Mischa Barton isn’t exactly someone I’d go to for relationship advice. I mean the girl dated Cisco Adler. And his balls. Which were so legendary, AC/DC wrote a song about them. Almost 30 years before photographic evidence of aforementioned big balls was produced. That’s how epic they are; they actually go back in time. I digress.

The point being, Mischa Barton doesn’t exactly have an enviable – or even respectable – dating history. Yet she seems to think she’s got relationships all figured out. At least in terms of what not to do. And what’s that? Get married. According to Mischa, that’s when it all goes to pot.

Mischa Barton isn’t a fan of marriage.

The actress, who recently split from The Kooks singer Luke Pritchard, reckons it puts too much pressure on couples.

‘I just think people try harder until they’re married,’ says Mischa.

‘You see a lot of relationships fall apart because it’s the last step. There’s nothing left and a lot of dudes freak out and the women become bitchier. I see it to be bad for relationships.’

Mischa, 23, reckons she’ll only get hitched after she’s had babies.

‘Whoever is going to be the father of my children, I’ll probably inevitably marry,’ she tells OK! ‘But that’s not on the cards anytime soon.’

[From Now Magazine via Gossip Rocks]

I’m certainly glad to hear she’s not planning on getting married anytime soon, if that’s the way she feels about it. That’s one hell of a pessimistic attitude, and it also shows Mischa’s not very smart, because she didn’t factor in other relationship complexities.

You could easily argue that a lot of people do stop trying once they get married, but a lot of couples also stop trying once they’ve been together a long time: married or not. And just as importantly, a lot of couples keep putting in effort over the duration of sixty year marriages. But I guess Mischa wants to focus on the negative. Or maybe those are the only examples of marriages she’s seen, both of which are sad. Probably a good reason to wait a long, long time before walking down the aisle.

Here’s Mischa on her way to Bardot with a friend in Hollywood last Monday. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .