Halle Berry: "I'll Never Marry Again"  5/22/06

Halle Berry will never marry again, because she doesn't trust her judgment in men.

After two failed marriages - to David Justice and Eric Benet - the actress couldn't bear the pain for a third time.

But she does still dream of motherhood.

Berry, 39, says, "I never want to get married again. I've been married and divorced twice and it's not something I plan on repeating.

"I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife.

"I don't feel like I need to feel validated through being in a marriage. I feel pretty good being on my own.

"I do hope to have a child of my own with a guy that could be the father and have a lovely committed relationship.

"As I'm approaching 40, the desire to have something in my life that's more meaningful than movies and a career and working on them is becoming really important to me.

"I'm hoping something real will manifest itself in my life. Whether I'll have a child of my own or adopt, I'm not sure.

"I once though, you can't have children if you're not married. I thought it would be just wrong. Now I realize it's not wrong. The most important thing is I would be a good mother.

"My mother was alone and raised me and I turned out ok."