6:24 pm - 04/26/2011
Eva Mendes has revealed that she doesn't think marriage is "necessary".
The actress, who has dated Peruvian filmmaker George Augusto for nearly ten years, said that she just sees the ceremony as an outdated "tradition".
She told Hollywood Life: "I just don't think marriage is necessary, as necessary as society makes it.
"And I don't have a negative point of view on it. I just think it's a very old tradition and if you look back to what marriage symbolises in the first place... it has nothing to do with why we get married today."
The 37-year-old has spoken of her thoughts on marriage previously.
She said: "I don't know if I want children, but the idea of marriage sounds very boring to me. I have to be honest."
Mendes also admitted that part of the reason she does not want to marry is because she likes to rebel.
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Eva Mendes: 'Marriage isn't necessary'
Eva Mendes has revealed that she doesn't think marriage is "necessary".
The actress, who has dated Peruvian filmmaker George Augusto for nearly ten years, said that she just sees the ceremony as an outdated "tradition".
She told Hollywood Life: "I just don't think marriage is necessary, as necessary as society makes it.
"And I don't have a negative point of view on it. I just think it's a very old tradition and if you look back to what marriage symbolises in the first place... it has nothing to do with why we get married today."
The 37-year-old has spoken of her thoughts on marriage previously.
She said: "I don't know if I want children, but the idea of marriage sounds very boring to me. I have to be honest."
Mendes also admitted that part of the reason she does not want to marry is because she likes to rebel.
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i seriously think it's better like that. that's what i want for myself. if u can find somebody that you can be happy with than that's twhat really matters. u don't need a marriage liscence to show to everybody that you are serious about each other.
johnny depp and vanessa paradis didn't get married until 10 years into their relationship and after having 2 kids together. and they are still going strong.
It's one of the reasons I go to the bare minimum of family events throughout the year.
Although my friends parents might get divorced is our school slashes the scholarship funding. Money, how does it work.
i've seen a lot of marriages fall apart, but everytime i meet someone and fall for them, i want to get married. sometimes i feel like i fall under a spell and i'm being blinded by love. but resonably, i think people should take time before tying the knot. i think waiting at least 5 to 7 years before marriage is good enough.
ETA: If I got married when everyone wanted me to/expected me to, the marriage would have been just like my parents' and/or I'd be in jail for homicide.
Edited at 2011-04-27 02:45 am (UTC)
like the girl she played on The Women. I feel like the same way in rea life.
but this one child i babysat, he was only 3 but he kept throwing things at me (bottles, pillows, plates! and hitting me for no reason. i was picking up after him for 1 hour and after that i've had enough and grounded him. i was never that mad at a child before and i felt like a monster. i seriously couldn't do anything to stop him from misbehaiving and driving me crazy.
good times.