Jennifer Aniston revealed that her parents strained marriage continues to impact her ability to be in a partnership.

It was always a little bit difficult for me in relationships, I think, because I really was kind of alone, Aniston said during a sit-down for WSJ. Magazines Fall Womans Style issue , which was published on Tuesday. My parents, watching my familys relationship, didnt make me kind of go, Oh, I cant wait to do that.

I didnt like the idea of sacrificing who you were or what you needed, so I didnt really know how to do that, the Morning Show actor explained. So it was almost easier to just be kind of solo. So I didnt have any real training in that give-and-take.

Anistons parents were famed Days of Our Lives actor John Aniston and actor Nancy Dow. Aniston and her mother, who died in 2016 , were estranged for many years.

Relationships are about not being afraid to say what you need and what you want. And its still a challenge for me in a relationship, Aniston told WSJ. Magazine. Im really good at every other job I have, and thats sort of the one area thats a little.