Who Is Reese Witherspoon Dating?

Just a few weeks after Witherspoon and Gyllenhaal broke up, she met her future husband, Jim Toth, at a party in January 2010. While speaking with Elle in 2012, Witherspoon explained that Toth had actually saved her from an awkward encounter. “It happened out of the blue,” she said. “This really drunk guy was hitting on me, making such an idiot of himself, yelling at me. He was like, ‘You don’t know me.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I know. I don’t know you!'”

When Toth noticed what was going on, he came over to Witherspoon and explained that guy was his friend, who had just broken up with someone. “Jim was a really good friend, pulling him out of that situation,” Witherspoon said. “That’s just kind of who he is, a really good person.”

In February 2010, the pair were seen on a date at an Italian restaurant in Santa Monica, per People. A source reportedly told the outlet that Witherspoon and Toth “were very flirtatious throughout dinner” and they were “laughing and talking” the entire time. “Reese seemed very happy. She was smiling all dinner,” the insider said. “The mood was upbeat and really good.”

By that March, it seemed they had officially become an item, because Witherspoon celebrated her birthday with Toth and even introduced him to all of her friends. According to People, Witherspoon then introduced her boyfriend to her kids that April, and they even spent Easter together.

The couple then got engaged in December 2010 after just a year of dating. “Jim knows Reese is the one for him,” a source reportedly told People at the time. “It’s what he’s been waiting for. [Getting engaged] is a natural step for them.” A source close to Witherspoon also reportedly said the actor “quickly realized” Toth was the one because “she felt safe with” him, and he was someone she could “could count on.”

They officially tied the knot in May 2011. Witherspoon and Toth exchanged their vows at her ranch in Ojai, CA, per CBS News. They welcomed their son, Tennessee James Toth, on Sept. 26, 2012.

On March 24, 2023, Witherspoon and Toth announced their decision to separate after nearly 12 years of marriage. In a since-deleted Instagram post, they wrote, “It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for everything we have created together.” The pair’s final divorce decree was submitted on Aug. 2, according to People.