Naomi Watts On Her Life With Liev

It wasn’t long ago that Naomi Watts believed her aspirations of becoming a successful actress were a bit “far-fetched,” but now that the Australian native has more than surpassed her wildest dreams, she is perfectly content with the way her life has unfolded. One area of her life where she is not fantasizing however, is that of her relationship with actor Liev Schreiber.

According to Naomi, the couple couldn’t be happier with where their lives have taken them. “It’s not like I’ve grown up having this dream of a fairy-tale wedding. My mother married twice and had two divorces. And Liev comes from the same background,” she explains. Leaving their options open, Naomi reveals that despite their continued engagement – he gifted her with a “beautiful ring” – marriage isn’t completely out of the question.

“Maybe one day we’ll just wake up and go, ‘Hey, let’s do this.’ And maybe not. He and I have a family. We’re very much together. We just don’t have that certificate and that’s okay with both of us.”

Instead, the couple have turned all their attention on their two boys, 18-month-old Alexander ‘Sasha’ Pete and 7-week-old Samuel ‘Sammy’ Kai. Admitting that “the level of exhaustion is pretty extreme,” the proud mama jokes that, these days, breastfeeding has consumed her life — and mind! “I’ve got a lactose lobotomy,” laughs Naomi.

Source: PARADE

Comments

Sasha and Sammy! That is SO cute!
I love this family and Naomi looks amazing after baby Sammy!

- Stéph on January 30th, 2009

I love these two (and their darling boys!). Good for them for doing what’s right for the two of them, as opposed to what society has deemed ‘conventional.’ They know what works for them. This is one of my very fave families!

- bungalowbliss on January 30th, 2009

I thought they were married. It’s hard to keep up in Hollywood these days!

- Sarah on January 31st, 2009

I don’t understand why people think it’s the institution of marriage that causes divorce, not poor decision making by the people who get married. If you marry someone bad for you or choose not to work through your issues then, yeah, it’ll end in divorce. If you live together like a married couple and have two kids together and are happy, why would a piece of paper change that happiness?

I could understand if they didn’t believe in marriage but they seem to believe that avoiding marriage will avoid the misery their parents and families experienced because of divorce. They are living a conventional lifestyle but pretending they are protecting their relationship because they AREN’T legally married. Do they really believe if the relationship breaks up and they aren’t married, it’ll be easier on them and the kids? Yet, their whole basis for living as a married couple but not getting married is to avoid the mistakes their parents made. I don’t get the logic from two people who clearly love one another and have chosen to have a life together, including a family.

- HollaUp on January 31st, 2009

I absolutely adore Naomi and Liev as a couple- they’re so lovely and it’s so obvious they love eachother so much, Sasha and Sammy are the result of that!

- babyboopie on January 31st, 2009

EVERYBODY says once you get married and have that piece of paper, things change. so maybe they’re right! good for them!

- grace on January 31st, 2009

“EVERYBODY says once you get married and have that piece of paper, things change”

Well, I have been married for 8 years, we have a beautiful 4 yr old daughter and another one on the way , and we are a very happy family, so…marriage is not that bad, sometimes work, sometimes not, but hopefully for some people, like me and my wonderful husband, everything is working and i’m sure it will last forever.

- sil on January 31st, 2009

“I don’t understand why people think it’s the institution of marriage that causes divorce, not poor decision making by the people who get married”

-I second that hollaup

- CM on January 31st, 2009

And I third that, hollaup! I completely agree with everything you said. People just aren’t willing to put in the extra effort in marriages, anymore. For some reason, marriage gets a bad rap nowadays.

- Stephany on January 31st, 2009

I completely agree, HollaUp – well-stated!!!

- Valerie on January 31st, 2009

Bravo, HollaUp-perfectly said.

- Lauren on January 31st, 2009

I don’t disagree that poor decision-making is a major factor in divorce, but marriage is technically a precursor to divorce – after all you have to be married to have a divorce.

- Tiffany on January 31st, 2009

I don’t think that’s the only way of looking at her statement. I see it more as saying that a marriage license is no guarantee. If you are truly comitted to each other you don’t need to get married to prove something.

- Sarita on February 1st, 2009

Sorry Grace but EVERYBODY doesn’t say that – I don’t. ) Marriage has always been easy for us, and we’ve been married 13 years. We were never ones to fight and argue before getting married, and that didn’t change after we got married and had that certificate. I’ve got to agree with HollaUp here.

Sasha is such a cutie, and I’m looking forward to watching Sammy grow.

- Emily on February 1st, 2009

I also agree, I mean yes technically you can’t get divorced if you don’t get married, but people can still break up whether they’re legally bound/or not. Not getting married isn’t going to completely avoid the chance of them/or anybody of-not breaking up.

The only thing I can slightly agree on is the factor that sometimes divorce can be very messy and all of the legal stuff that goes along with that, unless they sign a pre-nup before hand.

However, good to hear her/her family are happy and doing well. Her 2 boys are adorable and Liev sounds like a very supportive/caring partner to her, and their sons together.

- Mia on February 1st, 2009

Sarita- Beautifully said! Mind you, I very much believe in marriage, and don’t see myself in a long-term relationship without being married. However, I also realize that marriage isn’t for everyone, and I think Naomi was trying to say exactly what Sarita said.

In fact, other celebs have said pretty much just that. I know Johnny Depp has said the last sentence of Sarita’s post pretty much word-for-word on more than one occasion in interviews. We don’t have to agree with what Naomi said, but I think we do need to respect her and Liev for making the decision that’s right for them.

- CelebBabyLover on February 2nd, 2009

It’s really easy to comment on someone else’s relationship status. Who cares if they aren’t married? A relationship is a relationship is a relationship no matter you have a marriage or not. For all we know their parents had extremely messy divorces and that can truly drive a person away from the “ideal” progression of a relationship (dating to marriage).

I’m glad they are doing what works for them. They aren’t the only ones nor will they be the last to have that kind of relationship. A marriage doesn’t make a family whole nor does it determine the happiness of the people in that circle. They love their children, they love eachother, and I’m sorry, but I don’t see the issue with it.

- Harley on February 2nd, 2009

Wait, they don’t have plans to get married so shouldn’t we stop calling them ‘fiancees’? Have we been labeling them wrongly for quite some time?

Also, the rich have less incentive to marry. They don’t need it to protect themselves or their children so why do it? Getting a certificate takes no commitment beyond what they’re already committing to each other so stop with all the criticism of their not wanting to get married. Not everyone wants to spend the money on a ceremony for an old institution that, in their case, adds pretty much nothing. Love is love. The end.

- Patterson on February 4th, 2009