Kevin Costner's girlfriend Jewel addresses satisfaction in their romance

"I found love, and I'm not talking about Kevin's. I'm so happy, irrelevant of a man. It has nothing to do with being in a relationship or not being in one," the singer confessed of being on a high with where she is in life.

"I'm just happy. I'm good," Jewel reiterated her feelings.

Growing up, she had a very difficult childhood, including certain ups and downs with her allegedly abusive mother, who is termed to have had a "volatile relationship" with her, as told by People Magazine in 2023.

After having gone through various phases of struggles, the artist has laid back and is now enjoying a newfound sense of peace in life.

In the same interview, she recounted her short lived dating period with actor Sean Penn.

"I wasn't famous and my album was flopping, like failing spectacularly. I remember going to the Venice Film Festival with him, and I could have done the red carpet and received a lot of media attention," Jewel expressed.

She added, "People would've said, 'Who is this girl?' and I could have plugged my album. But I'd rather be unknown the rest of my life than have that be the way the world was introduced to me."

And this is exactly why much of her fling with Kevin Costner is hushed under wraps.