Whoopi Goldberg has never been one to sugarcoat her feelings, and now she’s made it clear she has no intention of marrying again. The Oscar-winning actress and longtime host of *The View* told interviewers that her days of cohabitation, compromise, and domestic routine are over. “I don’t want somebody in my house,” she admitted, adding that marriage just isn’t a space where she thrives. People Magazine chronicled her candid remarks, noting how often she has repeated this stance in recent years.
Goldberg, now 68, has been married three times. In her memoir *Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me*, she reflected on those unions with honesty. She explained that while she cared for each partner at the time, she never truly wanted the emotional obligations marriage demanded. As she told People, she doesn’t want to be responsible for someone else’s constant feelings—something she compared to the level of attention a child requires.
“I don’t want to live with anybody. I like my house the way it is. I like my life.”— @people
Her decision is not about bitterness but clarity. In a 2016 conversation with The Cut, Goldberg said she values her independence above all else. “Living alone suits me,” she explained. She admitted she enjoys companionship in short bursts, but the everyday sharing of space, habits, and burdens never made her happy. That blunt honesty has resonated with fans who say she represents an alternative model of fulfillment that doesn’t depend on marriage.
During a sit-down on *Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?*, she repeated that she is “not invested” in relationships requiring high maintenance. Wallace pressed her on whether she felt lonely without a partner, but Goldberg smiled and said she already has love in abundance—from her daughter, her grandchildren, and her circle of close friends. For her, marriage is not the missing piece. As The New York Post highlighted, she argued that solitude doesn’t equal emptiness.
“I’ve tried it three times. It doesn’t work for me. And that’s okay.”— @TheView
Goldberg has even joked about her preferences. In one interview, she laughed about enjoying “hit-and-run” relationships—casual companionship without the permanence of sharing her home. The Sun noted her comments about not needing a husband in the next room to feel whole. While her humor often softens the edges, the message remains consistent: her happiness is not dependent on a spouse.
The candor has sparked debate. Some viewers of The View praise Goldberg for speaking what many feel but won’t say aloud—that not everyone wants or needs marriage. Others criticize her perspective as jaded. But whether admired or challenged, her comments always go viral, drawing thousands of replies and sparking conversations about autonomy, companionship, and the shifting meaning of marriage in today’s culture. The Guardian recently argued that Goldberg’s stance reflects a growing generational divide around domestic expectations.
What makes her voice so compelling is that it’s personal. She doesn’t condemn those who find joy in marriage; she simply refuses to conform to it herself. As she once put it, she felt pressured into marriage in her youth because it seemed “normal,” but that illusion shattered quickly. Now, decades later, she embraces her independence with pride. For Goldberg, being single isn’t a gap to fill—it’s the life she chooses.
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