Whoopi Goldberg prefers keeping relationships casual rather than sharing a home with a partner.
The talk show host and comedian, who has gone through three marriages that ended in divorce, opened up about her unconventional approach to relationships during the Tuesday (August 4) episode of Baby, This Is Keke Palmer. Around the 54-minute mark of the interview, Palmer brought up Goldberg’s 2016 comments about not wanting a partner to live in her house.
The 70-year-old The View co-host explained that she already has a “relationship” with her family, who occupy much of her personal time.
“They are enough. They drop their stuff everywhere,” Goldberg said, adding, “I don’t need I don’t need somebody I kind of just met like 10 years ago or whatever. I don’t need them in the house. I’m just I’m barely dealing with all the family in the house.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Goldberg explained that she has little interest in traditional relationships because she does not “want to have to think about you.”
“I don’t want to have to think about what your needs are, why you’re upset,” she continued. “I don’t want to have to answer questions about why you’re mad at me. I’m happy for you to be at your house. I love a hit-and-run.”
Goldberg also referenced her 2015 book, If Someone Says “You Complete Me,” RUN!, while explaining why she refuses to “feel bad” or make herself feel “less than” just to boost a partner’s confidence.
“Lots of people let themselves be diminished by their partner. And I don’t think that’s a good thing for anybody,” she said. “This is one of the reasons for me that I don’t mind being not attached.”
Goldberg has spoken openly about her preference for “hit-and-run” relationships multiple times, including during a March episode of The View, where she said casual sex allows her to avoid certain “responsibilities.” The actress and comedian was previously married to former drug counselor Alvin Martin from 1973 to 1979, Dutch cinematographer and filmmaker David Claessen from 1986 to 1988, and former actor Lyle Trachtenberg from 1994 to 1995.
