Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend, Jim Curtis, got candid about their communication style and navigating "flare-ups" in their relationship. "I spend a lot of time with my girlfriend. We spend a lot of time in the house together. Sometimes, we can have little things that flare up," Curtis, 50, said during a recent episode of the "Ced with Intention" podcast. "We have the opportunity to be silent and be angry, [we] could leave the house, think about it and meditate on how to change it." Curtis continued, "Or we can say, 'Hey, this is what happened, I'm sorry,' and do the repair, and then go and really work on making sure it happens less or doesn't happen again. Because once you make a repair and it just happens five more times, no one trusts it." The health and wellness expert advised that in a relationship, "there has to be some agreement" between partners about putting in equal effort. Inside Jennifer Aniston's 'Very Serious' Romance With Jim Curtis "In this relationship, you can't be emotionally closed off while I'm doing all the work," Curtis explained. "We both have to work on ourselves. I can't fix you, you can't fix me. But we have to at least be in agreement, 'This is gonna happen when we have this discussion.'" "We've had discussions where, before anything bad happens, 'In this situation, do you need time? Do you need 10 minutes to yourself to think about it, or do you want to get into it immediately? Is it OK if we sleep overnight, or are you the type of person who, if you go to bed angry, it's really painful for you?'" Curtis added. "I think there needs to be, especially in a romantic relationship, you need to pregame the rules to this thing that you're doing." Curtis has been opening up more about his romance with Aniston, 57, since they first sparked dating speculation in July 2025. "We were just introduced by friends. That's it," Curtis told host Craig Melvin during a January 26 Today appearance when asked about his and Aniston's "origin story." Jim Curtis and Jennifer Aniston Courtesy of Jim Curtis/Instagram The life coach continued, "We found out that we had mutual friends and we started to just chat. And it took a long time. We chatted for a long time and we became close," adding that he and Aniston had been dating for "close to a year." Melvin was moved by Curtis' relationship confession, telling him, "You're kinda blushing right now," to which Curtis responded, "Yeah, I sure am." Weeks after his Today appearance, Curtis sweetly gave Aniston a birthday shout-out via Instagram on February 11, writing, "HBD MY ❤️," alongside a set of PDA-packed photos. An insider exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month that "Jen and Jim have been inseparable," and she was very happy with their intimate birthday celebration. "They had a low-key dinner and night in for her birthday," the source shared, adding, "The little things go far with Jen." Aniston told Curtis she "only wanted quality time with him to celebrate, nothing crazy," per the source. "As someone who has everything, she especially cherishes Jim's handwritten cards and his thoughtful and sentimental gifts," the insider adds, telling Us that the Friends alum "didn't want to do anything huge for her birthday."