George Clooney is single – again.

What is up with commitment issues for this man?  Did Elisabetta Canalis ruin it by bringing up marriage?

Just weeks after her comments about one day being married were published, she and George Clooney broke up.  This is not a coincidence.

“We are not together anymore. It’s very difficult and very personal, and we hope everyone can respect our privacy,” Clooney and Canalis said in a joint statement.

The couple was together for two years.

Canalis earlier told the Italian weekly magazine, Chi, that their relationship is solid and that she wouldn’t be with someone who didn’t want to get married or have kids.

“I am a firm believer in marriage, in the future I will be married. But for the time being I am as happy as I am, I don’t need anything to confim how happy I am,” she said.

Clooney then ran!

So what is the Clooney Syndrome?  A man who wants to be a bachelor forever; first talk of marriage and he runs.

Clooney once said: “I love children and I get along with them great. It’s just that I believe if you’re going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, ‘I want a family.’ I don’t feel that sense of urgency.”

Meanwhile, Canalis told the Italian mag: “My maternal instinct has not kicked in yet but my mother says when it does it will be like a lightning bolt,” she said.

Canalis is 32.  She obviously wants to get married and have children. Clooney is now 50 – I highly doubt he will marry.

George Clooney is so adamant about his not wanting to have children that he even made a big money bet with Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer – and lost – twice! 

Do you think George Clooney will ever be a dad?  I highly doubt it now.  What a shame to not procreate – the man is beautiful!