--- title: Sean Penn: Actor Says Marriage to Charlize Theron Would Be His 'First' description: Despite earlier unions with Madonna and Robin Wright canonical: https://time.com/3688839/sean-penn-charlize-theron-marriage/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-29T23:42:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:00:16.120Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Sean Penn Says Marriage to Charlize Theron Would Be His 'First' og:description: Despite earlier unions with Madonna and Robin Wright og:url: https://time.com/3688839/sean-penn-charlize-theron-marriage/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e203c3995c6f68a/69877cb5a988ca15ea6ac2ef/sean-penn-charlize-theron.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Actors Sean Penn and Charlize Theron arrive at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization at Montage Hotel on Jan. 10, 2015 in Los Angeles. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sean Penn Says Marriage to Charlize Theron Would Be His 'First' twitter:description: Despite earlier unions with Madonna and Robin Wright twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e203c3995c6f68a/69877cb5a988ca15ea6ac2ef/sean-penn-charlize-theron.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sean Penn Says Marriage to Charlize Theron Would Be His 'First' > Sponsored content. 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Actors Sean Penn and Charlize Theron arrive at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization at Montage Hotel on Jan. 10, 2015 in Los Angeles.Valerie Macon—Getty Images by [Jackie Straus / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jackie Straus / People Jan 29, 2015 11:42 PM UTC Despite two high-profile marriages to [Madonna](http://www.people.com/people/madonna) and _House of Cards_ actress [Robin Wright](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:RobinWrightPenn,00.html), [Sean Penn](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:SeanPenn,00.html), who is in a relationship with [Charlize Theron](http://www.people.com/people/charlize%5Ftheron), says he would consider his next marriage his first. “You say I’ve been married twice before, but I’ve been married under circumstances where I was less informed than I am today,” he said in the March issue of [_Esquire U.K._](http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/film-tv/7675/sean-penn-interview/). “So I wouldn’t even consider it a third marriage, I’d consider it a first marriage on its own terms if I got married again.” The Oscar winner was with [Madonna](http://www.people.com/people/madonna) from 1985 to 1989 and Wright from 1996 to 2010\. While he says he remains “very friendly” with Madonna, Penn didn’t go in to as much detail regarding Wright, whom he shares two children – Dylan, 23, and Hopper, 21. “I would say that I’m on extremely good terms with the children I share with my second ex-wife,” he said, adding that the divorce process is never easy. “You kick and bite about the other person.” Even with his rocky experience with divorce, the actor remains positive about potentially walking down the aisle again – now that he has Theron, 39, by his side. “Yes, I’d get married again,” the actor, 54, told _Esquire_. Penn admitted he’s surprised to [be in love again](http://greatideas.people.com/2014/11/21/sean-penn-charlize-theron-mercado-date-night-margarita-recipe/). “It could seem too late,” he said of his romance with Theron, 39\. “But to run into somebody now who you care about is a much more passionate, deeper, truer and – God! – a much happier feeling. It’s a lot more romantic and a lot more fulfilling to be in a relationship and to think you’re a good person within it.” Penn and Theron began dating over a year ago, and have remained quiet amid constant speculation that [they are engaged](http://www.people.com/article/charlize-theron-sean-penn-engaged-ring-rumor). 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