In a recent interview, Jennifer Aniston told the latest Australian edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine what makes a relationship work: telling your partner what you need. Ok Jen, I can dig it. Now, I need you to take off your top and dance around. Let's make this thing work, baby.

Jennifer Aniston may be at the height of her career with millions in the bank, but over the last several years, her romantic life has been filled with ups and downs.

Having survived a marriage to Brad Pitt, a lengthy relationship with Vince Vaughn and an on-again, off-again romance with musician John Mayer, Jennifer has a pretty good idea why romance can sometimes fizzle out.

"I think it's laziness. I really do," she said. "I think a good relationship is about collaboration. That's the way to go in a relationship. I think you just need to talk to each other. Say what you need. Say what you want. That way it's not threatening. You just need to say, 'This is important to me.' Don't expect your mate to read your mind."

"Like at the start of every one of my dates, I tell the man, 'Look, I need a baby. I want a baby. I don't expect you to be a mind reader, so I'm spelling it out: baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby," Jen continued. "For some reason we never make it past the appetizers."