Jennifer Aniston thinks “laziness” makes relationship fail.

The 40-year-old star – who is divorced from Brad Pitt and has endured splits from actor Vince Vaughn, model Paul Sculfor and singer John Mayer – insists romances only work if both people strive to make each other happy.

“Why does the romance leave relationships? I think it’s laziness. I really do. I think a good relationship is about collaboration. That’s the way to go in a relationship.”

The ‘Bounty’ actress also believes communication is the secret to a strong union, and believes most problems can be overcome if couples are vocal about what makes them unhappy.

She explained to Australia’s Harper’s Bazaar magazine:

“I think you just need to talk to each other. Say what you need. Say what you want. That way it’s not threatening. You just need to say, ‘This is important to me.’ Don’t expect your mate to read your mind.”

This is not the first time Jennifer has publicly shared her relationship wisdom.

The actress has previously blasted women who do everything for their partner, but then complain they are taken for granted.

“I think that’s because it’s just instinctual as a woman to be the caretaker of your home. Women complain that men don’t do enough, but it’s your own fault. You train your man to do nothing. You can’t blame someone for not knowing what his or her job should be if you don’t ask for it right off the bat.”

What do you think about what Jen is saying?

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Summer 2009 is nearly over, but with at least two more beach weekends before Labor Day, there will be tons of hot celebrities in bikinis and Speedos gracing the covers of our favorite tabloids well into September. Last month, as thousands of celebrities headed to the beach to enjoy the summer sun, show off their buff bodies, and work on their tans, leading online dating websites Date.com (http://www.date.com/), Matchmaker.com (http://www.matchmaker.com/), and Amor.com (http://www.amor.com/), polled its members to see who they think are the sexiest singles of the Summer of 2009.

At 40, Jennifer Aniston is still one of the sexiest women on the planet, as felt by an overwhelming 95% of male online daters. Bradley Cooper, meanwhile, proves that funny is sexy as his turn in this summer's breakout comedy hit The Hangover turned him into an overnight sex symbol. Female online daters selected Cooper with 98% of the vote, followed closely by America's favorite vampire, Robert Pattinson, with 90.7%.

Who is Summer 2009's sexiest single?

Women

•   Jennifer Aniston: 95.0%
•   Bar Rafaeli: 72.5%
•   Denise Richards: 69.8%
•   Britney Spears: 56.2%
•   Rihanna: 47.4%
•   Janet Jackson: 42.7%
•   Lindsay Lohan: 38.5%
•   Madonna: 33.1%
•   Vanessa Minillo: 15.2%
•   Kate Gosselin 2.4%

Men

•   Bradley Cooper: 98.0%
•   Robert Pattinson: 90.7%
•   Simon Cowell: 86.4%
•   Leonardo DiCaprio: 82.8%
•   Gerard Butler: 75.5%
•   John Mayer: 63.9%
•   Kanye West: 45.3%
•   Nick Lachey: 32.4%
•   Chace Crawford: 12.0%
•   Jon Gosselin: 0.0%

LOL! No one voted for Jon!!

Regardless of what you may think of Jennifer Aniston, you have to admit, her body is amazing! Insiders spilled some of her secrets to maintaining her figure to Life & Style magazine.

"Whenever she wants to look her best, Jen does this strict diet so
she's able to lose 5 pounds in five days," an insider on the set of The Baster... tells Life & Style. "She
did it during her past few films and doesn't find it hard at all. I saw
her eat pasta only once!"

But the yoga devotee -- who flew her
instructor, Mandy Ingber, from LA to her NYC set -- always eats enough
to keep up her energy. "She routinely gets up at 5 in the morning to
run before filming starts," says the insider, who was on set with Jen
as she filmed The Bounty at Monmouth Park race track in
Oceanport, N.J., on Aug. 17. "We were filming from 6 a.m. until almost
11 at night, and she had a great energy level the whole time. She was
upbeat and smiley and never flubbed a line -- and her body looks
amazing!"

The article adds that Jennifer "incorporates" a good diet and fitness into her lifestyle rather than "making them the enemy." 

It sounds so easy, doesn't it? Too bad we can't all get her results!

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