Taylor revealed the couple’s pairing works because of their willingness to do their own thing and give their partner space.
“I think we each follow our own path so we’re not exactly the same,” the Two and a Half Men star, 80, told Page Six at the 2023 Second Stage Theater Fall Gala, which honored American Horror Story star Paulson, 48.
“We do some things separately so everyone gets to be true to what they believe,” she continued. “She’s much more social, and I like a little bit of alone time, so I have that. She spends some time with friends and not with me, so it’s a good balance.”
The couple, who began dating in 2015, initially surprised many because of the pair’s nearly 32-year age gap, but the relationship appears to be going from strength to strength.
In 2021, Paulson posted a black-and-white photo on Instagram in honor of Taylor’s birthday.
“All roads lead me to this face, those eyes, that soul,” she captioned it. “You are, quite simply- everything to me. Here’s looking at you, kid. Today. Tomorrow. Always.”
Taylor previously spoke of her hesitancy to share details of her sexuality or her relationship, saying it is not the most important thing about her.
She explained to The Advocate: “If you said, ‘What is your sexuality?’ I’d say I’m gay. I really don’t like the definitions. I just feel like I’m a person. It’s not the major defining thing of my life. It’s not defining. I’m a human being. That’s defining. Do you see what I’m saying?”
She continued the only reason she said anything at all was because her partner was in the spotlight.
“The relationship with Sarah became so public because she’s an enormous star and I was somewhat well-known. It became a news event and so I wasn’t going to deny it. Do you see what I’m saying? Other relationships that I had have not been with famous people. No other relationship I had would become a news event in that sense. When once that happened, there was no way not to just speak about it.”
