In 1963, she finally met the love of her life, game show host Allen Ludden. Unfortunately, Ludden passed away from stomach cancer in 1981.In 2011, the 96-year-old told
CBS Sunday Morning that she's never regretted her decision to not have children:"
I’m so compulsive about stuff. I know that if I had ever gotten pregnant, of course, that would’ve been my whole focus. But I didn’t choose to have children because I’m focused on my career and I don’t think ... that I could manage both.”