In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Ina Garten opened up about her struggles with being defined as a wife. The celebrity cook said she and Jeffrey Garten took a break and decided to be partners instead. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Style posted on Tuesday, Garten, 76, said that she and Jeffrey were husband and wife in her 20s. So we took a little break and restructured it, coming out of it as partners, not in defined roles," she said.

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