{"id":252639,"date":"2026-06-02T20:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252639\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T20:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:21:11","slug":"jennifer-aniston-not-willing-to-commit-to-moving-to-nyc-full-time-for-boyfriend-jim-curtis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252639\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston Not \u2018Willing to Commit\u2019 to Moving to NYC Full-Time for Boyfriend Jim Curtis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Curtis<\/a> recently shared his philosophy on how couples can survive<\/a> the inevitable \u201cflare-ups\u201d that happen behind closed doors. \u201cRepair is part of it all,\u201d the hypnotherapist and self-described \u201ccoach and spiritual educator\u201d explained on a February episode of NFL vet Cedric Thompson Jr.\u2018s Ced With Intention podcast<\/a>, describing how partners must learn to \u201cwork on ourselves,\u201d as well as communicate and compromise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spend a lot of time with my girlfriend,\u201d Jim went on. \u201cSometimes, we can have little things flare up.\u201d After the tiffs, he noted, they could opt to be \u201csilent, angry, could leave the house, think about it and meditate on how to change it,\u201d he explained. \u201cOr we can say, \u2018Hey, this is what happened, I\u2019m sorry,\u2019 and do the repair.\u201d The work, he stressed, needs to be done to ensure the problem doesn\u2019t continue to arise. \u201cBecause once you make a repair and then it just happens five more times,\u201d Jim explained, \u201cno one trusts it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But as his whirlwind romance with Jennifer Aniston<\/a> collides with the reality of building a life together, the challenges facing the pair have become more challenging than the occasional disagreement. Star has learned that Jen and Jim are grappling with difficult questions about where to live, how fast to move and whether their very different lifestyles can truly merge long term. Just months after buzz that the Friends star, 57, and the former Wall Street trader turned wellness guru, 50, were prepping a walk down the aisle<\/a>, Star can reveal wedding plans are on hold. \u201cJen still sees Jim as the person she wants to grow old with, but right now there\u2019s no room in her schedule for a wedding,\u201d says a source. \u201cShe wants it to be special and not rushed. Jen\u2019s had to tell Jim in no uncertain terms \u2018I can\u2019t marry you\u2019 \u2014 not right now, anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Time to Reflect\"<\/p>\n

Instagram\/Jim Curtis<\/p>\n

The slowdown has reassured some in Jen\u2019s circle. \u201cIt\u2019s actually come as a relief to a lot of her friends who believed she was moving way too fast and needed to pump the brakes for her own good,\u201d says the source. \u201cNobody\u2019s telling her to break up with Jim, but rushing down the aisle after barely a year of dating doesn\u2019t make sense to a lot of folks in Jen\u2019s orbit. It\u2019s a classic case of too much, too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shift marks a dramatic change from late last year. After Jen publicly used the L-word\u00a0in November \u2014 barely six months into their romance \u2014 when she hard-launched their relationship on Instagram<\/a>, an insider told Star wedding plans were already underway. \u201cAn intimate celebration in Greece has been discussed\u201d to honor the couple\u2019s shared Greek heritage, said the insider. Now, however, those close to Jen say reality has started setting in.<\/p>\n

Her Work Era\"<\/p>\n

Apple TV+<\/p>\n

For starters, Jen once freely admitted to People<\/a> she\u2019s \u201ca bit of a workaholic.\u201d Her main commitment right now is to The Morning Show. \u201cShe wants to keep that going for many more seasons,\u201d says the source, noting that the acclaimed Apple TV+ drama series is now shooting its fifth season. \u201cBut there are other projects she still wants to get off the ground.\u201d Between acting, producing and overseeing her growing LolaVie haircare line and other endeavors, the Emmy winner simply isn\u2019t prepared to put everything aside to tie the knot. \u201cThe wedding can wait,\u201d says the source. \u201cBut many of these work projects cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another stumbling block is deciding where \u2014 and how \u2014 to build a life together. \u201cJen and Jim have gone back and forth about a full-time move to New York City, but as of yet it\u2019s not something she\u2019s been willing to commit to,\u201d the source explains. \u201cShe likes it there but in a small-doses capacity. L.A. is where she feels most settled, so it\u2019s hard for her to give up everything she knows and loves.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s become increasingly complicated because Jim\u2019s life is rooted on the East Coast. The divorced father of one, whose teen son lives with his ex-wife in New York state, has been based professionally in NYC for years and is preparing to release his third self-help book, The Book of Possibility: Release, Align, Become, in September. Meanwhile, Jen\u2019s world is centered in California. \u201cThe dogs are settled at her place in Bel Air, most of her friends are in California and it\u2019s a whole lot easier for work,\u201d explains the source.<\/p>\n

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KCS Presse \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

The pair have tried to bridge the gap. In January, Jim listed his 1,200-square-foot Manhattan condo<\/a> for $1.525 million, and the following month he and Jen were spotted touring an apartment on Manhattan\u2019s Upper East Side. But living on two coasts is a no-win scenario Jen\u2019s experienced before. After she and second husband Justin Theroux<\/a>, 54, split in 2017 just two years after exchanging vows, Entertainment Tonight<\/a> reported that \u201ca major issue\u201d behind their breakup was their inability to agree on where to live. Though Jen spent much of her childhood in NYC, she preferred L.A. while the Running Point actor remained deeply tied to Manhattan. They tried to make it work \u2014 Justin acquiesced and agreed to move across the country but frequently returned to NYC. Jen visited. But ultimately, \u201che was bicoastal, she was not,\u201d ET\u2019s source explained.<\/p>\n

Prenup Pressure\"<\/p>\n

Ramey Photo Agency\/Jim Ru<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the issue of money. With an estimated net worth of $320 million tied up in real estate, production deals, residuals, her beauty business and endorsement partnerships, for Jen \u2014 who divorced first husband Brad Pitt<\/a>, 62, in 2005 after five years \u2014 there\u2019s no scenario where she walks into a third marriage without legal safeguards in place. \u201cHer business team would not countenance a new marriage without some form of protection,\u201d says the source, adding that the legal realities of protecting Jen\u2019s fortune have introduced unexpected tension. \u201cJen agrees with it in principle but worries about upsetting or alienating Jim if she insists he signs on the dotted line,\u201d says the source. \u201cJim has to deal with that scenario or forget about a wedding ever happening \u2014 whether it\u2019s now or down the line.\u201d (With the nuptials on hold, however, any negotiations over the prenup have been scrapped.)<\/p>\n

Pushing On\"<\/p>\n

Instagram\/Jim Curtis<\/p>\n

Still, no one disputes that Jen and Jim<\/a> are a great couple. Jen has publicly gushed about the self-help author and hypnotherapist, calling him \u201cvery special, very normal and very kind\u201d in a November interview with Elle<\/a> and praising his desire to help people \u201cmove through their trauma and stagnation into clarity.\u201d Jim, meanwhile, has made it clear he believes he\u2019s found something lasting with the actress. During a December appearance on Lewis Howes\u2018 The School of Greatness podcast<\/a>, he described their connection as something deeper than ordinary romance. \u201cThere\u2019s this kind of soul connection, this loving kindness that is greater,\u201d he explained, marveling that in his relationship with Jen, \u201c[That\u2019s what] I believe I\u2019m experiencing.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an intensely fast-moving year for the couple, who, as Jim told the Today<\/a> show, had met through friends. \u201cWe chatted for a long time, and we became close,\u201d he said. Within months, the pair had gone from quiet summer dinners in Big Sur to yacht vacations in Spain with Jen\u2019s pals, including Jason Bateman<\/a> and Amy Schumer<\/a>, before the duo finally went public in November.<\/p>\n

At that time, those close to Jen were hopeful that she\u2019d at last found the grounded, emotionally intelligent partner she\u2019d spent years searching for after suffering the heartbreak of her splits from Brad and Justin. Now, as Jen and Jim move into their second year together, some are second-guessing whether she even actually sees herself becoming a bride for the third time. Asked if she\u2019d marry again, Jen once told Allure<\/a>, \u201cNever say never, but I don\u2019t have any interest.\u201d Jim, says the source, \u201cis a very calm character,\u201d but his circle fears deep down, he\u2019s worried \u201cJen may be getting cold feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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