Sarah Paulson, 51, explains why she will never marry Holland Taylor, 83, after being together for 11 years
Sarah Paulson has said she already feels married to Holland Taylor, though the pair have never made it official.
Speaking on the November 12th episode of Chelsea Handler's Dear Chelsea podcast the American Horror Story star explained her thinking on marriage.
"I'm happy that I haven't been married," Paulson said. "I feel that I've maintained some sense of myself in a way."
She does, however, feel a deep connection to her partner.
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"The bond, the connectivity I have with Holland, I feel married to her," Paulson continued, "but I don't have or have never had the need to have it be something written in stone somehow.
"The stoneness of it gives me the heebie-jeebies."
Paulson said being unmarried gives her a sense of 'freedom'.
"It's not about being away from her or being with another person, it's just about maintaining some sense of my own independence."
Paulson said Taylor 'feels that way too much'.
"We just have never, ever felt the need to [get married]," she added, saying she feels 'as connected to another person as I possibly could to Holland'.
The pair began dating after reconnecting in 2015. Paulson previously dated Cherry Jones from 2004 to 2009.
The All's Fair actress was also candid about parenthood.
"I like my life. I'm happy that I haven't had children," she said. "I know that I don't have the constitution to raise a creature, a person, a being, and then be like, 'Oh, he'll have a wonderful day outside and I hope it's great.' I can just see myself following them."
"My heart is too fragile," she explained. "I feel too many things. It's too much for me."
Why do Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor live apart?
The couple have also spoken publicly about keeping separate homes, with People reporting that both actresses credit the arrangement for their lasting relationship.
Speaking on the SmartLess podcast, Paulson explained that living apart lets them be together when they want to be and have space when they do not. She also noted that Taylor had not lived with anyone for a long time before their relationship, so having Paulson's full presence in her space permanently would have been overwhelming.
Taylor has also said, on The Drew Barrymore Show, that their acting careers regularly take them to different locations.
The couple's living situation depends on which city they are in.
In New York City, Taylor owns an apartment where Paulson stays when both of their schedules bring them to the city at the same time.
In Los Angeles, both women own separate houses, although Taylor revealed in October that Paulson had temporarily been staying at her house there for nearly a year while Paulson waits to move into a newly purchased property.
Paulson rejected the idea when podcast hosts suggested a single house with separate bedrooms, and said they share a bed whenever they are together, because falling asleep holding Taylor's hand is her favorite habit.
Topics: Sarah Paulson, Film and TV, Celebrity
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