She was once the hottest glamour model and female television personality but, today, there is little of that image left to Jenny McCarthy. Dedicating her life to helping mothers in the same situation as her, that of raising a child with autism, Jenny is also in a very serious relationship with funnyman Jim Carrey, whom she’s been dating for the past 4 years.

The secret to making the relationship work, especially when in the glare of paparazzi cameras, is, according to People magazine, making every day feel like Valentine’s Day and speaking their mind. Communication is also a very important aspect to be considered if one wants to make a relationship work, the two explain in the recent interview: and it takes a lot of work every day for that to happen.

“Say what you mean. No one has the energy for mind games,” McCarthy says of the secret ingredient to their beautiful 4-year romance. “Jenny is the first person that I’ve been with where I don’t have a giant question mark over my head,” Carrey adds. The love he has for her also translates in a lot of love and patience for Jenny’s son, Evan, to whom he acts just like a father. Being good with children gets a man plenty of points in Jenny’s eyes, she says – and Jim clearly qualifies for that.

“Communication [is important]. Being turned on by each other. Being each other’s soul mate,” Jenny says, and Carrey agrees. Asked whether they have any big plans for the upcoming lovefest Valentine’s Day, as millions of couples around the world would be celebrating their love, the former glamour model is somewhat at a loss. “I don’t know. What are we going to do?” she says, turning towards Jim for an answer to that last question.

Carrey’s answer proves that, aside from all of the above, love is the key ingredient for a happy and long relationship. “Every day is Valentine’s Day, baby,” the funnyman says with a smile, as People magazine further informs.