Winona Ryder talks about marriage and aging as an actress

Winona Ryder, widely known for a variety of roles in her younger years and her former relationship with Johnny Depp, has never married due to possessing rather high standards. Looking up to her parents, who have been together for 45 years, she expressed that their success makes her demands unusually high.

In a recent interview for The Edit, Ryder said, “I’m a serial monogamist. I was single for a while and dating and… I just didn’t know how to do it! I’ve always been like that: when I was 15, there was a guy I liked, and we made out, and I thought that meant he was my boyfriend. My mom had to explain it to me.”

She continued, “But marriage? I don’t know. I’d rather never have been married than been divorced a few times. Not that there’s anything wrong with divorce, but I don’t think I could do it if that was a possibility. When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high. But I’ve been happily with someone for quite a while now.”

Ryder and fashion designer Scott Mackinlay Hahn have been an item since 2011, though marriage is not currently being discussed.

The Beetlejuice actress also said she loves getting older, which in turn allows her to get more interesting roles in acting.

She revealed, “I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set. It’s interesting because, these days, [cosmetic surgery] is treated almost like hygiene. I’ve had people say to me, ‘Oh, you should, you know…’ and they point to my forehead. ‘Get that seen to!’ But I’m like, ‘No! I’ve been waiting so long for that to happen!”