Charlie Hunnam Isn’t Into Marriage — Shouldn’t His Girlfriend of 14 Years Already Know That?

That’s a long time to live with someone with such uncertainty and unmet expectations and desires

Sons of Anarchy alum Charlie Hunnam has been with his girlfriend, Los Angeles jewelry designer Morgana McNelis, for some 14 years, and has (wisely) kept much of their relationship private. They bought a ranch together in 2013 and presumably have been living together since then if not before. Fourteen years is a long time for a couple to be together, married or not, so you would think that they’d have numerous conversations about what they’re doing, why they’re doing it and why they’re doing it the way they’re doing it. And yet.

Recently Hunnam, 39 spoke honesty about how he feels about marriage. After a short-lived “terrible, painful” marriage to Katharine Towne when he was just 18 years old, after a whirlwind romance and 2 a.m. Las Vegas wedding, he’s a bit more — shall we say — pragmatic about the institution. On a radio show with The Gentlemen co-star Hugh Grant — who himself once said, “Marriage is dead (and boring). Long live other options,” until he married his longtime partner in 2018 — Hunnam said:

“I’ve been with my girlfriend for 14½ years, I…