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"No seven-year itch here!\r\nMatt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso -- who celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary on Dec. 9 -- are still going strong as a couple, despite the A-list actor&amp;apos;s hectic schedule. Their secret? Finding ways to balance Damon&amp;apos;s busy career with the needs of their family, which includes daughters Isabella, 6, Gia, 4, Stella, 2, and Alexia, 13, Barroso&amp;apos;s child from a previous relationship.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;[Matt&amp;apos;s] found the trick to having the most normal life possible,&amp;quot; a source revealed in the Dec. 17 issue of Us Weekly. &amp;quot;Luciana lets him work and is there for him when he needs. He loves coming home to her after months on set.&amp;quot;\r\nThese days, &amp;quot;home&amp;quot; means Pacific Palisades, Calif., where the couple relocated from the East Coast earlier this year. They originally looked at staying in New York City, the source told Us, but Argentine-born Barroso, 36, preferred the sunnier, more spacious way of living in Southern California -- and her husband, 42, agreed.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Luciana wanted more space for the kids, and Matt puts family first,&amp;quot; the insider said.\r\nIn fact, the We Bought a Zoo star has turned down some potentially huge career opportunities to devote more time and energy to his roles as a father and a husband. Last year, the Promised Land actor-writer passed on a chance to direct the film as well, citing his family as the driving force behind his decision.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;d been away from my kids and my wife,&amp;quot; he recalled at a Nov. 27 New York Times event. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;d have had to start preproduction just a few weeks later. I couldn&amp;apos;t do it. It was the right decision for my life.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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