Goldie Hawn has stated she has no plans to marry long-time partner Kurt Russell, because – even after 28 years as a couple – she prefers to be described as his girlfriend. Hawn began dating the Escape from New York actor after they appeared together in the film Swing Shift in 1983, which has made their union an unusually durable one by Hollywood standards. Now, speaking in an interview last month on The View, Hawn said that the couple feel no need to make a formal marriage commitment, as they are content with the way things are.

“I still like the idea that I’m his girlfriend,“ said Hawn, before adding:

“And in a way, the kids like it. We asked the kids about marriage early on and we said, ‘Shall we get married?’…and they said, ‘No, no!’”

However, she added that she would not attempt to impose these views on her daughter, the actress Kate Hudson, who is set to marry fiancée Matt Bellamy of the rock band Muse, with whom she has a daughter.

Hawn, 65, who has been married twice – first to Gus Trikonis, then to Bill Hudson, with whom she had daughter Kate – prior to her relationship with 60-year old Russell, went on to attribute the success of their relationship to their enjoyment of each others’ company – despite disagreements:

“The trick to still being happy? Well, first of all you have to like being together, number one. You don’t always have to like each other, but you have to like being together.”

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