Over the weekend, Aaron Rodgers announced that he “got engaged” in the past year, and he made a reference to his “fiancee” while accepting an award. It was all very bizarre, especially considering that we had only learned days before that he and Shailene Woodley were quietly dating. No one knows when Aaron and Shailene started up and no one knows when Rodgers proposed. But it’s all being confirmed by People Mag. And by “it’s all,” I mean none of the important timeline details.
Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley are making it official! Two days after the Green Bay Packers quarterback, 37, announced that he was engaged, a source who knows the couple has confirmed to PEOPLE that Woodley is Rodgers’ bride-to-be.
“They are very happy together,” the source says. “It’s not surprising he proposed so fast. When you know, you know, right?”
While making a virtual appearance during the NFL Honors broadcast on Feb. 6, Rodgers gave his fiancée a shoutout as he accepted the NFL MVP award.
“It’s an honor to win this award for the third time. 2020 was definitely a crazy year filled with lots of change and growth, some amazing memorable moments. 180 straight days of having my nose hair scraped, playing for very little fans or no stands the entire season,” he said, before revealing the big news: “I got engaged.” Rodgers went on to thank his loved ones, including his future wife.
There are rumors that Shailene and Aaron have perhaps been dealing with each other for longer than anyone realized. If that’s true, props to them for being so utterly quiet about it. I mean, Aaron and Danica Patrick broke up last July, and it wasn’t until LAST WEEK that we heard anything concrete about this couple (although there had been a rumor circulating on Deuxmoi several weeks before). There’s apparently a rumor that Aaron dumped Danica FOR Shailene. Perhaps, although I really have no idea. I feel like if Danica knew that he had a jumpoff/mistress, she would have made it into a big deal. So maybe she didn’t know, or maybe Aaron and Shailene just got together soon after his split from Danica. In any case, yeah, a very quick engagement.
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My mom knew about this relationship for awhile now, and she doesn’t keep up with celebrity gossip. She told me before Christmas, and I thought it was a well known thing, didn’t care enough about either to check. I’ve read that people around Green Bay knew and have seen them together last year. I don’t mind either, wishing them the best.
Is he a hippie type? I can totally understand his speed to lock it up if he is drawn to say off grid living and just met an actual celebrity with similar interests.
That said, I always assume successful athletes are Type As and Shailene seems super laid back and chill. Maybe that’s the appeal. She balances his Yin
I feel like maybe there’s enough super rich actresses who lean into the crystals and GOOPy vag-sun-bleaching, so maybe a making-your-own-toothpaste hippie isn’t that much further of a stretch.
Also, yes, maybe he wants to just chill after being super intense with training and games
Yeah but Goop is nothing near Shailenes brand of hippie though. I remember that Shailene was living in a van for months during DPL protests. Goop would never. Goop is the commodification of simple living which is the exact opposite of simple living. When Shailene talks about swishing coconut oil, she’s not talking about artisanal coconut oil flown in from the shores of The Tanganyika where a specific fungus blooms on the trees infusing them with some superfood nutrient.
“ “It’s not surprising he proposed so fast. When you know, you know, right?””
People always want everyone to swoon when they say something like this. But when it comes to celebrities my first honest reaction is usually…”uh oh”. I guess we will see.
I’m sure it does happen for some people. But I would give it a solid 2 years before I proclaimed to “know” anything about someone. Life experience has shown me that. Maybe some people just have better intuition than I do, lol.
You can absolutely feel immediately drawn to someone and it work out long term. But immediate attraction doesn’t necessarily mean you are compatible long-term. I do not understand how people conflate the two all the time! Yes it could work…or not. Has nothing to do with that immediate and initial phase.
Agreed. It’s just lust!
I heard it was danica that introduced them. I definitely think there was an overlap!
Me too.
How do you meet someone and start dating seriously during a pandemic?
They probably knew each other casually before this. And honestly if you are in your thirties, are looking to get married and you spend six months living with someone in 2020
conditions and you still don’t know if they’re the one you want to marry, they’re all wrong for you.
Most advice experts, psychologists, etc. have said don’t make big decisions this year. I kind of agree. Looking at a relationship through the lens of a pandemic, how are you evaluating that person socially? With your extended family? Traveling? I guess the good part is you know how to live with them day to day without any interruptions. Plus the pandemic is accelerating the end of bad relationships.
Just as many are pointing out that we are closer to our core selves now than we have been in 80 years. Humanity did not until the 1960s spend years trying to gauge potential partners. The spectre of ever looming danger made for faster and probably wiser choices. Red flags got you knocked out on day 1. And yes, we could argue that they had a shorter list of red flags since physical aggression was viewed as a potential virtue in defending the homestead but that doesn’t change the fact that they were laser focused. Social restrictions have forced us to focus on the core qualities we really want in partners. Who cares whether he gets on with my friends if he managed to spend a year with me as his only company and got on with me? Is the suspicion that he was acting the whole time?
Fair points. For me personally, a big factor in making a commitment is a high livability quotient, so I agree with most of what you’re saying. I dated some very charming people who were terrible to live with. That said, a good 25% of a relationship is spent navigating your social worlds, sharing familial responsibility, taking care of aging parents, and spending a healthy amount of time apart focusing on your own goals and hobbies. I just think the pandemic offers a very skewed view of the complete picture, which may work for or against certain relationships. That said, who knows if this is ever really going to end!
In my case, my partner (of two years) and I are both hermits, so it suits us okay. We haven’t spent that much time with each others’ families though, so I wouldn’t know my in laws very well if we got married tomorrow. Also, if I were a huge extrovert and wanted a partner who planned a lot of fun dates and activities, how would you test that in this environment? We didn’t do that much before the pandemic, maybe a weekly date night so it’s fine with me. But I know a lot of couples who break up over this issue.
None of the factors you mention about our core selves change the fact that in the past year we’ve all been dealing with major upheaval and psychological influences we may not even be able to track at this point. And the ones that we can are all things like regression into more family oriented dynamics because in the absence of greater society we’re forced to, or higher stress overall just from the dynamics of this situation.
And you could argue that these circumstances DO fast track our choices to increase intimacy, but that doesn’t mean they are wiser.
The core qualities of a partner are going to change with the larger social changes.
Yes, there’s a reason they advise not to make huge decisions in years like this.
For real people, apps, outdoor/distanced dates, quarantine before you get intimate…
I met my boyfriend of 8 months during the pandemic on a dating app. We had both been very careful throughout lockdown and had our first date at an outdoor restaurant. We’ve been together ever since, and our “dates” have consisted of really getting to know each other on his couch and mine, walking our dogs, and some outdoor dining and drive-in movies sprinkled in between. No clubs, concerts, movies, indoor dining, bars or vacations for us like people normally get to experience when dating, but I will say I know without a shadow of a doubt when we can finally do that, it will all just be icing on the cake for us. This is the real deal. So, yes, it is possible to fall in love during a pandemic.
Maybe they were in the same pod…
He has had some high profile relationships for a guy who works in Green Bay. I wonder if he’ll make it to the alter since he seems a bit marriage shy. Congratulations. Hope it works out
He is from California and spends off seasons there so not entirely surprised.
She’s giving me Kat Dennings vibes in that tweed dress pic. That’s all I’ve got!
I heard mention here that Danica is/was MAGA, which would be a deal breaker. Does anyone know if this could have been the thing that broke them up?
Is there a wee bun in the oven?
Those things not withstanding, this has got to hurt Danica big time.
All three of them are at the age where you are definitely looking for a life partner/co-parent. Time tells whether the choices are spot on or life lessons.
He’s almost 40 and she’s very nearly 30. At those ages six months isn’t really that fast, especially if they’re both thinking of starting a family.
Hmm
Throw into the mix that there have been lots of rumors about Shailene’s sexuality. As in she had a gf, refuted the gay rumors and claims now to be bi.
Sources say she is strictly gay however.
But worried about her professional life being affected. Also she wants kids.
I’ve heard the same. It’s not a big deal if true, but I do wonder why so many actors & actresses are still in the closet, especially when considering how “woke” Hollywood supposedly prides itself in being (no pun intended).
She was dating a Samoan international rugby player for the past few years
The younger kids are woke and all that, but if Shailene’s 30 then her first election was 2008, where none of the candidates and even none of the Democratic nominees (except the long shots, but Obama, Clinton, Edwards, and Bill Richardson) supported gay marriage. Things have changed very quickly in this country which is great, but it does mean people Shailene’s age came of age in a time and an industry where people were still saying “this is wrong, this is bad, this will hurt your career” and then spent years internalizing that message.
Hate to disagree, but I am 35 (an older millennial) and gay rights were very prominent when I came of age. Shailene is 29, so her millennial cohort was even more focused on advancing LGBTQ issues.
“claims to be bi?” are you serious? the point of being bi is you date all genders. sounds like she’s just living her life
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Well, that’s surprising, but if they’ve been together since the summer, it’s not THAT fast, and they aren’t teenagers. Shrug.
There were rumors that Aaron is gay back when he was dating Olivia Munn and that she was his beard.
yep.
Most definitely an overlap…thats his MO tho… and she just went along with it.. Karma will get them eventually
Shailene replaced Danica as Aaron Rodger’s co-beard, I think it was Danica (like SW, a hot lez) introduced SW to AR. He probably likes Shailene more cuz she seems more down to earth? Business is homophobic behind closed doors, equates being gay as a revenue liability – no joke. It’s just like it was back in the day with Rock Hudson. They are all about risk free money making, they = lucrative businesses like NFL or the entertainment industry.
I followed Shailene Woodley’s activism at Standing Rock and was a fan of her acting in Big Little Lies so for her sake I hope this is legit and they’re happy together. I hope she gets her dude to write some big checks to support indigenous land protection movements!!!!!
Two closeted celebs solve each other’s bearding issues. Nothing to see here.
THIS.
How do you expain her living in France with her previous boyfriend ?
This is not @ anybody, but I hope I live long enough to see the day when other people’s sexual orientation is just a non-issue [unless you’re dating them].
I don’t think I will, but that is my wish.
Gossip is as old as humanity, and part of gossip is who is sleeping with whom. I don’t think people care as much about orientation as they used to, so there’s progress at least.