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Donna Mills says independence is why she never married Larry Gilman
Actor Donna Mills says she never married Larry Gilman because she values her independence.
Mills, 85, has been with Gilman, 76, since 2001.
She said she did not want marriage to make her promise she would love someone forever or change how she lived.
They joined their lives but kept their finances separate because both were established when they met.
Mills also said she had never had anyone propose to her.
Their arrangement reflects Mills’s preference for independence, even while sharing her life with a partner.
Mills adopted her daughter Chloe in 1994; Chloe recently married and had a baby.
Mills has not said she plans to change her approach to marriage.
Donna Mills says her independence is why she never married actor Larry Gilman.
Mills and Gilman have been in a relationship since 2001.
She said they combined their lives but kept their finances separate because they were both established when they met.
Mills discussed her decision during an appearance on the Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko.
Mills adopted her daughter Chloe in 1994, and Chloe recently married and had a baby.
- Who
- Actress Donna Mills and actor Larry Gilman.
- What
- Mills explained why she never married Gilman, saying she valued her independence.
- When
- Mills and Gilman began dating in 2001; she discussed the decision during a recent podcast appearance.
- Where
- On the Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko.
- Why
- Mills said she was independent and did not want the obligations she associated with marriage or to promise lifelong love.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mills adopted her daughter Chloe as a newborn.
Mills began dating Larry Gilman.
Mills told The Daily Beast that she loved Gilman and was lucky to have found him.
Mills discussed why she had never married on the Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko.
- Relationship began
- 2001
- Mills’s age at adoption
- 54
- Daughter adopted
- Chloe
- Podcast
- Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko
- Gilman’s age
- 76
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What people are saying
I was always so independent.
I just didn’t ever want to be subject to whatever you have to do when you get married.
To combine everything at that point is really difficult. So we just combined our lives but not our finances and stuff like that. It’s much cleaner, much better.