In a revealing interview with the Wall Street Journal's lifestyle supplement, Jennifer Aniston shared her personal insights into her romantic life and how her parents' divorce left a lasting impression on her.
Aniston, a well-known actress, has previously discussed the profound impact of her relationship with her mother on her life. However, in this interview, she delves deeper into how her parents' failed marriage influenced her views on relationships and love.
She acknowledged that her parents' separation made forming relationships challenging for her, attributing this difficulty to the extended periods of solitude she experienced during that time. She elaborated on the lasting impact, saying, "What I saw, witnessing my parents' relationship, didn't exactly make me think, 'Oh, look, I want that.'"
Aniston went on to explain her reluctance to embrace the idea of compromising one's needs or identity in exchange for a relationship, which seemed to be the lesson she learned from her parents. She felt unequipped to navigate the give-and-take dynamics of a healthy relationship and, as a result, preferred to remain independent.
In her words, "I didn't have any training when it came to the healthy give and take of love." As a result, her professional roles as an actress have been more fluid than her personal life, where she continues to find the role of a "girlfriend" challenging.
The topic of motherhood has been a recurring subject of discussion surrounding Jennifer Aniston. In this interview, she shared a poignant anecdote about her journey to become a mother. Her friend Adam Sandler used to send her flowers on Mother's Day for several years.
Aniston, who underwent in vitro fertilization during her marriage to Brad Pitt, expressed her reservations about discussing such a personal matter publicly. She believed that talking about it forced her to reveal more about her private life than she was comfortable with. Nevertheless, she acknowledged that she would have appreciated advice on preserving her fertility, saying, "I would have given anything for someone to have come and told me, 'Freeze your eggs. Do yourself that favor.'"
