Holland Taylor, 81, reveals why she and her longtime girlfriend Sarah Paulson, 49, have no plans to get married

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Holland Taylor revealed why she and her longtime partner, Sarah Paulson, have no plans to marry after nine years of dating.

While appearing on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show, the Emmy Award winner, 81, made a rare remark about her relationship while explaining why she doesn't believe they will ever tie the knot.

'I don’t think [we’ll get married],' Taylor, who typically keeps her love life out of the spotlight, said. 'No. We’ve never talked about it with any interest.' 

The queer icon, best known for portraying Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice, noted that a legal contract just 'doesn’t seem to mean to [them] what it means to a lot of people.'

She went on to pointed out that they wanted to walk down the aisle than they 'would.' 

Holland Taylor revealed why she and her longtime partner, Sarah Paulson, have not walked down the aisle after nine years of dating

Holland Taylor revealed why she and her longtime partner, Sarah Paulson, have not walked down the aisle after nine years of dating

After Cohen said he loves how in love they seem, Taylor gushed that they 'do have a wonderful resonance.'

'We are very interested in the same kinds of things, and yet we share big differences,' the star added. 

Still Taylor said their 31-year age gap does cause some 'big generational' differences that 'worry' her, at times.

'But what can I do?' the performer asked. 'A lot of the things that she is going through that are very emotionally important to her right now, I went through 30 years ago or 40 years ago.' 

Neither Taylor or Paulson have ever been married. Previously, Paulson was engaged to playwright Tracy Letts. 

The couple first met in 2005, but didn't begin dating until a decade later after they reconnected over social media.

In an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in January 2019, Sarah admitted Holland sneaked into her DMs after they began to follow each other on Twitter.

She gushed about her partner in September on the Dear Chelsea podcast with comedian Chelsea Handler, 48.

Sarah said: 'I think she’s the smartest, wisest, funniest, most extraordinary person I’ve ever met. So I can’t imagine not being with her. I just can’t.'

While appearing on Andy Cohen¿s SiriusXM show, the Emmy Award winner, 81, made a rare remark about her relationship while explaining why she doesn't believe they will ever tie the knot

While appearing on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show, the Emmy Award winner, 81, made a rare remark about her relationship while explaining why she doesn't believe they will ever tie the knot

'I don¿t think [we¿ll get married],' Taylor, who typically keeps her love life out of the spotlight, said. 'No. We¿ve never talked about it with any interest' (seen in 2018)

'I don’t think [we’ll get married],' Taylor, who typically keeps her love life out of the spotlight, said. 'No. We’ve never talked about it with any interest' (seen in 2018)

'I just feel very, very lucky to be around someone so incredibly witty and funny and smart and, I think, incredibly sexy.'

'I find her to be the most beautiful woman. I tell her all the time, like, she’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen and she always will be.'

In May, Paulson credited living in separate houses as the 'secret' to their successful romance. 

'We’ve been together for a long time now, and I think part of it has to do with, we’re together when we wanna be and we’re not when we don’t,' the American Horror Story star said on the Smartless podcast. 

Still, she said they've never considered having separate bedrooms because they 'like to fall asleep holding hands.' 

In May, Paulson credited living in separate houses as the 'secret' to their successful romance

In May, Paulson credited living in separate houses as the 'secret' to their successful romance

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