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Mindy Kaling finally reveals why she doesn't want to get married

Mindy Kaling expresses she doesn't need to get married

Published May 21, 2026
Mindy Kaling finally reveals why she doesn't want to get married
Mindy Kaling finally reveals why she doesn't want to get married

Mindy Kaling finally revealed why she doesn't want to get married.

In a new interview with Bustle, the 46-year-old comedian shared that when she was young, her two biggest goals were to work on Saturday Night Live and to get married.

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"Professionally, I always wanted to write on Saturday Night Live and be a cast member on Saturday Night Live," said Mindy. "Personally, I wanted to be married. Neither of those things happened."

When she told these things could still happen, Mindy responded that she no longer feels she needs them to feel fulfilled.

"That's interesting," the Late Night actress replied. "Those things could happen, but I think I don't necessarily need them anymore, maybe, which is a nice feeling."

Mindy hasn't shared much publicly about her dating life. Notably, she was in a relationship with her close friend B.J. Novak from 2004 to 2007.

In the same interview, Mindy also opened up about her relationship with B.J. Novak.

"He really is in our family, and I love talking about him because my kids adore him, and he's such a huge part of our life," said the Never Have I Ever creator. "But I also know that it gives people a lot of ideas."

"If I was watching it from the outside, I would have the same questions and the same reactions," she admitted.

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