Reese Witherspoon had a big year of transition in 2023 after divorcing her husband of 12 years, Jim Toth. With a fresh year in front of her, the 47-year-old actress is reportedly starting to think about what her dating life might look like, and it sounds like she has very realistic expectations — it’s hard out there, y’all!
An insider spilled the tea to Us Weekly and noted that The Morning Show star is “taking things very slowly” when it comes to dating. “Reese hasn’t been out on too many dates, but she’s been set up with a few friends of friends,” they said. And while she is “excited” about the prospect of someone special entering her life, Witherspoon has a “very relaxed attitude” about dating in general. It seems that she is still getting used to the idea that she’s single and it feels a bit “surreal” to have to go through the entire dating process again.
“In an ideal world, she’d love to meet someone special in 2024 and eventually settle down again,” the source shared while adding that Witherspoon is making sure she feels “no pressure” to make that happen this year. The Oscar winner and Toth shocked Hollywood when they announced their split in March 2023, but they kept it a very low-key process and their divorce was amicably settled as they co-parent their only child together, son Tennessee, 11.
Witherspoon opened up about her split to Harper’s Bazaar just four months after the announcement where she revealed that it was “a vulnerable time” for her. “When I was divorced before, the tabloid media got to tell people how I was feeling or how I was processing, and it felt very out of control,” she explained, referencing her 2008 divorce from Ryan Phillippe. “It feels much more authentic to be able to say things in my own voice and not let somebody else control what’s happening.”
She didn’t love the “speculation” about the end of her marriage to Toth, but she was making sure that she stayed “very connected” to her feelings behind the scenes. “All I can do is be my most honest, forthright self and be vulnerable,” she summed up. “It’s a vulnerable time for me.”
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