Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell Go ‘Overboard’

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell went boating in the Mediterranean — as close pals revealed how the longtime Hollywood couple has managed to keep their love and lust going through the years!

Kurt was at the helm while Goldie was along for the ride — far from the movie biz that's currently remaking their 1987 comedy "Overboard." The movie stars have actually been a real-life couple since meeting on the set of "Swing Shift" in 1983, and Goldie isn't shy about sharing the sex secret that keeps them hot for each other!

“Goldie insists the key to enduring love is simply spending time apart,” a pal of the funny lady confided. “Taking a break on a regular basis actually keeps them together.” Call it the cuddly couple’s take on absence makes the heart grow fonder — and friskier!

“Time away makes each of them realize how much they miss each other," added the pal, noting Goldie's recent time away from Kurt filming the comedy "Snatched" with Amy Schumer in Hawaii. "When they do reconnect, Goldie says things get steamy right away!”

Goldie — who's five years older than Kurt — have been living together since 1983, so their strategy seems foolproof. They both also have failed unions in their distant pasts. Goldie has been married and divorced twice, and has daughter Kate and son Oliver from her turbulent marriage to second hubby Bill Hudson. Kurt wed actress Season Hubley in 1979 and has a son, Boston, by her. While Kurt and Goldie have a son together, they never tied the knot.

“If you have enough money and enough sense of independence, and you like your independence, there is something [good] about not being married,” Goldie says. “It gives you the freedom to make decisions.” But sometimes those decisions lead to a little flirting — and beyond!

In 2011, Goldie was spotted kissing a business associate 31 years her junior. “That led to fights between her and Kurt about cheating, lying and betrayal,” a source revealed. “I’ve always said, ‘If I’m in a cage and you leave the door open, I’m going to fly out, but I’ll always come home,’” insists Goldie.

The couple also contends occasional arguments are healthy for stoking the fires down below! “They squabble, but that always results in passionate make-ups,” dishes Goldie’s pal, providing the example of a public shouting match they had outside their Malibu, Calif., home on Feb. 6, 2017.

“Goldie is still the wild, free spirit of her ‘Laugh-In’ days, and Kurt’s never been able to tame her,” says another pal of the pair. “But he wouldn’t have her any other way!” Goldie herself says: “A lasting relationship is about compatibility and communication — and you both need to want it to work.”