I have to say that I’m really surprised that Sandra Bullock and her boyfriend, Bryan Randall, are still together. That’s no shade on her except for the fact that she seems to have a broken picker. (See: Jesse James.) Do you remember when we first heard about Randall, whom she met when she hired him to photograph her son’s graduation party (some outlets claim it was his fifth birthday)? He seemed like Bullock’s “type” in that he had that slight whiff of dirtbag she seems to like. The tabloids tried to dig up dirt on Randall and there definitely was some in that the guy, then 49, had very recently broken up with a 23 year-old woman before he got serious with Bullock. Randall had been with the young woman for two and a half years at that point, her mom confirmed it on the record to In Touch and said that they all loved her daughter’s ex and had no hard feelings now that he was with Bullock. He also had an arrest record, but it was decades ago and from his early 20s when he got a DUI and wrecked a hotel room. So it just didn’t seem like he was long term material, but he has been in that he’s been with Sandra for over two years now and we’ve heard nothing but positive stories about their relationship.

Star is running a new cover story saying that these two are about to get married, and it could be accurate. (E! just ran a timeline of her romantic history for some reason, as if they were preparing us for this.) Here’s part of Star’s report. They also claim that Sandra and Bryan are planning to adopt a third child together. (Sandra had son Louis, now eight, when they met and was in the process of adopting his sister, Laila, now five, who arrived about six months into their relationship.)

With only a handful of guests, 53-year-old Sandra will make a lifelong promise n the grounds of her Jackson Hole ranch, the couple’s preferred residence for some time now, friends confide to Star. Laila, 5, is expected to serve as flower girl and Louis, 7, will play the role of a most unusual best man, those insiders add, telling Star the lovebirds will say “I do!” beneath and enormous birch tree on her property!

While the couple, who’ve been together for two years, clearly seem to be madly in love, perhaps the greatest reason for their under-the-radar nuptial is Sandra’s yearning for another baby – one who will know who his daddy is right from the start!

“Bryan broached the subject of marriage before, only Sandra fended him off,” an insider reveals. “But once a third child came into the conversation, he was able to wear down her resistance. Bryan loves Sandra’s kids Louis and Laila so much, and his desire to raise another little one with her likely swayed her.”

While Star’s story doesn’t jibe with the cover (they’re not already married, they’re planning it and Star doesn’t claim they’re in the process of adopting a third child, just that they’re talking about it) I could see this happening. If I was Sandra Bullock though I would swear off marriage. Some people find it comforting to make that commitment but personally I would rather not do it again. I guess you do need to think about having the legal ability to make medical and life decisions for someone when you get older though. Plus if they’re married then Randall would have the ability to adopt Sandra’s kids too. I can imagine that he’s close to them like a father. So as I’m writing this I’m softening to the idea. I really like that Sandra is happy too and that things seem good for her. She went through the wringer with Jesse, he’s a horrible excuse for a human being.

Gossip Cop quotes a “source close to the actress” who claims this story is “false.”

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