# Donna Mills on why she never married despite decades-long romance: ‘I was always so independent’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/donna-mills-on-why-she-never-married-despite-decades-long-romance-i-was-always-so-independent/
- Published: 2026-11-09T01:06:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T02:28:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/donna-mills-why-never-married-decades-long-romance-always-independent
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Donna Mills says independence is why she never married.
- She and Larry Gilman have been together since 2001.
- The couple share a life but keep their finances separate.

## Summary

Actor Donna Mills says her long relationship with Larry Gilman has not led her to marry because she values independence and never wanted marriage to come with obligations or a promise of lifelong love. She said the couple, who have been together since 2001, built a shared life while keeping their finances separate.

Mills, 85, said she and Gilman were both established when they met, making it difficult to combine everything. She adopted her daughter Chloe in 1994; Chloe has recently married and had a baby, prompting Mills to joke about being called “Glamma”. Before Gilman, Mills had an on-and-off relationship with advertising executive Richard Holland for about 20 years, and she played a character who married four times on “Knots Landing”.

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