"I believe in the sanctity of marriage. John and I, you know, we were both in long marriages and it's not something that we need to rush back into," the double Oscar winner, 36, tells September's InStyle, on newsstands Friday, about her agent-beau of nearly four years.Hilary also isn't in a rush to start a family with John. She says she's already a "mom-like" figure in John's son's life (from his first marriage), but the actress is waiting until "the time is right" to have kids of her own.
Hilary opened up about her divorce from Chad Lowe; the couple were together for 14 years.
"A lot of people look at divorce as a failure. I really look at my relationship with Chad as 14 years of success," she says about her ex, with whom she separated in January 2006.
"I will carry him in my heart forever. He's a part of me."
"Friends of mine and I talk about this. Does someone come into your life for a certain time, and then you are supposed to go your separate ways?" she asks. "There's a part of me that thinks that's true."
There are friendships, Swank says, "that we grow out of. But I believe in the long haul. I believe in having a monogamous relationship."
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