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Leslie Bibb won’t be checking into the White Lotus resort as “Mrs. Rockwell” anytime soon.

The White Lotus alum got candid about why she and her partner of 18 years Sam Rockwell have no plans to get married.

“Listen, I love Sam Rockwell,” Leslie told Jenna Bush Hager during a June 16 appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends. “I would put him in my pocket and carry him with me all the time. I love him. I do not want to get married.”

In fact, the 51-year-old said she’s felt that way about marriage long before she met Sam, 56, at Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont hotel in 2007.

“It annoyed the crap out of me because he’s like, ‘Really, you don’t want to get married?’ ” Leslie recalled of their conversations about the topic early on in their relationship. “I was like, ‘Stop saying it. I already said I don’t want to marry you. Stop asking me like I’m gonna pull a sneak on you.'”

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But despite his pestering, the Palm Royale actress noted that Sam “didn’t want it either.”

“Maybe it’s probably something about the way we grew up,” she explained, “but I feel like if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Besides, Leslie quipped, “I feel like we are married!”

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And marriage isn’t the only relationship milestone Leslie isn’t interested in achieving. The actress also admitted that she doesn’t intend to have children, adding, “I just don’t have that chip in me.”

Of course, the couple has built a strong bond in other ways, including starring alongside each other on season three of The White Lotus.

“We’ve been together for 18 years, it’s a long time but I do think it gets better,” Leslie said. “Like the intimacy of a relationship is sexy to me. You can all have the hot sex in the beginning, but you gotta reinvent.”

And Sam has echoed that sentiment, telling The Standard in a 2022 interview, “We’re basically married.”

“She’s in my will,” the Oscar winner continued. “I feel like we are married. We live like a married couple.”

For more of Sam and Leslie’s cutest moments together, keep reading.

November 2008

<p>November 2008</p>

Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb met in the lobby of Hollywood hotspot Chateau Marmont in late 2007. “We went on a date like a week later,” Leslie said on The Rosie O’Donnell Show in 2012, “and I think three weeks later, I was, like, ‘I love you so much.'”

April 2009

<p>April 2009</p>

Leslie has always been supportive of Sam’s career, joining him at the after party for Moon during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.

April 2010

<p>April 2010</p>

Long before starring together in The White Lotus season three, the actors both appeared in Iron Man 2 and hit the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere in 2010.

January 2011

<p>January 2011</p>

They turned the 2011 Critics Choice Movies Awards into a date night.

February 2013

<p>February 2013</p>

The couple showed some cute at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

December 2014

<p>December 2014</p>

The longtime loves looked super stylish at a Tommy Hilfiger and GQ event in December 2014.

September 2017

<p>September 2017</p>

The Popular actress joined Sam for the premiere of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.

January 2018

<p>January 2018</p>

Leslie was there to support her love when he won a Golden Globe for his performance in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri.

“so proud of you, my beloved, you are the greatest in everything,” she wrote on Instagram. “you’re a force and i love you.”

March 2018

<p>March 2018</p>

The pair shared a sweet kiss at the Oscars that year, where Sam continued his winning streak and took home the trophy for Best Supporting Actor. “My beloved Leslie Bibb,” he said during his acceptance speech, “you light my fire baby, I love you.”

June 2018

<p>June 2018</p>

The Oscar winner looked smitten by his longtime love as he supported her at the premiere of Tag in Los Angeles.

February 2019

<p>February 2019</p>

Sam was nominated at the 2019 Academy Awards for his role in Vice, and Leslie was as proud as ever. “I’m just astounded by this man,” she told Access Hollywood. “I really think Sam is one of the best actors we have right now.”

January 2020

<p>January 2020</p>

They shared a sweet moment on the red carpet at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

June 2022

<p>June 2022</p>

The duo coordinated in suits at the 2022 Tony Awards.

November 2023

<p>November 2023</p>

Despite never having tied the knot, the White Lotus costars are fully committed to their relationship. “Leslie and I are very happy,” Sam told The Standard in 2022. “[We’re] basically married. She’s in my will. I feel like we are married. We live like a married couple.”

March 2024

<p>March 2024</p>

The lovebirds looked picture perfect at the 2024 Academy Awards.

October 2024

<p>October 2024</p>

Sam was a proud partner at the L.A. premiere of Leslie’s new movie, Juror #2.

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