After experiencing three marriages that ended in divorce, Jane Fonda found herself involved in a new relationship with music producer Richard Perry in 2009. He lent his support while her knee healed after surgery, and they fell in love. They didn't share a reason for why they never married, but being in a long-term relationship seemed to be enough for them as they moved into a home together in 2012.

They were involved in a romantic relationship for eight years before they decided to go their separate ways in 2017. Even still, they remain friends and don't have any ill feelings about each other. Perry told E! News, "We care about each other a great deal, and as far as romantic relationships, that's temporarily been put on the back burner because she, as you probably know, has redirected herself to activism."

As for Fonda and whether she's still open to love, she told Extra in 2018 that at age 80, she wasn't interested in nurturing romantic relationships anymore, putting an end to that part of her life.