Yesterday morning, San Franciso’s STAR 101.3’s host Don Bleu and co-host April Sommers interviewed Jason Bateman (Arrested Development, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story). He was quite witty.

When they asked him what his ideal date was, he replied, (paraphrased) “She watches what’s on my TiVo.”

Host: “You’ve got two TiVos?”

Bateman: “Oh yeah, that’s the key to a happy marriage.”

I dropped off Ari at school and then tuned in again. By then, the hosts apparently fielded calls from listeners with advice on how to maintain a happy marriage, including “marry the geek, not the jock.” A divorced listener said, “separate houses,” and another said, “divorce.” I was cracking up.

Next month, Markos and I will celebrate 7 years of marriage, although it feels longer since we've been together 11 years and, of course, we are sleep-deprived and cranky right now. We married young, but we think we've been able to keep it together because of the loud, boisterous arguments we have that scare our friends. (Hey, you've got to get it out! Never hold anything in.)

And of course, we take turns watching our TiVoed shows. He loves Battlestar Galactica and CSI Miami and I like Beauty and the Geek and Survivor (still). We both watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, although lately they've been piling up due to lack of time. Other than that, we never go to bed angry. Ever. We let each other know when something bugs us.

So what makes a marriage tick, MotherTalkers? What have you learned from your partners?

Speaking of relationships, this morning’s topic was whether you would tell your friend her spouse was cheating on her. BTW, we recently had a lively discussion on this on MotherTalkers.

Bleu cited a poll by Ladies’ Home Journal -- sorry, could not find it! -- that 64 percent of women would tell. What was interesting about the numbers was the breakup according to age: 82 percent of women between the ages of 18 and 32 would tell their friends. But almost no women between the ages of 45 and 54 would tell. Sommers speculated it is because there is more at stake when you are older: homes, children, etc..

Do you think there is truth to these numbers? Would you still tell or not tell?