Ellen: Portia Is 'My Perfect Fit'

[angelgo03]

Ellen DeGeneres says she's been happy in relationships before – but not the kind of happy that she feels with Portia de Rossi.

DeGeneres, who is set to host the Academy Awards on Feb. 25, tells The Advocate in its new issue that she's reached a different level of contentment with her actress girlfriend of two years.

"I could say the same thing I've said in every relationship: 'I'm happy.' But there's happiness and there's love, and then there's completion," the Emmy-winning talk-show host says. "It doesn't take away from any of the relationships that I've had, 'cause I've had amazing relationships. ... But I feel like I found my perfect fit."

DeGeneres, who turned 49 Friday, and de Rossi, who will be 34 on Wednesday, began dating in late 2004.

One key to their happiness, says DeGeneres, is that they learn things from each other. "She's taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I've taught her," says DeGeneres. "We've both changed and grown, and we just feel like, 'Oh, OK, this is completion.' "

In September 2005, de Rossi told The Advocate that her relationship with DeGeneres was "very loving, peaceful," adding, "I really feel not alone for the first time in my life."

In the new interview, DeGeneres also reveals how jazzed she is to be hosting the Academy Awards. "There's a nervousness, but there's also an excitement," she says. "You want to do your best, naturally, but it's also just letting it happen once you're out there."

The hosting gig means she won't get to walk the red carpet with de Rossi. But actually, that's okay, says DeGeneres: "When we're together and she's in her heels, I always feel like Tom Cruise next to Nicole Kidman."

 

[HauteMama]

I like Ellen DeGeneres, and I am glad that she is so happy!

 

[katielou07]

that's so sweet. i hope they last, they seem so good together. i can't wait to see ellen host, either

 

[bagsnbags]

Oh..I love both of them..I hope they have long lasting relationship..

 

[BalenciagaLove]

They sound happy. I hope it's the real thing. Sometimes, I feel like I have to take half a pound of salt whenever anyone from hollywood speaks about their relationship.

 

[John 5]

Awww... How sweet!

 

[seahorseinstripes]

i love them

 

[Lvbabydoll]

I love Ellen..she's hilarious. I loved that sitcom she did way back when..that was where I first heard of her.

 

[chloe-babe]

yep, from the outside, they seem like two very different people, but maybe that is why they work so well

Hey a two year relationship in Hollywood is v sucessful! good luck to them

 

[BooYah]

i absolutely LOVE ellen too! she's genuine and has the best sense of humor!!!

 

[H_addict]

I am so happy for them! LOVE Ellen and Portia (esp. in Arrested Development )!

 

[ayla]

I love them together - especially because Portia is finally in the open about herself, and to me, being able to be yourself is most important !

 

[keya]

that's very cute

 

[apa629]

i like her.. she's so sweet!

 

[caitlin1214]

I loved Portia on Ally McBeal and then on Arrested Development.

I loved Ellen both before and after she came out.

I'm so glad they found each other and that they're happy.

I remember reading this quote from Ellen. I can't find the exact one, but she compares finding the perfect fit with doing a puzzle.