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Holland Taylor talks 'deeply committed' same-sex relationship

By Marilyn Malara
Holland Taylor arrives on the red carpet at the 67th Annual Tony Awards held in 2013 in New York City. The "Two and a Half Men" actress revealed she is in her first "deeply committed" relationship since coming out of a bout of depression. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI
1 of 3 | Holland Taylor arrives on the red carpet at the 67th Annual Tony Awards held in 2013 in New York City. The "Two and a Half Men" actress revealed she is in her first "deeply committed" relationship since coming out of a bout of depression. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI | License Photo

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Two and a Half Men actress Holland Taylor revealed she is in her first "deeply committed" relationship since experiencing depression in 2013.

Speaking with hosts of WNYC's Death, Sex & Money last week, Taylor, 72, said being with her younger female partner -- whose identity is currently unknown -- is "the most wonderful, extraordinary thing that could have ever possibly happened in my life."

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After Taylor's mother died, she said she began to reevaluate her relationships and said she became aware she was living "a very shallow life." Admitting she had never fully committed herself in a relationship beforehand, Taylor now says she's considering marriage.

"Given my generation it would not be something that would automatically occur to me," Taylor said of marrying her partner. "But as a symbol, as a pledge, as a plighting one's troth, it would be a wonderful thing to do."

The Emmy award-winning television actress briefly discussed her sexuality, expressing she doesn't need to "come out" because she never hid that part of her life. "I live out," she said.

Speaking with Parade magazine in 2013, Taylor outlined her depression in-depth, advising people with "serious, life-altering depression," to get help with both therapy and medicine. However, for her, a longstanding pill regimen didn't help her achieve the life she desired.

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"I was on antidepressants for over 15 years, with very intermittent counseling. It was a very dead period of my life," she told the magazine. "And for me, over a long period of time, they didn't really work. So I quit taking them, and my life has been afire since then."

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