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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Now that they're married, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are looking forward to life as a family - and the possible pitter-patter of little feet.
"We go back and forth," Portia said to People about having kids. "I don't know if it's in our immediate future. It's something we talk about every few months. We'll know when the time is right if we're going to do it."
"It'll be pretty obvious to both of us," Ellen added. "It's something we would never take lightly and just saying, 'That would be fun.' It's a lot of work and we recognize that. In a way, we want to be selfish because we love our life, but we know how much that adds to it... If they would be as pretty as Brad and Angelina's kids we might."
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But by their 25th anniversary, the couple plans to be raising something, even if it's not their own children.
"We want a big farm and to just take care of every kind of animal that needs taking care of," Ellen said.
An animal helped Ellen stage a romantic proposal when Portia rescued a goldfish from a TV shoot and brought it home.
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"We were watching the fish and she said, 'This is a pretty romantic moment, right?' And I said, 'Every moment with you is romantic,'" Portia said. "And then she gave me the ring."
That ring, and the proposal, came in the wake of the California Supreme Court's ruling allowing same-sex marriages.
"[Getting married] is not something we've ever taken for granted," Portia told People. "That we get to do this, it means a lot."
Though the couple's been together since 2004, Ellen says the joy of married life has been a surprise.
"It feels different," she said. "I didn't think it would, because I already had the commitment. I was already planning on spending the rest of my life with her. But until you're married, you just don't know. It feels wonderful."
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no oneSeems to me that edward m is already living in his own hell. That is his CHOICE.report abuseposted September 16, 2008 8:06 AM PDT
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karenFor some reason these two just steal your heart away. I am so happy they found each other and have found the love some of us wait a lifetime to find if we ever do find it. I always said that Ellen could even turn a straight girl gay because you just can't help loving her and respect her for all she has endured to be blessed with the life she has now. I love her mother for supporting herreport abuseposted September 15, 2008 1:13 PM PDT
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pumpkinWhy is it that two people who love each other can be so offensive to christian freaks? Bottom line it is love and isn't that the most important thing the bible teaches?report abuseposted September 12, 2008 5:19 AM PDT
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bassetcase1@...Ellen,I love you and your show and the wedding pictures were awsome.I'm glad that Tony is back I would love to meet Tony.I hope someday before I die that I get to do that.Oh and MOM I have to meet her also.Maybe she could adopt me.My mom and dad are dead.I also had t0 change my phone message because it was just for you and it's been there since your show started. love Jan from Dalreport abuseposted September 11, 2008 12:42 PM PDT
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Elizabeth GI am so happy for ellen and portia. What i am NOT happy about are these comments. LET THEM BE. ARE THEY HARMING YOU? NO ARE THEY MAKING YOU MAD? wells ome people but that is so stupid. You are not in their shoes. If they want to start a family then let them. You are making such a bug deal out of this. They are just 2 gays loving life and being happy. NEVER bring religion back into this!report abuseposted September 11, 2008 10:41 AM PDT
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puffpuff930I'm SO happy for them, Ellen is awesome and I hope that all of you people that think gay/lesbian marriage is wrong, get some sense knocked into your tiny little brains! ( I you even have one! )report abuseposted September 8, 2008 1:08 PM PDT
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Kitty!!Grrrrrr/Meow!! I will kill you with my paws!!!!! I mean claws!!!!!report abuseposted September 3, 2008 3:39 PM PDT
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Kitty!!not someone else, so you need to stop trying to change other's views. And if you are really smart, you would notice that there is no number three, but if you look below the message you will also see that it was posted on the THIRD, so THERE is your stinkin 3!!!!report abuseposted September 3, 2008 3:35 PM PDT
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Kitty!!1. I'm NOT calling God a liar, 2. I never said that there are three Gods, and 4. You ARE right, everything you said about the bible and God is true. if they chose not to live that way then thats their OWN choice!! I don't think that you are Ellen of Portia, or you would not be making these claims against them, but it's not your life. As far as I can tell you are living yourreport abuseposted September 3, 2008 3:33 PM PDT
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DearlylovedaimeeFirst of all, why don't we let the man upstairs do his own judging. Unless you had an actual conversation with the man back in the day, you don't know jack. Second, I hope they do have children but I don't know if I see it for them. Portia doesn't strike me as the motherly type but either does Ellen. Not all women want kids and that's fine!report abuseposted September 3, 2008 2:05 PM PDT
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