Eva Mendes has called marriage an "unnecessary" tradition

She told HollywoodLife.com: "I just don't think marriage is necessary, as necessary as society makes it.
"And I don't have a negative point of view on it. I just think it's a very old tradition and if you look back to what marriage symbolises in the first place ... it has nothing to do with why we get married today."

The 37-year-old beauty has spoken of her indifference to the institution before, calling it "boring", and also revealed she feels no pressure to become a mother.
She said: "I don't know if I want children, but the idea of marriage sounds very boring to me. I have to be honest."

Eva also insisted she's a romantic and enjoys going to her friends' weddings but gets a thrill from refusing to become a bride herself because it makes her feel rebellious.
She explained: "I am extremely romantic but I think there is that little rebel inside me that is anti-establishment. It's just one more fun thing I can rebel against."