It’s all love! Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have been together for 14 years, and they’ve spent half of that time as parents. And David tells Life & Style that his relationship with Neil, 44, has changed for the better since twins Harper and Gideon, 7, came into the picture.

“It’s so much deeper,” David, 42, told Life & Style. “It’s a deeper sense of love and understanding.”

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Raising children hasn’t always been easy for the duo, who got married in 2014, but it’s been worth it. “I think all couples go through sort of a rocky period where you’re not so sure with the kids, and there’s a new energy,” David reflects. “But now things are more smooth than ever.”