--- title: Winona Ryder Calls Herself a 'Serial Monogamist' description: And she said that divorce can never be an option canonical: https://time.com/4407803/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-15T13:57:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:56.949Z og:title: Winona Ryder Calls Herself a 'Serial Monogamist' og:description: And she said that divorce can never be an option og:url: https://time.com/4407803/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70894e8b81d59a2a/69889c0ebc6cfca7f73ddcf5/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: "Show Me A Hero" New York Screening og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Winona Ryder Calls Herself a 'Serial Monogamist' twitter:description: And she said that divorce can never be an option twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70894e8b81d59a2a/69889c0ebc6cfca7f73ddcf5/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Winona Ryder Calls Herself a 'Serial Monogamist' by [Karen Mizoguchi/People](/author/people/) ## Karen Mizoguchi/People Jul 15, 2016 1:57 PM CUT  Actress Winona Ryder attends the "Show Me A Hero" New York screening at The New York Times Center on August 11, 2015 in New York City. Actress Winona Ryder attends the "Show Me A Hero" New York screening at The New York Times Center on August 11, 2015 in New York City.Andrew H. Walker—Getty Images by [Karen Mizoguchi/People](/author/people/) ## Karen Mizoguchi/People Jul 15, 2016 1:57 PM CUT [Winona Ryder](http://www.people.com/people/winona%5Fryder "undefined") does not see marriage in the near future. The actress dubbed herself a “serial monogamist” in her new interview with [_The Edit_](https://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/359/16 "undefined"), even revealing she has been “happily with someone for quite a while now.” Ryder, 44, was most recently spotted with boyfriend Scott Mackinlay Hahn at the premiere of her new Netflix series _Stranger Things_ in Los Angeles. “I was single for a while and dating and… I just didn’t know how to do it!” the star shared. “I’ve always been like that: when I was 15, there was a guy I liked, and we made out, and I thought that meant he was my boyfriend. My mom had to explain it to me.” As for if she will tie the knot, Ryder said divorce can never be an option. “Marriage? I don’t know. I’d rather never have been married than been divorced a few times. Not that there’s anything wrong with divorce, but I don’t think I could do it if that was a possibility,” she explained. “When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/winona-ryder-on-being-a-serial-monogamist "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://People.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4407803/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4407803/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist/"},"headline":"Winona Ryder Calls Herself a 'Serial Monogamist'","datePublished":"2016-07-15T13:57:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:56.949Z","description":"And she said that divorce can never be an option","url":"https://time.com/4407803/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist/","keywords":["motto","celebrities","News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70894e8b81d59a2a/69889c0ebc6cfca7f73ddcf5/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Karen Mizoguchi/People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70894e8b81d59a2a/69889c0ebc6cfca7f73ddcf5/winona-ryder-serial-monogamist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Show Me A Hero\" New York Screening","caption":"Actress Winona Ryder attends the \"Show Me A Hero\" New York screening at The New York Times Center on August 11, 2015 in New York City.","creditText":"Andrew H. 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