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Jennifer Aniston is all smiles at the 2009 Women in Film Awards in Los Angeles on June 12, 2009 FilmMagicAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jennifer Aniston may be at the height of her career with millions in the bank, but over the last several years, her romantic life has been filled with ups and downs.
Having survived a marriage to Brad Pitt, a lengthy relationship with Vince Vaughn and an on-again, off-again romance with musician John Mayer, Jennifer has a pretty good idea why romance can sometimes fizzle out.
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"I think it's laziness. I really do," she told the latest Australian edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine. "I think a good relationship is about collaboration. That's the way to go in a relationship. I think you just need to talk to each other. Say what you need. Say what you want. That way it's not threatening. You just need to say, 'This is important to me.' Don't expect your mate to read your mind."
The actress said when romances do come to a close, she prefers to turn the page.
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"I think it's important to have closure in any relationship that ends -- from a romantic relationship to a friendship," the actress said. "You should always have a sense of clarity at the end and know why it began and why it ended. You need that in your life to move cleanly into your next phase."
Jennifer, who told the mag she is "still a romantic" and believes "in love," said that while she isn't settled down with a man, she feels she's exactly where she should be in life.
"It's my experience and I feel good about it," she said. "I don't feel I'm supposed to be any further along or somewhere that I'm not."
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Jennifer, who returns to the big screen in "Love Happens" opposite Aaron Eckhart on September 18, said that during bad times, she has taken comfort in two things - friends and work.
"I have great support and great friends. My close friends are important to me, so I make time for them," she said. "I've always wanted good friendships and they have supported me, through good times and bad. It's [also] good to have something creative, a creative outlet. I loved having work to go to."
As for work, Jennifer credits her drive and one particularly unfavorable comment from a former teacher for her current success.
"I just really wanted to work -- to do good work -- ever since I was at the High School of Performing Arts [in New York]. My Russian acting coach told me I was a disgrace to the Moscow Theatre. So I was determined to prove him wrong and do good work," Jennifer said. "I've never had my eye on a prize. I really wanted to enjoy the passage of time. Before 'Friends' and the success of that I have a graveyard of sitcoms that, thank god, you don't know about. I was happy to get a job every year, whether it went on or not."
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critiIf u haters think that she shouldn't give advice then whey the hell did you read the article? oh, that's right, got to kick the woman, got to hate on her b/c you got nothing better to do. GROW UP.report abuseposted September 16, 2009 4:16 AM PDT
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critiIf u haters think that she shouldn't give advice then whey the hell did you read the article? oh, that's right, got to kick the woman, got to hate on her b/c you got nothing better to do. GROW UP.report abuseposted September 16, 2009 4:16 AM PDT
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critistupid haters, you ruin every freak'n story of hers. if you don't care or don't like her, go the flip away. she's a human being for crying out loud. she's obviously a fantastic actress or she wouldn't keep getting freak'n movie deals. everyone loved her until brad cheated on her with the homewrecker, that wasn't the first marriage thareport abuseposted September 16, 2009 4:14 AM PDT
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KimberlyMary g your an idiot Brad and Jennifer were already seperated, he was leaving in a trailer on the set of his movie and getting a divorce before Angelina came along. If you are very unhappy in a marriage and the other person is not willing to compromise, what can you do, he wanted a family, Jennifer didnt, EVER, should he have given up on happiness to please the world by staying, I DONT THINK SO!report abuseposted September 14, 2009 3:42 PM PDT
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BrutalBabyI don't think she's the best actress out there but I can appreciate that she's comfortable in her own skin and with her own life. As far as relationship advice, she's just talking from her own perspective so see it for what it is. Maybe she and Brad shld've talked about the whole "kid" thing before they got married. Maybe that's wreport abuseposted September 14, 2009 3:09 PM PDT
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WAMOOBAD ACTRESS! The height of her career? Everytime a movie comes out with her in it I cringe! She has one act..RACHAEL GREEN. No men like her. Brad wanted out of the marriage to her 6 months into it. They were separated for most of the 4 years. Quit giving this has been anymore publicity.report abuseposted September 13, 2009 7:09 PM PDT
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jazzy gbet she wishes she HAD followed her OWN advise..report abuseposted September 11, 2009 8:06 AM PDT
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flc2040Everybody is entitled to her/his opinion even though she has failed so many relationships. She needs to stop dating famous guys!report abuseposted September 10, 2009 1:52 PM PDT
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sheenaI am not certain of anything, but from the way she talks I tend to disagree with all the comments on here. Perhaps, her relationships end because she knows what she wants and speaks her mind! It appears from what she is saying that she doesn't settle and seems to have some high standards and she isn't getting the quality of a realtionship from the losers she is with. That is whys sreport abuseposted September 10, 2009 11:57 AM PDT
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WendyShe is a horrible actress. She does the same movies and the same acting in all of them.report abuseposted September 10, 2009 11:38 AM PDT
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