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Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/strong><\/a> is having fun out and about on the dating scene, as evidenced by her recent rumored hookups with racing stud Lewis Hamilton<\/strong>, but a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> she\u2019s sworn off getting married again as she\u2019s unwilling to open her entire life \u2014 including her many ambitious business ventures \u2014 to a prospective new partner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNot unlike her famous miniseries character Griselda, respect is so much more important to Sof\u00eda than romance, and finding a new life partner just isn\u2019t what\u2019s driving her right now,\u201d says the source, who has known the producer-star for years. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean she isn\u2019t willing to go on a date or flirt with a guy at a party, but Sof\u00eda is a \u2018Type A\u2019 personality who insists on being taken seriously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Modern Family<\/em> alum, 52, was with Joe Manganiello<\/strong>, 48, for just over seven years before they announced their split in July 2023. Though Joe told People<\/em> in 2020, \u201cWe\u2019re both the kind of people who are capable of putting the other person ahead of ourselves. I was capable of putting her wishes ahead of mine, whatever they were, and she was capable of doing the same,\u201d he may not have been completely honest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The relationship eventually soured, with the source noting that their respect wasn\u2019t always a two-way street, saying Sof\u00eda, \u201cwill never just be somebody\u2019s \u2018arm candy,\u2019 even if her and Joe\u2019s marriage sometimes veered into that territory.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While marriage is off the table for the time being, Sof\u00eda has been spotted on at least one date with F1 driver Lewis<\/a>, 40, in New York City in January. Page Six<\/em> reported the Griselda<\/em> actress is \u201csmitten\u201d with the racer, despite a different source telling Us Weekly<\/em> they were just friends out for a casual lunch.<\/span><\/p>\n Regardless of her feelings toward her rumored new beau, Sof\u00eda opened up to Access Hollywood<\/em> and told them she\u2019s manifesting \u201chealth, money [and] a boyfriend \u2026 or a lover\u201d this year as she puts herself back out into the dating pool \u2014 though, it\u2019ll have to be on her terms.<\/span><\/p>\n After Joe, Sof\u00eda went out with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman<\/strong> for about a year, but a second source previously dished to Life & Style<\/em><\/a> the two were \u201cpolar opposites,\u201d and the relationship eventually disintegrated.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe needs to stay in one place for his job, while she wants to jet to exotic locations on a whim,\u201d that source explained. \u201cNever say never, but she\u2019s definitely not in a hurry to get married again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The first insider says Sof\u00eda\u2019s love life is now governed by her own desire to steer the relationship. She \u201chas a huge support staff around her and she loves being the general, she loves plotting grand strategy and she loves giving out marching orders,\u201d the source continues. \u201cIt\u2019s absurd to imagine her sitting around the house wishing she could find another husband, because that\u2019s not who she is, at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n