Happily unmarried

These celeb couples have been together for long but for some reason or the other avoid the M word.



Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

The most famous of the unmarried couples, the two have been together since 2005. To complete the family picture are their six adorable children - their adopted children Maddox, Pax, and Zahara and their biological children Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.


Saif Ali Khan & Kareena Kapoor



The two have been in a relationship since 2007 and the media continue to speculate about their marriage.


Oprah Winfrey & Stedman Graham




The talk show diva and her businessman beau have been together since 1986. Though the couple got engaged in 1992 they later decided not to get married.


Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell



The two cine stars have been in a relationship since 1983 and have a 24-year-old son, Wyatt. Both Hawn and Russell have been married before and between them have three children - actors Kate and Oliver Hudson (from Hawn's earlier marriage with actor Bill Hudson) and Boston (Russell's son from an earlier marriage).


Kate Hudson & Matthew Bellamy



The actress has been dating the lead vocalist of Muse since December 2009, following her break-up with Alex Rodriguez and before that her divorce from singer Chris Robinson. She has a six-year-old son from her marriage with Robinson. Kate Hudson is reported to have told Elle magazine that she wants love and not marriage, "It's definitely not something I'm looking for."


Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins



Though the two actors are no longer a couple, we have featured them here because theirs was one of the longest standing relationships in Hollywood (from 1986 till December 2009 when they split). The couple has two children (Jack, 21 and Miles, 18).


Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis



The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star has been in a string of relationships after his marriage with Lori Allison fell apart in 1986. He and his current girlfriend actress Vanessa Paradis have been together since 1998 and have two children (11-year-old Lily-Rose and eight-year-old John). When quizzed about marriage Depp is believed to have said that having children has given him a "real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything".


Enrique Iglesias & Anna Kournikova



The pop singer and tennis beauty have been with each other since 2001 and in the last nine years there have constant rumours about their relationship including talk of a split and of a secret marriage.


John Abraham & Bipasha Basu



These high profile Bollywood celebs have been together since 2002 and their relationship is still going strong but with no talk of marriage.


Jon Hamm & Jennifer Westfeldt



The American actor and his actor/screenwriter girlfriend have been together since 1997. Hamm says marriage will happen when he and Wesfeldt are ready to have kids.


Tina Turner & Erwin Bach



The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and the German record executive met in 1985, nine years after Turner's marriage with singer Ike Turner ended. The couple resides in Europe with Turner shuttling between Switzerland, England, France and Germany.


Sam Shepard & Jessica Lange



The actors have been in a relationship since 1982 and live in New York with their three children including one from Lange's past relationship with Mikhail Baryshnikov.


Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed



The Israeli rock star and the former Playboy Playmate have been together since 1985 and are the parents of 11-year-old Nicholas and eight-year-old Sophie.


Kamal Hassan & Gouthami


The Kollywood superstar and the former actress have been staying together since 2004 and during that period Gouthami has had to battle cancer. Kamal Hassan and his daughters Shruti and Akshara (from his earlier marriage to Sarika) and Subbulakshmi (Gouthami's daughter from her earlier marriage) have lent Gouthami the much-needed moral support and together the five are a happy family.



Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa



The Columbian singer's popularity reached an all-time high after the resounding success of 'Waka Waka', the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Though she has been engaged to Antonio de la Rúa since 2001, marriage is yet to take place. The two are still a couple with Shakira stating that they are like a married couple and do not need any papers for that.


Leonardo di Caprio and Bar Rafaeli



The matinee heartthrob and his Israeli-model girlfriend have been dating each other since 2005 and though there have conflicting reports of a split they are believed to be together.


Anoushka Shankar and Joe Wright



The talented sitarist has been in a relationship with the English film director since December 2009 and is expecting a child in early 2011. Sometime back, Anoushka had reportedly said that it isn't necessary to get married to have children.