Charlize Theron Swears Off Marriage
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Guess Charlize Theron will only be donning a wedding dress if it's for a movie role.
The Oscar-winning actress, 35, famously said in the past that she would not marry unless the institution was legalized for gays and lesbians. Now that that's come to pass in New York and other states, however, the stunning star revealed she'll never get married, period.
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"Marriage -- before I felt this way about [marriage equality] -- was never something that was important to me," Theron explained on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight. "I don't know the exact reason for that," Theron said.
Theron and longtime beau Stuart Townsend were together for nearly a decade before splitting up in January 2010.
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"Some would say because I came from a very troubled marriage," she mused. "My parents did not have a good marriage, but I don't think it's that."
All she wants for herself? "A long-term relationship...That's the kind of union that I want," Theron prescribed. "The actual ceremony is not something that is important to me -- but I see the importance for other people."
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"If you want to bring it back to the politics," the stunner added, "I do have a problem with the fact that our government hasn't stepped up enough to make this federal, to make [gay marriage] legal."
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13I grew up very independent. The saddest day of my life was when I said, I Do. Two weeks after I got married I knew marriage was not for me. However, I got preg and stayed until my daughter was an adult. I divorced soon after. My ex and I are good friends, but just friends. I am single and I love it. I will never marry again!
Oh, I'm so upset, Charleze will never marry! Who CARES?! My husband and I have been married for 34 years. What's that to her?
To each its own. It's clear Charleze is no commitment-phobe, because she was with Stuart for about 10 years, longer than some marriages last. Why would I care what somebody else does, married or not? There are plenty of bad excuses of relationships/marriages on all sides. As for Katharine Hepburn, she had a decades long complicated relationship with Spencer Tracy, who was married but did not believe in divorce due to being a strict Catholic. Who knows if Hepburn would have married Tracy if she could. Using 'morality' to say that gay people should not be allowed to get married is silly, since we allow murderers to get married and we know how moral they are. Personally, as long as there is a clause that says a religious person who does not agree with the ceremony can opt out of officiating it. There are plenty of opportunities elsewhere for people to 'get hitched'.
I have to agree with Sean, and other ones that posted. That is just a ruse, because they know they don't want to get married in the first place, so don't say it's because LGBT, or whoever can't get married blah, blah, blah.. It's all bullcrap!! And I most definitely agree with you Sean when you gave an example and compared the marriage comment to dating. So many people use that as an excuse and say "oh, marriage is horrible, you're just going to get divorced", so crap, if you use that logic don't get into an intimate relationship with anyone "you'll just break up with them later". And, also marriage can come with benefits, besides just the paper it's the legal matter to think about. Anyway, on a personal note I want to get married. Whether it works out or not, I'll just do it again!! But I want to make sure the first time around that it's not just some quickie and that I put a lot of thought into it and that I worked towards my marriage, but that I also married someone who is willing to work too.
she has no morals saying gay "marriage" should be legal.
Correction, KATHARINE Hepburn said she wouldn't get married because she was selfish and THEN she added she'd put her career over the family...second, I dislike celebrities who say, 'I'll get married when this group can..." cause really, you think you are that important that the world will rush out and change cause they want you married??? There is nothing wrong with marriage. My parent's have been HAPPILY married for 35 years. Just because some people can't handle it doesn't mean it's a failed thing...the same comment can be used for any realtionship..."Why date, you're just going to break up. Save yourself the heartache and just buy a cat..." lol
She just said she wants a long term relationship. When you are self-sustained, marriage doesn't make sense at all. Either someone will stay because they want to or not.That's the whole point. Gay marriage was not brought out because they needed the ceremony, the cake, or the Macarena; these couples did it for legal reasons. A married couple can only make decisions for each other when legally together. Health insurance, hospital decisions, wills etc....its about the only benefit of being married. Most of these gay couples only have each other, and probably a family who has given their backs to their lifestyle. Otherwise, they would be perfectly content being together without the paper. Simple.
First of all she wasnt even born in the U.S and second of all gay marriage is legal in some states now...so why doesnt she still believe in marriage? Thats right, she just used the whole gay marriage for publicity.
I wish eqauality for all, but that has no bearing of my personal decisions. Never had an interest in marriage and don't see it changing. Not everyone has an interest in it, doesn't mean they've been scarred in the past.
At least Katheryn Hepburn was honest and said she didn't want to get married and have children because her career came first to her. Cracks me up that celebrities today are saying they won't get married becuase gays can't. What a bunch of B*** S*** !! Why can't they tell the truth.
DON;T USE THE GUY THINK AS EXCUSE AT LEAST GEORGE DIDN;T..HE JUST DON;T BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE..MARRIAGE IS A JOKE.PEOPLES GOT MARRIED THEN DIVORE..WHY BOTHER TO BRING ONESELF FACING A HACK OF A HEADACHE OF A DIVORCE..PEOPLES THAT ARE YOUNG AND WANT CHILDREN SHOULD GET MARRIED..THAT MY OPINION
Good grief, just tell the truth that you don't want to get married. Don't couch it in, "I don't want to get married until this group gets to get married." There are a lot of people out there that it's not for them -- just be honest with yourself!
When celebs say "we won't marry until gays can marry" they're really just commitmentphobes, like Charlize has just admitted to. They use gay marriage as a cover for their own inability to commit. Celebrities also underestimate the fact that we could care less if they get married or not - especially because 99.999999% of them get divorced anyway.