Sara Haines asserts that marriage is not only about love, but also about the art of balancing family responsibilities. With a humorous smile, she tells how “using sex as currency” helps both husband and wife keep the passion burning while sharing the work of taking care of children. The story is bold but quickly touches many parents who are struggling with sleepless nights because of their young children. But what made fans tear up was the sentence Max whispered to Sara after hearing his wife recount it on TV. What did he say that made Sara laugh through tears?

Sara Haines Uses Sex as ‘Currency’ to Get Husband Max Shifrin to Put Kids to Bed: ‘Perfect Solution’

Bedtime bartering system! Sara Haines told her View cohosts on Friday, September 24, how she and her husband stay satisfied while raising three toddlers.

“Our bedtime is really raucous. [With] three kids at the same age, there is always one darting and running,” the Iowa native, 44, said. “Joy [Behar] told me the other day, ‘That’s because it’s a job for a 23-year-old, not you!’ She was teasing me because I’m so tired. We weren’t designed for this. So the physical [part of parenting], we have empty tanks.”

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That exhaustion gave the former GMA3 host an idea, she added, explaining, “I turned to Max and I just said, ‘I’m willing to have transactional deals with you if you can just put the kids to bed, please.’ That’s about how romantic the suggestion felt too. ‘I will pay you in other things, other currency, if you go ahead and put those kids to bed.’”

When Behar, 78, asked, “So you see it as a bartering system?” Haines replied, “If that is what he needs, and this is what I need, I think it sounds like a perfect solution.”

The ABC show’s other hosts went on to share their own experiences using sex as currency. Ana Navarro said that her husband, Al Cárdenas, would want to adopt three kids to get on board with the bedtime swap, while Sunny Hostinwinked and said, “If you fix something around the house on your Honey-Do list, thank you for fixing the toilet.”

As for Behar, she addressed her husband, Steve Janowitz, saying, “Steve, maybe I’ll do something today if you take out the garbage.”

Haines joked that she was nervous about how her parents would interpret the segment since she’s only had sex “the three times.” The Smith College grad became a mom in March 2016 when Alec, 5, arrived, followed by Sandra, 3, and Caleb, 2, in December 2017 and June 2019, respectively.

In February, the journalist told her Instagram followers that she “would love 10 more” children. “But three is all I can handle while being my best version for each of them,” the Daytime Emmy nominee wrote at the time, going to share the ups and downs of working motherhood.

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