they have been married for nearly a decade and by their own admission kannada actor and tv host akul balaji and his wife jyothi jo to her nearanddear ones have been through several ups and downs which they believe has only cemented their love for each other akul has one of the busiest schedules on kannada television but jo is not complaining because he always makes up for the time he is not with me and our son ahead of valentines day we caught up with the muchinlove couple about what keeps them ticking and morewhat do you love most about your spousejo right from day one akul has been very particular about always being there for me and since the birth of our son for him too irrespective of how busy he gets he makes it a point to come back home and be the best dad ever its always family first for him there are times when he is away for months but as soon as he is back he makes up for all the lost time in fact i have heard from people who have travelled with him about how much he speaks about his family and that is something that i love about him i guess distance does make the heart grow fonderakul when i decided to get married the one prerequisite i wanted in a life partner was that she should be independed and handle her own and my affairs in my absence as i knew that my choice of career would keep me away from home often i got that and more with jo she is the most straightforward person i have ever met and single handedly runs the household as well as all of my affairs be it my finances or pr most importantly what makes me love her even more is the way she brings up our son i dont have to worry about his upbringing at all as i know he is in good handswhats the one thing that annoys you about the other but is hard to changejo akuls obsession with any sport he takes up in the past he has focused his energies on squash and tennis but thankfully those were shortlived phases in his life but for a while now he has been developing a keen interest in golf which i initially thought would be one of those things he would get over with soon but it hasnt and he has even found a buddy tudor with whom he plays all the time in fact tudors wife and i call each other golf widows akul jo can be very stubborn sometimes when she sets her mind on something she wants it done of course you can talk her out of it eventually but the time it takes her to rethink her decision can be irksome for instance there are a lot of things we do together like our most recent diet we have been following it religiously but