I got married at 37, had my first baby at 38 and second at 40. I knew myself, had a wonderful, full, established life, and waited until the right man came along. Best decision of my life!

It's such a joy to listen to an adult women describing her making conscious choices and not just following the society norms.

Married at 35, first baby at 39, second baby at 41. (And I'm 5 1/2 years older than my husband.)

I'm over about to turn 42 still single with no kids yet crying at what these ladies are saying. Happy tears cause they speak the truth!!!

I had my first baby at 35. Wanted one more, and got pregnant easily at 41!

My husband is also 6 yrs younger, and we got married when I was in my mid thirties, and we didn't have our son till I was 40. I relate so much to this. All of this.

This conversation is so much mature and healthy. The pressure to do things in our society is immensely draining

🥺 needed to hear this today. At 34, no prospects for family, and everyone around me starting theirs or well established already, it's been hard to believe it could happen past this point. This is an important conversation. Thank you 💜

I had my only daughter at 40. My husband was 40 as well. I’m from the south and I live in Alaska now. All of my friends are grandparents now. We didn’t wait by choice, I had some fertility issues. My pregnancy was considered a geriatric pregnancy. My daughter is happy and healthy so life is good.

Thank you for this. I turned 40 two days ago.

This is absolutely beautiful and so comforting to watch when you are in your 30s and single.

I love how Kelly is so genuine and this question coming from someone else may come off as rude, but Kelly is so real that you know is asking because she is genuinely curious and happy to show there are different ways to live your life.

Such a great actress who is so genuine, earthy and not pretentious at all

We have to change the double standards society has about age. As a single woman over 40 your made to feel like something is wrong with you, yet no one bats an eye at men that age or older that remain bachelors.

I"m so over the judgement on women with age, marriage or no marriage, kids/no kids. Mind your own business....

as someone who’s 37 with no children and not sure i ever want them actually ,; it was really nice to hear this talk. it’s so refreshing to hear that life is not over at 40 and that also it’s okay if you don’t feel the constant desire to be a mother. some of us enjoy our freedom, and that’s okay to say. (it doesn’t shame those that do have children, but it makes it okay to choose)

Thanks for sharing the story and knowing that it’s not over at 40 👍

Maturity on having kids will be something that will save the world. We need better humans and that comes from good mature moms.

So much wisdom in this clip. Understand "your" narrative.

Life is easy with him. That just makes sense. My divorce was predetermined bc the relationship was so dramatic with all the toxic behavior- def not easy.

I love Julliana and watch reruns every night of The Good Wife on Start TV at 12 midnight. She is one of the best actresses out there and Im just hoping she will get another series on the books real soon.

This is very real and very honest life advise from true women Thank you I needed this

I love Julianna. She is so smart, funny and beautiful.

Great convo! I like that Kelly's show can do light hearted fun and then some real consequential conversations with depth.

I’m 39 and I was just asked by idiotic man why if I’m such a good woman, why am I not married? Well, I am a good woman of God and I also did not have a good example of a man, having an abusive dad. I was busy attracting the wrong man and pursuing a Doctorate and career. As this woman said, through my healing journey, I was not ready before now! I am proud to be who I am and what woman I turned out to be. If God’s will it will be, I’m letting it go for now because I refuse to feel powerless.

What a great example of two incredible women in the industry who you can look up too and be in awe of. Julianne has be inspiring me since ER and I've been supporting what she does after that. I'm so blessed to have something to watch that will still inspire me today. And Kelly's songs that she has done have been my fight songs to becoming a woman to take seriously so thankyou for that. Thankyou for letting us be a part of your world. Thakyou for reading this peeps and always remember to stay humble and kind. 😊😊❤❤

This is such an important interview. It always reassures me. There are so many narratives - we don't have to resort the default ones.

She said "life is just easy with him" that is the same thing fumi says and I love that.

My mom was getting ready to turn 30 and my dad was 47 when I was born and for the first 20 years of my life I had the benefit of having at least one parent I could count on to be around for a real long span of my life. And then cancer decided to take my mom away from us as she died within a month of her 50th birthday. So I still have my dad obviously and I realized I needed to create as many memories as I could and not waste a single second of whatever time my siblings and I have left with him cause tomorrow is not guaranteed

bottom line for me is, we should try our hardest to listen to what WE want, not what society defines as the "norm." you don't want kids? perfectly fine! you're going to be a single mom? totally fine too!!!

My parents got married at 35yo. It's never too late.

What a beautiful interview! I truly enjoyed it ♥️👍🏻

This a great conversation. Thank you both!

34 and no prospects of a relationship (yet) so I really needed to watch this. Thanks for the encouragement!

It’s so painful to watch when an interviewer talks forever with their question as though they are more interested in saying something instead of asking something.

Age is just a number. You have to do what feels right for yourself, and shut out the noise. Also, I don't believe there is a 'right' person - what does that even mean, and it's vague too. It's more about the right time in your life, and that right time can come to us at different phases of our lives. Ultimately live your life for you, and stand by your choices, and don't let others dictate to you how you should/shouldn't live your life. You do you, I do me!

I wish this interview and story had been as viral as those clips of "alpha male podcasts" saying women hit the wall after age 30 and are no longer able to get married or have children.

Amazing Interview. ♥️

I love her story sooo relatable

Love this!

I turn 40 in five months, just got out of a toxic relationship and focusing on GOD and myself. To me, it'll happen if and when it's supposed to happen.

Love it love it loooooveeeee it! Thanks for those words ladies

I'm going to be single for life. I thought I wanted a family and wanted a husband. No, it's tough out there with like millions of people. Also, the stress that comes with it. I love children, but having one yourself is not for everybody. From where I'm from, divorce is at a high rate and people are scared. That's what I think.

I totally stand for what Julianna is saying about mature women waiting to decide if they want marriage and children, there should be no shame in young women wanting to marry early and have a family while they are young. 40 isn’t over, it’s just beginning when we know more about what we want and who we are. But that shouldn’t negate the experiences of young women of 20 knowing who they are and what they went. There are many things I wish I could’ve done, but I have NEVER regretted having my children nor did I blaming them for my “missing out” on something. Many young couples go on to have long strong marriages. And many mature adults keep making the same mistakes with a mate or partner and switch them out like new outfits. People grow and learn new things about who they are at any stage. How they handle them and incorporate them into their current situation is key. Let’s be supportive of ALL women of all ages.

thank you

That's wonderful, there is no upper age limit to get married and have children ( if your physically able to)

Juliana shares my birthday geminis r tough when it comed to commitment tend to delay marriage but i fully believe its worth waiting for the right person plus divorce rates r much lower when marriage is delayed

So true like being in your 20-49s in the 2000-2010 is really not what it has been all the decades before and why are many people only taking serious by sociteiy after having a stable job and a ring on their fingers ?

I absolutely love this

I respect and appreciate what both these women have said here!🙂🤗

Loved this interview other than interuptions

Love it!

I still have hope then. I am 37 now.

That is awesome.

Hermosa entrevista

Love her!

Its okay Julianna, you are great and it was all worth it.

It is in society's best interest to help females grow up and feel like FREE individuals and urge people of both sexes to marry for the RIGHT reasons. I can totally understand what Julianna says, that she had to get rid of the narrative that she was born into and raised with, as to how a marriage feels like and is and more importantly ,especially women, cause they are the driving force of a family, they need to find themselves first, before they decide to raise a child. Of course, people who are not kind hearted, hence really mentally sick imo, will always rush to a marriage with the wrong spouse, because of desperation, because they want to show off to the others, 'look at me I am the first one to get married from our group of friends' and they will make you feel like garbage, because you chose to do things the hard but right way and you waited until you were sane enough to find a decent human being or you chose to have a family on your own , instead of marrying a man you loathe or are not in love with, so that you can have sby to pay your bills and your kid or kids have a father , one however that you , the mom , do not love or even like. The important thing is to be raised by a loving parent or parents.And good people can be loving parents. Bad people cannot.

Yes!

She's beautiful ❤

I love Kelly 🥰🥰

I love Julianna Margulies!

I just turned 30 no prospects…:( feel hopeless but then again I M hope

Julianna is still gorgeous

I love this, except for the blurb in the description about "society tells women life is over after 40..." but does it though? 🤔 The narrative alone annoys me..can't we also normalise Julianna's experience as a path many women are choosing these days as opposed to making it seem so rare? I really dont think it is..

I love margulies she is my sweetheart 😍😍😍

This was two years ago and she's not even 60 yet and here she is in this video looking 60+

Happy birthday julianna from italian boy live in rome

Julianna Margulies is Magnificent.

Ray of hope

Kelly: Why did you wait SO LATE? (judgement 🙄) The rest of the world: Why did you wait SO LATE? (more judgement) Her: (responding with more maturity& sophistication than Kelly 💪🏽😊)

I turned forty this year and I’m having a very difficult time with it 😞

Sometimes I feel like I’m ready to settle down .. sometimes I don’t . Sometimes I want to have another kid .. sometimes I feel I’m done . But I think I better figure it out soon. Freedom is amazing tho. Idk 🤷🏻‍♀️

I am unmarried at 43 for the same reason

I am still single at 28 and starting to panic a little

Julianna is INTERESTING....

I think a conversation about egg freezing should be had with girls at a young age so they're aware that it's ok to live life and still have the option to reproduce later in life. I thought about freezing my eggs at age 35 (I was kinda old, would have been better to do it B4 I was 25 to get better egg quality) I ended up not doing it. I've never really wanted kids anyways but for some reason, now that I'm almost 42 I kinda wish I did have some "eggs in the freezer" just in case I end up changing my mind when I'm 50 or something.

How many times does Kelly say ...yea

My grandma had her four youngest after 47 no problems what so ever with homebirthing as most women do. I know for sure any medical Harmon prevention does so much harm so use condoms even with your husband Rather. Why do I want to go anywhere else when living a luxury home. I live in an apartment work from my corner home office I don't like to go anywhere unless I have to.

Age is just a number . People get married even in 90's.

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I wonder if JulianM & AngelicaHustson would be ready to go on the TV show? A Discovery of A Witch? And JulianM can't kill-off the main "Wee-Rrr-zS!" on the show.

I think Julianna margulies would play zatanna if theirs a dceu in the 90s

Got damn she is so fine 🥺

Start checking your ovarian reserves in your early 30’s. If you want to wait, freeze some of your eggs, then take all the time you need to find Mr.Right, grow up, experience everything. (It’s not your uterus that fails you, it’s your ovaries) That way you won’t miss out on motherhood. Most woman having a baby in their 40’s are doing it through fertility clinics and may be using donor eggs, sperm, or even embryos. It’s costing them a ton of money if they don’t have the right insurance. Sometimes they can’t have children because they have waited too long. Hollywood stars have the money and time off to do what the average woman can’t afford to do. Don’t give up your choices. Test your ovarian reserves. It’s a blood test that costs a couple of hundred dollars, and then you know.

Almost looked like Jenma Dewan

🙌 some guys see straight and don't put the cart before the horse.

I'm 35 and feel I will never find anyone

so weird hear them talking about the man asking the woman

Does Kelly ever let her guests talk? The first 40 seconds of this are her talking about herself instead of just asking the question, so I stopped.

So... Julianna Margulies did the selfish thing, she took the time to reflect on herself and grow... Most selfless thing one can do. More people should do this instead of putting their "wants" first.

Kelly talks too much about herself. And you can't say 31 is like 41, that's insulting.

This host is kuku if she thinks that doing everything till 30 is ok My life just started at 40 Now im 51

Julianna was born on wednesday as today

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Waiting is fine. But if you want children then freeze your eggs or be fine with adopting.

Julianna, You are a resident of New York what do you think of DJT?

I had my selfish years...... seriously kelly?

More like he was ready. Because if he didn't want it, it wasn't going to be.

All to sell.a book I'm sure her parents are thrilled to have it all told. And she pronounces narrative oddly