Celebrity relationships. They don’t last long, someone’s always cheating, and if they have kids, they’re guaranteed to give them weird names.
In Hollywood, a successful marriage is the exception, not the norm. There’s a lot to learn from these crazy celebrity romances!
Although we can’t see everything that goes on in the four relationships profiled below, we can take several lessons away from their very public successes and mistakes…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: Staying interested Everybody’s looking for a crack in the world’s most public relationship—Brad, Angelina and the kids seem just too perfect to be true! Yet the couple always appear calm and in love, despite the pressures that surround them. What’s their secret? They’re not afraid to spend time apart. Brad’s a skilled photographer, and he recently met with politicians in Washington, D.C. to gather support for his New Orleans Housing Project. Angelina holds a private pilot’s license and travels independently in support of her humanitarian work. Yes, it’s important to spend time with your guy, but it’s equally important to keep up your own interests. Take some time to recharge and devote yourself to the things that really matter to you, whether it’s watercolour painting, rock climbing, or volunteering for a local charity.
Britney Spears: There’s no hurry…
Britney’s relationships are generally of the train-wreck kind. It’s probably because she rushes into them at such a breakneck pace! Her shotgun marriage in 2004 lasted only 55 hours—the annullment papers stated that Britney and her guy did not even know each others’ likes and dislikes before they tied the knot! She married Kevin Federline after only five months, and her whirlwind romance with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib went seriously downhill when she had to take out a restraining order against him. Turned out he was only in it for his fifteen minutes (and the exclusive pictures). Learn from Britney—don’t rush into things. Give yourself time to get to know someone, to build up trust with them, and to make sure that they’re genuine. It’s the best way to avoid unpleasant surprises—and heartbreak—down the line.
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer: Once a playboy…
If you believe the tabloids, on-again, off-again couple Jen and John are permanently off-again because of their wildly different priorities. Jen’s after stability and someone whom she can start a family with, while John’s happy drifting from place to place and from girl to girl. If Jen’s looking for a husband, she’s looking in the wrong place. You can’t change people into who you want them to be; unlike old houses, you can’t look at a guy as a ‘fixer-upper’ which you can modify as you like! Going into a relationship expecting to change the other person is a recipe for disaster. You can have that exciting fling with your rock-star playboy, but don’t expect him to settle down afterwards and transform into a domestic house-hubby with a white picket fence and 2.4 kids.
Rihanna and Chris Brown: All that glitters…
Everybody knows this story by now, but it’s still a shock: handsome, good-guy singer beats up gorgeous girlfriend. It was especially surprising given Chris Brown’s wholesome reputation—he started out singing in a church choir and built his career around being the nice kid next door, creating ‘clean’ music that teens could listen to without their parents freaking out. Their relationship is an terrible reminder of the fact that the image someone projects to others isn’t necessarily representative of who they are. A perfect exterior can hide a troubled interior. If your partner transforms overnight from good guy to bad guy, don’t stick around to find out whether or not the change is permanent. Make like Rihanna—get out, and get help.
Celebrity relationships. They don’t last long, someone’s always cheating, and if they have kids, they’re guaranteed to give them weird names. 
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