Scarlett Johansson should trust her gut.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron actress, who just recently announced her separation from her second husband, talked monogamy in a new interview in the March/April issue of Playboy. It’s an awkward read as the 32-year-old star, who is definitely still friendly with her ex, was clearly still pretending to be happily married (they split last summer), using “my husband” and “we” liberally throughout the conversation.

“Well, with every gain there’s a loss, right? So that’s a loss,” Johansson told the mag, which is back to allowing nude pictorials, though ScarJo wasn’t doing one. “You have to choose a path. I think the idea of marriage is very romantic; it’s a beautiful idea and the practice of it can be a very beautiful thing. I don’t think it’s natural to be a monogamous person. I might be skewered for that, but I think it’s work. It’s a lot of work. And the fact that it is such work for so many people — for everyone — the fact of that proves that it is not a natural thing. It’s something I have a lot of respect for and have participated in, but I think it definitely goes against some instinct to look beyond.”

A photo of Johansson from the Playboy shoot:

View photos ScarJo strikes a pose. (Photo: Jake Chessum/Playboy) More

We find this interesting because she said something similar more than 10 years ago. “I don’t think human beings are monogamous creatures by nature,” she told reporters while promoting Match Point. Despite feeling this way, the blonde tried marriage two times: with Romain Dauriac, with whom she has a 2-year-old daughter, and with Ryan Reynolds prior to that. Perhaps she should have trusted her instincts?

In the Playboy interview, Johansson didn’t say whether her own monogamy was an issue in her relationship with Dauriac, a journalist turned popcorn store owner. During the interview, as she pretended they were still together, she talked at length about their marriage. She detailed how they were enjoying living in New York (they had moved to his native Paris a few years back) and said it was where they would remain as their 2-year-old daughter, Rose, starts school in the coming year. At another point, she talked about how he was home making meatballs the other night. (“You go, babe,” was her response.)

View photos Scarlett Johnansson and Romain Dauriac at the grand opening of their popcorn shop on Dec. 16. They separated last summer. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Yummy Pop) More