Rosamund Pike says it was 'important to cement' her relationship by starting a family — not having a wedding

Rosamund Pike.

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• Rosamund Pike, 47, says a broken engagement in her 20s helped her rethink the "template" of womanhood.
• That breakup helped her see that there are so many other ways love can look, she said.
• "I'm not married, but I have a family, and I've been with someone for 14, 15 years, happily not married," she said.

Rosamund Pike, 47, says she stepped away from the traditional expectation of marriage and built a family her own way.