Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend Jim Curtis are still going strong after more than a year together — but a walk down the wedding aisle isn’t on the horizon quite yet.
“They are allowing the relationship to develop at its own pace and are much stronger, more positive and more confident that their lifestyles and priorities are compatible [than they were a year ago],” an insider exclusively tells Us of the pair’s relationship. “They have had conversations about their long-term future. They are enjoying the moment. “
The couple were first spotted together in Mallorca over the 2025 4th of July weekend, with Us learning at the time that they’d been set up by mutual friends.
The source confirmed to Us that Aniston, 57, and Curtis, 50, aren’t necessarily avoiding discussing a potential engagement — it’s simply that “neither feels the need to force a timeline.” (Aniston was previously married to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005 and later to Justin Theroux from 2015 to 2018. Curtis shares a son with his ex-wife Rachel Napolitano.)
“One thing that they did discuss in the beginning of their relationship is that they don’t want more children together,” the insider adds. “Jen has met his son, and she thinks he’s great. They are focused on building a lasting partnership. They both do feel they found the person who understands them. It just works.”
A second source tells Us that Aniston and Curtis have definitely communicated about “what the next step looks like” for their relationship.
“Jen is open to getting married again, but they’re both on the same page about not rushing it,” they note. “She’s even open to the idea of doing something really low-key, like eloping.”
Aniston and her beau have started stepping out together more frequently this year, including the Friends star’s Q&A with Curtis to promote his new book, The Book of Possibility, at New York City’s 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, September 2.
Their onstage panel included numerous poignant moments as Curtis opened up to his girlfriend and the audience about how he dealt with a life-challenging medical diagnosis in his 20s. (Curtis experienced partial paralysis and chronic nerve damage after doctors discovered lesions on his spinal cord.)
“I’m not saying here that if the doctor tells you to do something, you should get up and leave,” Curtis shared at the event, which Us attended. “What I’m saying is you don’t have to live as the victim. You don’t have to live in your suffering. It can become your power. As soon as you accept it and love it [you can move beyond it].”
He reflected on his own journey of acceptance as he dealt with significant physical limitations.
“I would say I got into a motorcycle accident [to explain his limp]. Why would I say that?” Curtis revealed at the 92nd Street Y. “I was so shameful that I had a medical condition. [I thought] I was broken in some way. I thought the motorcycle accident was at least a little macho. It was this identity of the ‘macho, strong man’ … it didn’t come with the connotation and shame of, ‘This can get worse.’”
He later acknowledged, “It was a long journey in which I realized I could have done it quicker … There are people who are just suffering because they don’t know what the next step is or they need a little bit of inspiration,” he said. “That was an easy choice for me.”
Aside from their recent public appearance in New York City, Aniston and Curtis revisited the earliest days of their romance when they returned to Mallorca over the summer.
“They spent a lot of time on the water [and] relaxed and were with some of Jen’s closest friends,” a source told Us earlier this month. “Her friends have really embraced Jim. He’s part of the group now, and everyone gets along really well. That means a lot to Jen because her friends are such a big part of her life.”
The pair were joined on their Mediterranean getaway by some of Aniston’s longtime pals, including her Horrible Bosses and Office Christmas Party costar Jason Bateman, model Christian Hogue and stylist Jamie Mizrahi.
