Tracee Ellis Ross does not need a man to define her.
In a new interview for the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast, Ross shared how she’s still looking for the right partner.
“You know, I don’t know that my mom said you don’t need a man,” Ross said. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I would love a partner, and I’ve had some wonderful dating … and some wonderful relationships. So, it’s not that. I just haven’t found the person that is my life partner yet.”
Ross explained why her independence is her superpower.
“It used to bother me because I felt like I was doing something wrong,” Ross admitted. “I’m very comfortable with myself… but I’m also, with my friends and the people that l’m really safe with, l’m like a barnacle. Like, you can’t let go of me.”
“It’s slightly exhausting … Sometimes people talk about it as if I have tried to be a poster child for that. I’m like, ‘No, that’s just the facts.’ I also don’t publicize when I am dating. We don’t talk about that, that’s okay,” she continued.
Ross also said she doesn’t go public with who she’s dating.
“When you start dating someone, you don’t want public point of view about something that’s private as you’re trying to discover if it works for you or not. So, no, I don’t do that. I have not been chronically single and I haven’t done, what do they call it? A soft launch? I haven’t done a soft launch.”
Ross went on to speak about her frustration with constant questions about marriage and motherhood.
“I’ve said to somebody in an interview, ‘will you please get out of my womb? Just get out of my womb, that’s not your business.’”