As most married couples will admit, sometimes the relationship can have its problems.
That's the opinion of Jerome Valcke, the secretary general of Fifa, world football's governing body.
Yet Mr Valcke was not talking about his own marital relations; he was instead using an analogy to describe Fifa's somewhat strained relationship in recent years with Brazil, which will be hosting the next World Cup in 2014.
Put simply, Fifa - and especially Mr Valcke - has said on a number of occasions that it was concerned that Brazil might not be ready on time.
Mr Valcke even went as far earlier this year as saying that Brazil "needed a kick up the backside".
With Brazilians - and especially their government - quick to be offended by criticism from overseas, Mr Valcke's comments caused something of a diplomatic incident.
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