Whoopi Goldberg has currently embraced singlehood. The actor’s previous relationship was from 1995 to 2000 with Frank Alexander Langella Jr. In a recent interview, she got candid about her personal life. Goldberg also shared the reason behind her not being “good at relationships.”
Whoopi Goldberg reveals why she doesn’t get lonely despite being single
In her interview with Interview Magazine, Whoopi Goldberg opened up about single life. The reporter asked her about the partner who still awakens something in her. As such, “The Color Purple” star exclaimed, “Nobody. [Laughs] They were all great at the time.” However, “in the last 25 years, I recognized that not everybody’s cut out to be in a relationship.” “Some people are just cut out to be one-night stands,” she continued.
The 70-year-old further added, “I don’t want to live with anybody. I lived with my daughter. That’s all I can handle.” “I have lots of people that I love, but I don’t need them living with me. I don’t need to be sleeping with them,” Goldberg said. She also shared, “I’m not good at relationships because you have to think about other people,” “I have enough to think about with my daughter and her husband and my grandkids and my great-grandkids and all the people at work,” the comedian continued.
The interviewer also stated how some people should explore solo living. This is “because there might be some richer relationships that come from that.” Goldberg explained, “It teaches you several things. Being lonely and being alone are two different things.” The EGOT added, “I don’t necessarily get lonely because there’s enough people around who don’t let me.” However, “most people are not comfortable being alone,” That is “because we’ve been taught that there’s something wrong with you if you’re not a pair, that being singular, eating singular, is a bad thing.”
The veteran actor also mentioned, “We’re not great at partnerships. There are some people who are brilliant at it.” Nevertheless, she feels “we walk into relationships with a lie and say, ‘I’m not trying to change you.’ However, “in fact, you are trying to change them. I’d rather you say, “Listen, I don’t know if I could be true to you.” She added, “I’d rather hear you tell me that so I can make the decision.”
Originally written by Ritika Singh on Mandatory.
