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"Good things come to those who wait, as Olivia Wilde learned the hard way.\r\nThe House M.D. actress, 28, opened up about her eight-year marriage to Italian prince and filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, 36, during Lifetime&amp;apos;s The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet May 31. (The two wed when Wilde was just 19 years old.)\r\n&amp;quot;I really had a sense that I had stunted my growth. I think that&amp;apos;s one of the things that made me feel so uncomfortable in my marriage. It was really no fault of my husband. It was me realizing that I had sort of arrested development. I knew the only way I was going to grow the f-ck up was to learn to take care of myself.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWilde and Ruspoli separated in February 2011, and the actress filed for divorce the following month, citing &amp;quot;irreconcilable differences.&amp;quot; On September 29, 2011, their divorce was finalized.\r\n&amp;quot;You go through this incredible roller coaster with your self-preservation -- initially you do whatever it takes to survive,&amp;quot; Wilde said of life post-split. &amp;quot;I went through this period of being so high on having finally made this leap that I was almost in a manic phase. I lost a bunch of weight and I was never sleeping . . .Eventually, like everything does, it slows down.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThough she had brief romances with Bradley Cooper and Justin Timberlake, Wilde eventually found love again with Saturday Night Live comic Jason Sudeikis, 36.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Dating was a lot more painful than I&amp;apos;d ever imagined. Learning to be by myself and be OK with it, and not need the validation of another human being, that has been the biggest challenge,&amp;quot; Wilde admitted. &amp;quot;But I know coming out of that, I&amp;apos;ll be a better person -- and a better partner -- eventually, for someone.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAnd Wilde is well on her way. &amp;quot;A lot of people say, &amp;apos;Wow! I feel like I&amp;apos;m seeing an old friend who I haven&amp;apos;t seen in years.&amp;apos; It&amp;apos;s a good feeling. I do feel more connected to myself and I feel more relaxed because I&amp;apos;m very open and raw,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I feel like I&amp;apos;ve let people see me and I&amp;apos;m not longer trying to pretend I&amp;apos;m perfect.&amp;quot;\r\nThe Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet airs Thursdays at 11 p.m. EST on Lifetime."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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