Washington, June 24 'Milk' actor Sean Penn's wife Robin Wright says that their marriage has survived their troubled patches because it is "laid on a strong foundation of love".

She says that they have worked hard on their relationship, which is why they could over come troubled patches, including two aborted divorce attempts.

"All marriages have their phases. It's life. We go through it, if we're married long enough. If you're lucky you grow and you work it out," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"There are lots of chapters in our book. You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.

"We have that, and shared history deepens that foundation," she added.

The couple-who have two children, Dylan, 18, and 15-year-old Hopper-first called off their divorce last year.

And shortly after Sean had filed for legal separation in April this year, the couple reconciled and withdrew their divorce plans.

Robin insists that their relationship is now stronger than ever.

"It feels good now. If it didn't I wouldn't still be here," she said.

"Sean is hopeless domestically. I'm the homemaker, and that's fine with me, because I really like that," she added. (ANI)