Have you wondered what Courtney Cox has to say her recent breakup, her urge to date again and life in general? Well, we have too! Harper’s Bazaar gave us at The Fashionable Housewife a sneak peak at their April 2011 issue which our girl Courtney graces the cover of. Fabulous, right? So I guess we’ll share it with you… well, because we like you.
On herย estranged husband, David Arquette: โYou canโt really get mad at David because heโs not a malicious person,โ she says. โHe was dealing with things the best way he could. And donโt get me wrong, he was on a show for entertainment. David is smart, and David is also a showman. He knew what he was doing.โ She pauses. “I donโt know whatโs going to happen, but I donโt think heโll be doing more Howard Stern any time soon. Heโs not out to harm. But Iโm his biggest protector. I canโt help it.โ
On some level, Courteney attributes the root of her marital struggles to her own pathos. โThe thing is, when you get older, itโs more about compatibility than it is about love,โ she says thoughtfully. โI think itโs more about needing just a kind of peace and stillness. Iโm kind of all over the place, and I need grounding. I want to be calm. I want to change a lot. I want to live not outside but inside. Itโs nothing with David; itโs just what Iโm searching for.โ
Their seven-year age gapโCourteney is 46 to Davidโs 39โdoesnโt register to her as the crux of their issues, however. โMost guys arenโt that mature, are they? They just donโt think the way we think.โ She does admit, โI thought I had always been a little bit of a cougar with David.โ โI donโt find the whole cougar word that offensive,โ she says. โAnd also, a cougar is someone who takes care of herself and goes out with younger guys. She doesnโt need a man to take care of her.โ
On rumors of an affair with her Cougar Town costar Brian Van Holt, gossip she flatly denies: “He’s a really good friend of mine, so I don’t care,” says Courteney. “It just doesn’t matter. He’s a great guy, and he’s definitely been a part of my support system.”
Courtney can’t see herself diving into the dating pool any time soon: “I have no desire right now,” she admits. “I’m not saying never. It just seems weird. I don’t even know how that would happen or how you meet people. I really don’t like to go out. I’m not great at small talk. I like to go to dinner with people. I don’t like to go to parties. There’s a sign on my forehead: EXITING SOCIAL LIFE, ENTERING INTO ISOLATION.”
The April issue of Harperโs Bazaar hits newsstands March 29.
For the fullย interview,ย photos and video, go toย https://www.harpersbazaar.com/courteneycox