Jennifer Aniston, No 'Fan of Dating,' Says She's Her Own Best Friend

By Christine Fenno Posted Apr 9th 2011 01:17PM

She's racked up a personal fortune Forbes estimates at $110 million, but all anyone seems to care about is who Jennifer Aniston is dating.

The 'Just Go With It' star, 42, has other things on her mind, according to Us, and in a cover story for the May issue of U.K. magazine Red, Aniston says that with her full film slate, she's "elated" to find herself "in an exciting period."

With a history of making headlines for past romances with John Mayer, Vince Vaughn and ex-husband Brad Pitt, Aniston is adamant that being both single and famous gets "ridiculous."

"No, I'm not a big fan of dating," she admits. But she says it's a "no-brainer" that she'd choose "the love of my life" over an amazing career, if forced to choose between the two. Not that she thinks one should: "You have to have a balance in life," she explains. "You also have to have your own personal love: what inspires you, what excites you when you wake up in the morning."

A fan of beach getaways ("I love the sound of the ocean") and soft, cozy surroundings at home ("I'm a pillow girl. [I] create the closest thing to a cloud that I can"), she explains the comfort she finds in her treasured circle of confidantes.

"Where would you be without friends?" she says, remaining true to the spirit of the sitcom that first made her a star. "Where would you be without people to pick you up when you need lifting? As we know, myself and a lot of my friends, we've come from homes that were far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends, and vice versa. Your own chosen family. There's nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing."

Rather than single out a best friend (many assume it's 'Friends' co-star Courteney Cox), Aniston is diplomatic: "So many...I couldn't do that! I'll say 'me.'"

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Saturday 09 April

By Friends

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Enjoy your money, your nothing but a self absorbed egomaniac.
Over rated lousy actress. You might want to use some of your fortune to buy a few cats and a rocking chair, sorry to say it looks as if your going to end up one lonely old lady, your already half way there, your over the hill. Brad was smart to dump you, he saw the writing on the wall.

By Gia

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Do you feel better about yourself now? The only people who are happy to put others down are the ones who are leading a miserable life. I'll pray for you.

As far as Jennifer goes, you couldn't be further from the truth..she is a good person with a warm, loving heart.

By Sherry

Wow...bitter much? Life treated you badly, so you feel better ragging on some celebrity whose life is light years better than yours? Nothing in this article calls for a reaction like yours, so I have to believe that you're either jealous or a pathetic loser.

By Fran

......and you can't spell.

By cheryl

WHAT A JERK !!! Your one of those people that LOVE the constant flip from one guy to another... and let's throw some kids (out of wedlock) in there too... just to spice up the story. Good for Jennifer... she's A REAL WOMAN !! Love you Jen... keep being true to yourself.

By Ernest DeBrew

I praise you, Gia. People who want to make others unhappy are just miserable themselves. However, if those are truly happy, they are going to make others feel the same way too.

Jennifer is single and happy and busy with her career. As long as she is not involved with someone like John Mayer or her ex husband Brad Pitt who pretty much dumped her for an overbearing woman like Angelina Jolie, I am happy for her.

By byyyb

Why are you so cruel? Maybe your own life is such a piece of crap that you have to treat others like dirt. By the way, the contraction for you are is you're - not your. Learn a little something. Maybe that will make you a nicer person. You sound bitter and hateful.

Sunday 10 April

By To "Friends" -you freckled skancle!

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May you be eaten by Khloe Kardashian only to emerge as her morning-breath!

By BTDT

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"Jennifer Aniston, No 'Fan of Dating,'"

That's because she never dated a pot bellied, bald headed geezer.
Call me anytime Jen.

By RYAN

Horse crap,shes as good an actress as anyone else.She made money because shes very good at what she does.......

By Shellfish789

This is a very mean thing to say....this lady is very smart and intelligent...and most intelligent women are not going to put up with madness a man is giving out...you never know what Brad was putting out....I would rather be single than to marry an Azz hole.....I'm single and I tell What's out there...you better stay single.....a lot of women are married and is putting up with lots of CRAP! just to stay married....Jennifer is smart and she is going to be ALRIGHT if she stays single.....I would hate to see her married and the man gets half of her money.............STOP bothering this lady!

By New York

I think Jennifer got the better end of the deal. Brad is now stuck with wacko Angie and 6 & counting kids. He looks like a slob & so do those poor kids.

By amstel light

theres not any law that says you have to marry,produce kids! i love marriage,but its not for everyone,especially if u have been married before,maybe she is her best friend,her life, and she did work for her money!!!!!

By Kat2988

God, what's the negativity toward Jen, who would like the dating scene in their forties? She had a husband and was planning on a life then the thug left her for that tatooed ugly thing and cheated on her behind her back, maybe she's cautious, i think this divorce hit her harder than anyone even imagines.

By dina

yes...i fear that she s totally damaged after that divorce because she really loved brad...she cant trust men anymore....god bless her..i really wish her the best...

By @Dina

Gosh Dina I "fear" for YOU! You have no idea what happened in their lives, Brad is not a "thug" (last I checked over 50% of couples divorce), and you my dear need to write fiction with all that gibberish you said about people you never met.

By Mayer is the love of her life not Brad

She said that Mayer was the man she has loved the most. He is even the only guy she took back.

So i think you give her marriage too much importance. A woman who run after Mayer twice has some issues.

Those are the issues she has to face and deal with cause there is no way a decent woman of 40 will go after that douche, running after him till europe like a young fanwould, calling him the man she loves the most, then taking him back after he humiliated her publicly tallung to teh world that he doesn't care about her.

If this is the best man she considers as such, then SHE IS THE PROBLEM in the relationship and needs a clue before entering another one.

By Sunni days

Kat - I sure agree with you, from experience, that Jen's divorce probably did indeed hit her harder than we can imagine. I don't understand the hate either. She's a beautiful, kind hearted woman, a wonderful actress-I just LOVE her movies, she always seems so pleasant in interviews and most of all, she appears to be true to herself. That, to me, is the most important thing. Of course I know neither personally, but only from reading and hearing interviews, I think that Jen is miles above Angelina in every way.

Wednesday 13 April

By LAURA

ok s ....negativity is fine as long as it's not directed at poor widdle Jen? Give me a break. Do you even know what a thug is?

By KS.

O my gosh..her again. Is she ever done with the pity party. Six years ago she got dumped. So what..move on stupid. And yes, I have a great life and I dont hate anyone. Just tired of womaen who feel sorry for themselves.

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