Ricky Gervais – 59, Comedian and Writer

If you think about it, Ricky Gervais and his partner Jane Fallon are as good as married. The couple have been together since 1982 and have outlasted many marriages over the years, so why did the couple opt out of making things official? The actor has confirmed that marriage and kids aren’t in the cards for both of them. This is something that they mutually decided on. Their reason is really quite simple, they don’t feel any religious inclination to go through with a ceremony.

As for becoming parents, both are simply uninterested in dedicating years of their lives to raising kids. A fair point, considering not every person is cut out to be a parent. It is a huge responsibility that entails commitment and lots of investment money. Instead, the couple are enjoying their freedom and have built a much stronger bond over the years. They prove that even without marriage, if a relationship is built upon love that is all that counts.