13 long-term celebrity couples who prove marriage isn't always the key to a successful relationship

Gabbi ShawFeb 11, 2021, 20:57 IST

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have been together for three decades.Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Married or not, relationships in Hollywood are notoriously difficult.
These 13 couples are still together despite never tying the knot.
Some, like Oprah and Stedman, claim that if they'd gotten married, they wouldn't have lasted.

Marriage is just a piece of paper, isn't it?

For some couples, tying the knot isn't the key to a long, healthy relationship. Some long-term couples even claim that if they had gotten married, they'd be divorced already.

From Hollywood golden couples like Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, to more low-key relationships like Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova, these 13 pairs haven't felt compelled to walk down the aisle together.

Keep scrolling to see which celebrity couples have foregone marriage altogether.

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor have been together for six years.

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale have been together nine years and have two kids. As for marriage, "We'll do it one day," Byrne has said.

Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne. Jeff Vespa/WireImage via Getty Images

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, who have been together for a decade, also have two children.

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling. Sonia Recchia/Getty Images

Shakira says her relationship of 10 years with Gerard Piqué is well-established - they don't need marriage to prove it.

Gerard Piqué and Shakira. David Ramos/Getty Images

Vin Diesel keeps his relationship with his partner of 14 years, model and actress Paloma Jiménez, out of the public eye.

Paloma Jiménez and Vin Diesel. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Robin Roberts' partner of 16 years, Amber Laign, also avoids the limelight.

Amber Laign and Robin Roberts. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic via Getty Images

When an interviewer asked Lazaro Hernandez about marrying his partner of 19 years, Jack McCollough, he reportedly rolled his eyes.

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. Andrew Toth/Getty Images

John Corbett, who has been with Bo Derek for 19 years, has said marriage is "not necessary for us."

Bo Derek and John Corbett. Jerod Harris/WireImage via Getty Images

Maya Rudolph is not married to her partner of 20 years, Paul Thomas Anderson, but that doesn't stop her from calling him her husband.

Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova, who have been together for 20 years, are famously private about their relationship.

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias. Doug Benc/Getty Images

Oprah Winfrey thinks marriage would have spelled the end for her relationship with Stedman Graham - instead, they've been together 35 years.

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham. Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Goldie Hawn, who has been with Kurt Russell for 38 years, once said she thought people were "squelched" by marriage.

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Jason Merritt/Getty Images for The Hawn Foundation

Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon have been together 39 years, yet they've never tied the knot. They simply don't see the point.

Jane Fallon and Ricky Gervais. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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