Jennifer Aniston explains why she doesn't need a man or children to feel 'fulfilled' in life - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Jennifer Aniston explains why she doesn’ t need a man or children to feel ‘ fulfilled’ in life By You Magazine - December 11, 2018 Like most celebrities, Jennifer Aniston has had her relationships fixated upon by the rest of the world. From Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie-gate, to her recent divorce from Justin Theroux, the former Friends star has received her fair share of tabloid scandals surrounding her personal life. Getty Images But in a recent interview, the 49-year-old spoke candidly about why she does not have ‘a void’ that needs filling by a husband or children, despite what others may think or write about her in the media. Explaining why we need to change the dated and ‘narrow-minded’ attitude towards women in the press, the actress told Elle US: ‘We live in a society that messages women: By this age, you should be married; by this age, you should have children…That’s a fairy tale. ‘That’s the mould we’re slowly trying to break out of. What quantifies happiness in someone’s life isn’t the ideal that was created in the ’50s. It’s not like you hear that narrative about any men.’ Aniston clarified that while she isn’t opposed to marrying again or having children, it is not something she would be doing to fulfil her life. Instead, she feels that this expectation from the public for her takes away from all of things she has accomplished in her life and career throughout the years. Getty Images ‘I don’t feel a void. I really don’t. My marriages, they’ve been very successful, in [my] personal opinion. And when they came to an end, it was a choice that was made because we chose to be happy, and sometimes happiness didn’t exist within that arrangement anymore,’ she said. ‘Sure, there were bumps, and not every moment felt fantastic, obviously, but at the end of it, this is our one life and I would not stay in a situation out of fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of not being able to survive. To stay in a marriage based on fear feels like you’re doing your one life a disservice.’ She continued: ‘When the work has been put in and it doesn’t seem that there’s an option of it working, that’s okay. That’s not a failure. We have these clichés around all of this that need to be reworked and retooled, you know? Because it’s very narrow-minded thinking.’ Amen to that, Jen. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved