Drew Barrymore says she doesn’t know how to date as a single mom

• Drew Barrymore talked about the difficulties of dating as single mother in a CBS interview.
• She stated that she didn’t. “know how to date with kids”And will “never, ever, ever, ever get married again.”
• Barrymore was married to Will Kopelman in the past, but their marriage ended in 2016.

Drew BarrymoreIn an emotional interview, she discussed the difficulties she faced as a single mom dating during a difficult interview that was shown Wednesday. “CBS Mornings,”Declaring she won’t marry again.

In a segment of Thursday’s CBS talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show,”She shared Olive, 9-year-old, and Frankie (7-year-old) with Will Kopelman at 46 years old. “Queer Eye”Bobby Berk, the star she doesn’t “know how to date with kids.”

“I’m not there yet,”Barrymore continued, “I have two young girls, and I’m like, I don’t want to bring people home. I think that it would take me a very long to meet someone and get to know them before I could even ever introduce them to my daughters.”

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After the clip aired, “CBS Mornings,”Barrymore stated that she didn’t realize her feelings about dating until Berk spoke to her.

“I had never realized, and said out loud, that I don’t know how to date with kids,”She explained.

Barrymore and Kopelman They ended their four-year marriageIn 2016. In 2016.

“My kids’ dad is happily remarried with the most wonderful woman in the world. My children have this extraordinary stepmom,”Barrymore acknowledged that they were not perfect. “processes have been different.”

“Their side of the street is so functional and whole and happening. And I think I’ve been on the sidelines in a beautiful, honoring purgatory,”She said.

“I’ve been saying that it’s me, and it’s my choice, you know, I’m not ready, I want to wait,”The “50 First Dates”Gayle King interviewed the actress, and she continued, “I don’t think I’ve said out loud that it’s really because I have these two daughters.”

Barrymore, who has been single since the divorce, said that she began dating again. “occasional date”It was two years ago. It took four long years. “even step out there,”She added, “People have different processes, then enter a pandemic.”

The “Charlie’s Angels”Star has As mentioned previouslyInformation about her “painful”Kopelman talks divorce.

Barrymore stated that she is looking for someone who can help her move forward. “isn’t interested in marriage or kids.”King then asked Barrymore whether she was open to the possibility of remarrying. “Oh god, never. There’s no reason to be. I would maybe live with someone again — maybe — but I’ve had kids.”

She said, “There’s no way. I will never, ever, ever, ever get married again.”

Barrymore got married to Jeremy Thomas, a producer from 1994 to 1995, and Tom Green, an actor from 2001 to 2002.

It’s not new for her to oppose marriage. A October 2020 episode on “Sunday Today,“After her divorce, she stated that it was difficult for her to keep her heart open.

“It’s like, I don’t think I’ve recovered from that. I don’t know how to open that up again. It’s like something closed, and it stayed closed. I think I’m equally as scared to find love again as I would be as if it never happened,”She said.