The two have been friends for years, went public with romance less than a month ago

Feb 5, 2014 07:56 GMT  ·  By

Charlize Theron and Sean Penn have been very close friends for many years and, as of a few weeks ago, they are also officially a couple, though reports indicate they started dating way before they went public. They’re already talking marriage and will walk down the aisle very “soon,” insiders reveal.

Sources close to the celebrity couple, who have been hounded by the paparazzi on the regular since confirmation of the romance came, tell Radar Online that a wedding is in the cards for the two.

Moreover, Sean wants to adopt Charlize’s adopted son Jackson so they can feel more like a family than they already do.

“Sean is head over heels in love with Charlize, and her son Jackson. He is a totally different person around Charlize, she brings out the gentle and fun side that not many people have seen of Sean. To see this previously surly grown man, romping around Charlize’s backyard with Jackson, with a smile on his face would amaze Sean’s detractors. Charlize is getting Sean to not take himself too seriously,” says one such insider.

Since things are so amazing between them, they have already had that talk about marriage and decided that it was the best thing for them right now. As per the insiders, Sean is already living with Charlize at her place and, even though she once swore she would never get married, she has changed her mind about that.

“Seeing how Sean interacts with Jackson, she is having a change of heart. For the longest time, Charlize thought it was just going to be her and Jackson, and she was ok with that. For her to now be talking about getting married is a huge departure for Charlize,” the insider says.

The report also notes that friends of the two are really not surprised that they would be planning a wedding so soon, since they have known each other for “over a decade.” Now that they realized that what they have is amazing, they’re making the most of it.

And it’s not just in Charlize that friends are noticing a huge change.

“[Sean is] in a very good place right now. He has been single for a while after his divorce with Robin Wright. People didn’t realize how hard he took that divorce. He felt like a really big failure, he never wanted to be divorced. Charlize is truly the light in his life. He is even talking about adopting Jackson if they get married!” the source says.