The 58-year-old talk show host, who married the 43-year-old actress in 2008 after four years of dating, said they previously discussed the possibility of raising a family but realized they preferred their lives the way they were, reported Femalefirst.
"We talked about it for a minute, about four years into the relationship, but we just decided we like our conversations not being interrupted and our furniture without sticky grape juice on it."
And DeGeneres does not think it is always fair to raise children in the spotlight.