You can find your starter wife at ... "any Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills. There should be a lot of convertible Audis in the parking lot." Where did Gigi meet husband Brian? "Actually, I met him at an Italian restaurant on Pico," she says, "That's

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You can find your starter wife at ... "any Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills. There should be a lot of convertible Audis in the parking lot."

Where did Gigi meet husband Brian? "Actually, I met him at an Italian restaurant on Pico," she says, "That's not quite Beverly Hills, but close." If you're an actor or actress, another place to meet your starter is at a Hollywood bash, no matter how lowbrow it may seem. Hilary Swank reportedly met starter husband Chad Lowe at an after-party for an MTV Rock 'N' Jock game, while Reese Witherspoon snagged first hubby Ryan Phillippe at her 21st birthday party.

When your sugar daddy's stock drops ... "move on."

"The women cut their losses," Gigi says, "especially if they're hot and in their mid-30s. They're gone with no tracks left behind." According to Gigi, wives are especially eager to leave if there has been a scandal of any kind: "The wives are deeply disappointed." Michael Douglas was ditched by his first wife Diandra in 2000 when rumors of Michael's cheating and alcohol abuse reached a fever pitch. She was awarded an estimated $45 million for her troubles.

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You can keep a Hollywood marriage intact by ... "having fun."

"Brian and I actually have a good time together," Gigi insists. What about the six weeks last year when the couple separated? After eight years and seven months of marriage, they put their 8,800-square-foot Pacific Palisades home on the market, and it looked like they were calling it a day. "Listen, we have mutual respect and love for each other no matter what," Gigi says. "So I got my alone period for six weeks when I got to read and go to bed early. We've been together for 15 and a half, 16 years [dating included], and it's not just because I'm a masochist."

Gigi thinks that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have the model Hollywood marriage. "Their relationship and family is really remarkable." Still, she emphasizes the difficulty of staying sane and keeping a marriage fresh in Tinseltown. "[Relationships] in Hollywood are worse than you think and better than you think. I just heard about a woman firing her nanny because she wouldn't spray-tan her. I don't know what makes people here so crazy. Maybe it's the sun."