While on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Podcast this week, Kim Kardashian opened up about her love life and admitted that she still fantasizes about a marriage that works for her some day. The reality star has been married three times, with her last marriage ending officially in divorce — she separated from her ex-husband Kanye West in 2021. Prior to that relationship, she was briefly married to Damon Thomas, followed by Kris Humphries.
“I have this fantasy in my head,” she said. “Fourth time’s a charm. It’s going to work out.”
She continued, “I feel like honestly my last marriage was my first real [marriage]. The first one, I just don’t know what was happening, the second one I felt like I wanted to be married so badly because all my friends were at that place… and I didn’t accept that that just wasn’t where I was.”
The SKIMS founder added that she is not in a rush and wants to take her time before committing to another long term relationship.
“I would be OK for, like, a forever partnership as well,” she elaborated. “I have a lot of girlfriends that have been married, don’t like the experience of it, or the ending of it, and don’t want to go through it again…I would want a marriage, but I’m so happy to take my time. I really do want to be single for a few years.”
On Thursday, a source told ET that West and Kardashian are “legally in a better space.” The former couple share four children, 9-year-old daughter North, 7-year-old son Saint, 4-year-old daughter Chicago, and 3-year-old son Psalm. They will be sharing custody of the children, with them primarily residing with Kardashian.
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