Despite accepting his proposal decades ago, Oprah Winfrey credits her decision not to say “I do” with keeping their love alive.

Oprah Winfrey’s partner of over 33 years popped the question back in 1993 — and she said yes. But the former talk-show titan and Stedman Graham remain unwed to this day.

And, according to her, not taking that walk down the aisle is the secret to their success.

“The moment after I said yes to his proposal, I had doubts,” the 65-year-old explained in a piece she penned for her O magazine.

“I realized I didn’t actually want a marriage. I wanted to be asked. I wanted to know he felt I was worthy of being his missus, but I didn’t want the sacrifices, the compromises, the day-in-day-out commitment required to make a marriage work.

My life with the show was my priority, and we both knew it.”

In fact, she goes so far as to say that, “He and I agree that had we tied the marital knot, we would not still be together.”

Winfrey believes her romance with Graham, 68, relies on that independence that exists within their partnership.

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