Lessons To Take Away From 3 Celebrity Relationships

By Alexandra Brown on April 4, 2015

Following pop culture, including the lives of celebrities and the general scene in Hollywood, can be extremely entertaining.

We do it to escape, and to see things from a different perspective than we usually would, which is most likely a lot different than the perspectives we hold in our daily lives.

Following the lives of celebrities is especially easy these days due to the ridiculous amount of existing gossip magazines, as well as E! News, and various social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr. Because of this, we just can’t help ourselves.

A huge part of following pop culture and celebrity gossip is paying attention to the sometimes-dramatic relationships celebrities seem to engage in with each other. Along with this comes recognizing certain patterns they tend to keep, and actually learning from them and applying them to our own relationships.

As college students, we are still very young and are learning a lot about ourselves, and being in a relationship is a huge part of that learning. That’s why taking away certain lessons from celebrity relationships can actually be pretty helpful.

Here are three examples of celebrity relationships that can teach us lessons we can apply to our own relationships.

1. Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber

It’s not as if any of us average citizens actually know exactly what went on in Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s dramatic relationship which was known to have begun in 2010, but from what we know from celebrity gossip news, the couple had been repeatedly on and off since they got together.

Gossip “news” like Us Weekly Magazine and E! News has mentioned in the past that the reason the two kept taking breaks was because Justin was not always the most reliable, or responsible. But for whatever reason, Selena kept going back to him. However, it is now common knowledge that the two are now officially broken up.

What we as college students can take away from this particular relationship is the fact that redundant breaks most likely are never a good sign. If you keep having problems, it’s most likely the same problem, and it’s most likely not going to go away. Repeatedly going back to the same person out of habit or because it’s comfortable is only a quick fix, and is not healthy or beneficial in the long run.

2. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

We all know how this relationship allegedly got started, a.k.a. actress Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt got together during their filming of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” although Pitt was still with former wife Jennifer Aniston.

Aside from the fact that their relationship began in a somewhat scandalous way, these two are known for keeping it all together regardless of their intense work schedules.

As two very skilled and renowned actors, they both travel a great deal for their work. Jolie, especially, has been known to travel to various countries to further her social justice and foreign policy work. Because of all this travel, they’re forced to make long distance work, and so far as it seems, they’ve been successful at it.

The important thing to take away from this couple is the fact that they seem to make long distance work quite successfully. Obviously we don’t know exactly what goes on in their relationship, but it’s safe to say that they’re still together and trying to make it work, despite their hectic schedules.

3. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson

This couple, which got together during their filming of the Twilight film series, ended things following Kristen Stewart’s infamous cheating scandal in 2012.

Stewart was caught cheating on Pattinson with her “Snow White and the Huntsman” director Rupert Sanders after Us Weekly broke the news with shocking and exclusive photos, according to this article. At that point, Stewart and Pattinson had been a long-term couple, so the news was extra surprising to the public.

Obviously, what seemed like the perfect relationship was actually extremely flawed on the inside. Everyone always thinks that things are perfect when they’re looking in from the outside, but nothing is ever truly perfect, and this relationship is an example of that.

Being in a relationship in college, whether it’s with someone you knew from high school, or someone you’ve met since starting college, is definitely a learning experience. You learn new things about the person you’re dating, but you also learn a lot about yourself, and this is essential in your personal growth.

Following celebrity relationships can be extremely entertaining because of the gossip factor, but it’s also helpful to pay attention to the flaws in the relationships, like cheating, repeatedly going back to your significant other for the wrong reasons, and the noteworthy aspects, such as successfully making long-distance work.

You can apply these lessons in your personal relationships.

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