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isBeing single is hard. Between cramped thumbs from endless swipes, wasted hours at one-sided drinking parties, avoiding duplicitous catfish, and the trauma of surprise ghosting, many single people have wondered, “Maybe being alone is actually better?”
Singlehood is on the rise among younger generations: for the first time on record, the number of people married in England and Wales has fallen below 50%.
Even celebrities are increasingly giving up on dating. Here are 10 A-listers who have turned their back on love, from movie star Jane Fonda to fashion model Linda Evangelista.
Moby
Moby, who was previously in a relationship with Lana Del Rey, Independent He hasn't dated for 10 years and admitted he often has panic attacks when meeting a woman. The “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?” musician, 58, said it was as if the universe was telling him that “the world of relationships, marriage, family and kids” wasn't for him.
“That's kind of understandable,” he said. “As a result, for 10 years, I never went on a date or pursued anyone.”
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks has admitted that she has given up on dating after narrowing down her list of potential lovers to “nobody.” The 76-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer, who has previously been in relationships with Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Don Henley and Joe Walsh, explained that she doesn't want to fall in love with someone who might soon be dead, adding that men her age “want to date 25-year-olds anyway.”
“It's been going on since biblical times. I've never even read the Bible, but I know that,” she told Rolling Stone. “So what do I do? Do I compete with that? I'm not a competitor, so I don't want to be in that situation.”
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton adopted two children and became a mother for the first time at age 50. Annie Hall The 78-year-old actress, who was previously in relationships with Al Pacino and Warren Beatty, said she hadn't been romantically involved with anyone for the past 40 years because no one asked her out.
“I have a lot of male friends,” she said. InStyle“I have lots of friends, but no one to date. Mwah muwah.“
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone hasn't been in a relationship since her divorce from journalist Phil Blaustein in 2004. “I'm not dating anymore. I'm sick of dating,” she said. Basic Instinct The 66-year-old actor The Drew Barrymore Show.
“I just think people are dishonest and not worth my time. I enjoy being alone or with my kids and friends more. I just think people are dishonest and not worth my time. I enjoy being alone or with my kids and friends more,” she added.
“I have some really close male friends, and I feel like men and women are definitely on different sides when it comes to emotional maturity in relationships.”
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda, who was married three times to film director Roger Vadim, political activist Tom Hayden and TV producer Ted Turner and was in a relationship for eight years with music producer Richard Perry, says she has no interest in dating again.
“I no longer want to be in a romantic or sexual relationship. I have no desire for that,” she said. Harper's Bazaar“You can accomplish a lot more when you're alone,” she added. Vanity Fair.
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg isn't interested in romance for a very simple reason: “I don't want to have anyone in my house,” she said. The New York Times.
“I don't want to be with someone forever or live with someone,” the 68-year-old said. Sister Act Her third and final marriage was to actor Lyle Trachtenberg in 1994, but they divorced the following year.
Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista had a tumultuous marriage to former French model Gerard Marie. Twin Peaks Star Kyle MacLachlan and billionaire businessman François-Henri Pinault have vowed to end all romantic relationships.
“I don't want to sleep with anyone anymore,” the 59-year-old Canadian model said. The Sunday Times“I don't want to hear someone breathing.”
Julie Bowen
Modern Family star Julie Bowen, whose divorce from software developer Scott Phillips was finalized in 2018, revealed that she has no plans to actively search for love, saying dating is a very low priority. “I'm happy where I am right now, which is single,” she admitted. The Drew Barrymore Show“Look, who has time to work?” she asked.
Julia Fox
Model Julia Fox, who was previously in a relationship with Kanye West, revealed in May that she had been celibate for more than two years. “I don't think there's anything good in having sex,” she said. Watch Andy Cohen Livehe joked that this includes “having kids.”
“It went from six months to a year and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, it's been almost two and a half years and we're still going,'” she told Cohen, adding that she never missed sex.
“I think it's like getting over smoking or drugs or whatever,” she says. “Eventually you forget about it and the energy you used to put into sex can be put into other things.”
Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling said Flare Back in 2014, she wasn't particularly interested in dating as she really enjoyed spending her time selfishly.
“In my 20s, I was obsessed with boys, but also with marriage and relationships,” admitted the comedian, who is also a single parent of two. “Now it's almost the opposite. My job is so challenging and so self-centered, I love coming home and not having to ask someone how their day was.”
