Am I The Only One Who Doesn't Want To Say I Told You So To Elisabetta Canalis?

I don't know George Clooney or Elisabetta Canalis. Whatever I do know, is what I've picked up in the glossies reading about the high-profile pair for my job as an entertainment editor for Yahoo! When news broke that the jetsetting couple had called it quits - I was depressed.

I know, I know - I don't even know these people! I can't call up Elisabetta and say, "Well, you tried!" or "Sorry to hear about the breakup, how do you feel about some chunky monkey and a date with Ben and Jerry?"

I can't say to George, "Hey, I know you were upfront with her about your intentions. And I respect you for it; but shucks."

I guess my disappointment isn't really with George or Elisabetta, but just how depressing the dating scene seems to have become these days. Is it just me, or is everyone claiming "they don't believe in marriage" or "I don't want to get married till I am 30 or later, or ever." So what are we all dating so much for? Is marriage now considered -- a fairytale? I was always under the impression that it was just a part of life.

My own parents just marked their 35 th wedding anniversary this month, and I look at them and see what a wonderful relationship and marriage can bring -- happiness. Can we blame poor Elisabetta for holding out on a fairytale, too?

I am betting every news network from here to Timbuktu is going to be saying one thing, "We told you so!" or "Weren't you listening when George said he would never marry again?"

Earlier this month, the 32-year-old Italian beauty opened up to Chi Magazine. "Whenever I see my picture in a magazine I know what is being written. They all say that I spend my time organizing parties and that my boyfriend does not want to marry me and be with me anymore" she says. "My boyfriend has not given an interview on his private life since 1999 - everything that you read is just a rehash of stuff that has been written in the past."

When they asked about her plans for marital bliss, she coolly responded, "I am a firm believer in marriage, in the future I will be married, but for the time being I am happy as I am," she says. "I don't need anything to confirm how happy I am."

And like every gal who has watched every countless Disney princess movie, Elisabetta believed in storybook endings. "I am very happy at the moment - thanks to my man and my fairytale is continuing," she says. "We are a couple that never gets bored."

Her brazen comments got lambasted on entertainment sites, and opened the door for everyone to trash talk George's leading lady about trying to take Hollywood's most handsome man off the market. They sniped, "Who does she think she is?" "What makes her think he is going to marry her?"

Me? I was rooting for her! Her confidence and belief in the fairytale was refreshing. The fact that she was willing to flip gossip mags the proverbial bird made me want to shout something cheesily feminine like - "You go, girl!"

How can we chastise a woman for saying, out loud, what other women want to say to their boyfriends whom they've dated for multiple years? She was basically saying, I believe enough in our relationship that I'd walk down the aisle with you. I believe enough in our relationship, that I don't bother to listen to anything else. The only reassurance I need is the feeling I get around you. Don't you wish we all had the guts to say that to the world?

Elisabetta, I am wishing you a lifetime of happiness. Just last week I saw a picture of you eating French fries while lounging in a skin tight bikini, and I thought to myself - this girl really knows what living is. So, I am sincerely hoping you really do get your happily ever after.