"But I don't think there's any reason to get married again, especially after what I've been through"
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“Especially after what I’ve been through” lands like a stage curtain. It invites you to feel the weight without getting the details, a boundary that still performs. Minnelli’s public identity has always been a braid of spectacle and vulnerability: the showbiz royalty lineage, the big-room charisma, the tabloid scrutiny. Her marriages, widely covered and frequently framed as messy, became part of the narrative machinery that audiences consume alongside the talent. In that context, refusing marriage reads less like a romantic verdict and more like reclaiming authorship.
The line also quietly interrogates why marriage remains a default benchmark of success, stability, or “having it together,” even for someone whose career already proves endurance. Minnelli’s intent feels pragmatic: stop repeating a ritual that the world treats as a comeback arc, when for her it’s been an injury. Subtext: I’ve earned peace, and I’m not auditioning for anyone’s idea of a happy ending.
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| Topic | Divorce |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Minnelli, Liza. (2026, January 16). But I don't think there's any reason to get married again, especially after what I've been through. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-dont-think-theres-any-reason-to-get-married-87335/
Chicago Style
Minnelli, Liza. "But I don't think there's any reason to get married again, especially after what I've been through." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-dont-think-theres-any-reason-to-get-married-87335/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"But I don't think there's any reason to get married again, especially after what I've been through." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-dont-think-theres-any-reason-to-get-married-87335/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.









