The actors met in 1998 on the set of “That ’70s Show” but didn’t date until they reconnected in 2012.

Mila Kunis admits why marriage with Ashton Kutcher is ‘easy’: ‘We’ve known each other since I was 14 and he was 19’

The actors met in 1998 on the set of "That '70s Show" but didn't date until they reconnected in 2012.

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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills in January 2026. Credit:

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- Mila Kunis revealed why there's "an ease" to her marriage with Ashton Kutcher, crediting it to how long they've known each other.

- "Our fundamentals, our foundation, everything is built on respect," she said.

- The actors met on the set of *That '70s Show *when Kunis was 14 and Kutcher was 19.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are evolving together.

The *Wake Up Dead Man *actress admitted that their marriage works because she and Kutcher had known each other for such a long time and transitioned through life's many stages together. They met on the set of *That 70s Show* when she was 14 and he was 19.

"They meet you in whatever state current form that you're at, right? Like, you go through different levels," Kunis began on *The Drew Barrymore Show* on Monday.

"I mean, I married my best friend. But to back it up, when we reconnected, I was 27. And I was a very different person than I was when I was 25, let alone when I was 21 or 19. You go through different changes and you evolve. Hopefully you grow, you become different," she continued.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis at Ping Pong 4 Purpose at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in August 2022.

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"But he knew me through all of them, and I knew him through all of it, through like the good, the bad, the ugly, you know, and vice versa. So when we reconnected, there was no getting to know each other, there was no, 'But let me tell you all these hidden secrets,'" Kunis shared. "There was nothing to hide. So it makes it really easy."

Added Kunis: "Our fundamentals, our foundation, everything is built on respect because we've known each other since I was 14 and he was 19."

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The actress noted that "people can grow and evolve," and knowing each other since they were both teenagers has impacted their relationship.

"It's also just knowing that at all moments in our lives, we will be able to grow together because we already have. And so, there's an ease about it. And there's a trust behind it," she said.

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Kutcher and Kunis met in 1998 on the set of *That 70s Show*. Kutcher, who was a model, was also Kunis' first kiss.

"I was like, 'Oh, he's so cute, it's the Calvin Klein model!'" Kunis told PEOPLE in 2001 about their onscreen smooch. "Then I was like, 'I have to kiss him?' I was so nervous and uncomfortable. I had the biggest crush on him."

Years after working on the sitcom together and respective breakups, Kunis and Kutcher reunited in 2012 at the Golden Globes and started dating shortly after.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher at a Los Angeles Lakers game at Crypto.com Arena in November 2022.

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They got engaged in February 2014 and welcomed their daughter Wyatt in October 2014. Kutcher and Kunis wed in July 2015 and welcomed their son Dimitri the following November.

In 2022, Kutcher and Kunis reunited onscreen on the *That '70s Show *spinoff, titled *That '90s Show*, reprising Kelso and Jackie, respectively. Kutcher told *Variety *at the time that it was "very nostalgic to be back on the set."

He admitted that he and Kunis discussed whether or not they would reprise their roles, but decided it would be worthwhile — and it was. "Mila and I were contemplating it. We thought, 'Listen, we're only in the position that we're in because of that show, so let's just go back and do this. We just went back and had fun for a week. It was so random and fun," he said.

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