Jada Pinkett Smith does not have a "conventional marriage"

Jada Pinkett Smith does not have a "conventional marriage".

The star of "Girl's Trip" is married to Will Smith – with whom she has a son, Jaden, 21, and daughter, Willow, 18 – for more than two decades, but says their union is not a typical wedding.

Pinkett Smith spoke candidly about his marriage on several occasions and even invited his Hollywood star wife to participate on his Facebook TV show "Red Table Talk" twice to discuss their relationship. The candid actress says that she included her husband megastar in the show as part of the healing process following their ups and downs.

"I knew I was not built for the conventional wedding. Even the word "woman" is a golden cage, swallowing the key. Even before my wedding, I thought, "It's going to kill me. And that's about all the case, "explained Pinket Smith.

"So why do not you want to share what you've experienced, when you see other people there, trying to understand that shit? We decided to make it public because it's part of healing. I feel that if we do not really have any understanding about it. I do not know if interpersonal relationships are possible. "

The 47-year-old actress considers Will, 50, as her "life partner" rather than her husband, and claims that even though she did not like the idea of ​​early marriage she had no qualms about spending the rest of her time. his life with the Aladdin actor.

"Will is my life partner and I could not ask for a better one. I love it, I never want people to think it's like I did not want to get married – he and I talked about it the other day, "she said L & # 39; Observer newspaper. "But I can assure you that some of the most powerful women in the world feel caged and tied up because of the sacrifices they have to make to fill this position. I wanted to talk about what we really think about marriage. What do we really think of different and unconventional relationships? What do we really think about raising children? Honestly."