Star Magazine has an interesting interview with Drew Barrymore promoting Going the Distance, which is out in the US starting today. They ask her directly if she’s with her costar Justin Long and she sort-of admits they’re on and off again but says she’ll never tell you when. I’m getting a “friends with benefits” vibe, which is what sometimes happens when you realize that the romantic part isn’t going to work out but you still have a good time together. Or hot breakup sex, it’s hard to tell. Here’s part of what Drew told Star:

What have you learned about how to make a relationship work?
Nothing! In all seriousness, I’m very excited to be in my 30s and not stand on my soapbox and brag about what I know. I’m not in on any brilliant secrets right now.

How can you make a long-distance relationship work?
I know what I would want to make one work, like letters and surprising each other – things that make you feel special, like you’re part of a unit and it’s not a phantom thing.

Where do things stand right now with you and Justin?
We never talk about when we’re together and when we’re not. It never, ever will be addressed. Mystery is sexy. But I definitely think it was a benefit that we knew each other so well. It’s very rare to have such an amazing chemistry with someone. That was such a blessing.

So all those kissing scenes were just part of the job?
I was just lucky he’s a good kisser! The worst is when you’re kissing somebody who’s not and you feel like you’re working on your own. Basically, it was a real team effort!

[From Star Magazine, print edition, September 13, 2010]

I’m thinking if it “never will be addressed” she’s ruling out a long term reconciliation, but you never know. She did talk about Justin all the damn time when she first got together with him. In terms of their “chemistry,” not everyone agrees that it translates on screen. I just read a review in US Weekly that trashes their chemistry. US observes “The costars – despite their real-life are-they-or-aren’t-they relationship – lack the crazy spark that’s needed in good romantic comedies.” The movie is getting mediocre reviews overall, with a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Still, I hope it does ok for Drew. I like her and wish her the best. We need more celebrities like Drew who aren’t full of sh*t. I also want to mention that I love how she says that she’s not going to preach about relationships because she doesn’t know anything more than the rest of us.

In another recent interview, Drew tells Stylist Magazine that she hates being alone but she also has trouble long distances relationships like the one she portrays on screen. “The worst part of being single is being alone. But I don’t get the benefit of having any help because I’m in a relationship with a person I never see… so I think sometimes, I feel like I’m just in a weird purgatory. And I have definitely had my freak-outs about that.” It’s all so vague. Is Justin the guy she feels like she’s in a weird purgatory with or is she speaking about a past long distance relationship with him or some other guy? She says she’ll never tell – about Justin at least. We’ll see. This one likes to talk.

Photos are from the Going The Distance premiere on 8/23/10. Credit: WENN.com