KEY POINTS:
- Is Jessica Alba's ex-boyfriend an idiot for not marrying her?
Jessica Alba split from lover Cash Warren because he wouldn't agree to get married.
The Sin City actress, who reportedly called time on their two-and-a-half year romance during an emotional telephone conversation last week, grew tired of waiting for the movie producer to propose.
A source told the New York Daily News: "He wasn't ready for marriage, and Jessica is. It's as simple as that. It's kind of cold that people are saying she has just finished with him, because it isn't like that."
The final straw came when Jessica attended close friend Eva Longoria's romantic wedding in Paris last month.
The source added: "Seeing Eva get married made Jessica wistful. That was the reason Jessica seemed to be in a terrible mood in Paris."
Close friends of the pair remain confident Jessica and Cash will sort out their differences and get back together soon - if Cash pledges his commitment to the actress.
The pair met on the set of the first Fantastic Four film in 2005, in which Jessica starred and Cash worked as a director's assistant, and their romance quickly blossomed.
The Into the Blue star has previously admitted she found it difficult to maintain a successful movie career and a happy love life.
She said: "Just being an actress and being in a relationship is tough - I don't recommend it."
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