Lauren Graham actually feels a special connection to ex Peter Krause’s son. The Gilmore Young ladies star, 55, gets serious about her bond with Krause’s son Roman in her new journal Have I Let you know This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Recollect, sharing that while she is no longer with Krause, she desires to maintain a relationship with Roman.

Graham began dating Krause after the two costarred as siblings on Parenthood and their almost 12-year relationship finished during the late spring of 2021.

The former couple lived respectively and Graham assisted with raising Roman, presently 21, whom Krause invited in 2001 with ex Christine King.

“I’ve never been a mother, however I have cherished a youngster who resided in my home for a long time,” Graham writes in her new book, available at this point.

The star adds that she trusts Roman will “be a part of the remainder of [her] life.”

Speaking to Individuals about her journal, the actress became candid about her years-long relationship with Krause.

Lauren Graham Talks Bond with Peter Krause’s Son, Hopes He’s a ‘Part of the Rest of My Life’

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“I think part of all the up-sides of having known each other for a really long time were there,” she said.

“And one of the negatives of that is we almost came into a relationship as individuals in their 40s without asking any of the questions individuals in their 40s ought to ask.”

She added, “We had such a great time together that I didn’t maybe ask a few fundamental questions about ‘What are your values and what do you envision?’ and those more adult things.

And then they just caught up with us.” As for the future, Graham said she’s available to finding love again — yet not on any dating apps.

“You don’t get the sense really of what your actual chemistry is,” she said. “You’re simply getting what game they’re playing or what strategy they use. It’s simply not the full picture.”

“I’m in a rare position where I’m so thankful and I don’t know what else I would want. I got more than I at any point thought,” she added.

“So presently it becomes, how might I be a productive member of society of the world and appreciate life? And who’s going to be the great person to do that with?”