Diane Keaton never expected to face old age alone, said Helena de Bertodano in The Daily Telegraph (U.K.). When she was younger, the actress regarded older unmarried women with pity. “I remember thinking, ‘How sad, how could anybody come to that? That will never happen to me.’ But you know what? It has happened. I’m an old maid.” Keaton hasn’t lacked great loves. She had long-term relationships with three Hollywood legends—Woody Allen in her 20s, Warren Beatty in her 30s, and Al Pacino in her late 30s and early 40s—but married none of them. “No one ever asked me,” she says. “I think they got to know me and realized, ‘Oh jeez, she’s like….’” She trails off. “I remember Woody saying, ‘Living with you is like walking on eggshells.’ I had too much sensitivity. I was hurt by everything.” Now 67, Keaton finds being single surprisingly agreeable; there is no one to please but herself. “I can imagine having a companion, someone who says, ‘Good to see you, what’s going on?’ But then, if it’s a man, are you supposed to have a relationship? Share a bed?” She shakes her head. “That’s not happening.”
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