Witherspoon called off her romance with the actor, who according to FemaleFirst, was ready to make her his bride.
According to inside sources, the two stars split a month ago, reportedly because Witherspoon doesn’t want to marry again, and Gyllenhaal wanted to be married.
Reese Witherspoon was married to actor Ryan Phillippe for several years, and they had two children, Ava, 10, and Deacon, 6.
Apparently, the two megastars weren’t moving toward a common goal. "It broke his heart. She felt pressured to wed again but she wasn’t ready. She couldn’t give Jake enough and she got cold feet. Jake wanted all of her," revealed a source. "She really worried that they didn’t have enough in common. When she was giving all of her energy to Jake, she felt like she wasn’t giving her kids enough."
Apparently, the Legally Blonde star also began to doubt Gyllenhaal’s abilities as a stepfather. "He was great with the kids, but she felt like he didn’t get the whole scope of what that entailed," added the source.