VIDEO : Jada Pinkett Smith Explains Why She And Will Smith Don't Say They're Married Anymore

Pinkett-Smith/'> Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith tied the knot in 1997, but prefer to not use the term "married".

The actress says the two have reached a stage where they don't want to be preoccupied with the expectations that come with a label.

Pinkett Smith telling People, "I needed a different form to dissolve all the expectations that I had of a marriage. I needed to do that to see Will outside of husband and see him as a human being."

Pinkett Smith added that when her Red Table Talk show returns on Monday, she and Smith will further discuss "redefining our relationship" and "going from calling ourselves married to becoming life partners."