for 30 years, and that’s a pretty big milestone. I truly love him more today and am more committed to him today than I was when we first got married. He’s my partner for life.”
Bure shared an anniversary post on Instagram, showcasing a collage of pictures featuring different memories throughout the timeline of their relationship. “28 years today! How it started … and how it’s going,” the caption said. The photos document the course of their marriage, highlighting their younger years, raising children, and the present.
Discussing the success of their marriage and the inevitable ebbs and flows of any long-term relationship, Bure emphasized the paramount importance of putting God at the helm of their lives. The Bible extensively illustrates the “blueprint” that God gives man and woman for marriage and when a couple decides to honor the Lord in their commitment to one another, it is a recipe for success.
“Marriage is so wonderful. And yet there are so many ups and downs over the years,” she said. “I’ve said it before, but the secret has not just been the commitment to God and the blueprint that God provides us biblically within a marriage, but it’s honoring one another. And in that, even when I may not, he may not deserve it, we honor each other, because it’s honoring God. And I think that’s where the focus is for us. That we honor God in all our actions first and foremost, but that is an outpouring of the love that we share together whether we really feel like it or not at the moment.”
Bure also touched on the topic of parenting, one of the greatest challenges in a married life. “I just feel like you have to be intentional about your parenting. You have to make decisions as to what type of parent you want to be, what kind of training you want to do with your children and and what type of guardrails you want on their life,” she explained.
The actress discussed the importance of parenting the right way as to set your children up for success in the long run. “As a parent, sometimes it’s really difficult. Sometimes it’s hard to stick to what you want to do,” she stated. “Because there might just be an easier way, or you just feel so bad, you feel like the mean parent, and you just want to give your kids whatever they want. But when you step back and look, you have to realize that this is a way in which we’re going to shape them throughout their entire youth. And then they have the ability to choose whatever they want when they become adults.”