Olivia Rodrigo: Going through a breakup can be an awesome opportunity to redirect your life
Los Angeles, June 5
Singer-actress Olivia Rodrigo, who dated Louis Partridge from 2023 until the end of 2025, has now shared some tips on how to get over a painful break-up.
Asked to share some break-up advice, Rodrigo told Dazed: "Gosh, it's like the blind leading the blind! I'm not, like, Mrs Relationship. I'm not super sage and wise. But I do think that being with your friends is best. I don't know what I would have done when going through hard times if I didn't have great friends."
The singer, who is reluctant to specifically discuss her relationships publicly, believes a break-up can be a great learning opportunity.
She said: "I also think going through a breakup can be a really awesome opportunity to redirect your life in a (way) that feels more aligned with who you are. That's such a beautiful part of being in a relationship.
"Even if it doesn't last forever and you don't get married, it's so worthwhile. You never learn more about yourself through any other experience. It's a very raw thing."
She feels break-ups get easier to deal with the older you get, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The Vampire hitmaker has learned she takes things less personally over time.
Rodrigo said: "I think it gets easier ... I don't know, talk to me in two years and maybe I'll have gone through the worst heartbreak ever. But I just feel like heartbreak will never be as bad as it was when you were 17 years old.
"That breakup that I went through when I was 17 ... oh my God, nothing will ever be that tough ever again. Hopefully! Maybe I'm speaking very naively. But I do feel that with every kind of rejection - whether in love or a work thing, a friend thing or whatever - I'm taking stuff less personally as I get older.
"As you grow and have more experiences, it starts to feel OK."
Meanwhile, the singer-actress also shared what a "dream first date" would look like for her.
The pop star said: "I would love to go to dinner and then to a comedy show. I love watching improv and stand-up; I'm always really impressed by people who are able to do that because it's just so out of my wheelhouse. So dinner, a comedy show, and then maybe ice cream after."
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Reader Comments
I appreciate her honesty about not being "Mrs Relationship"—it's refreshing to see a celebrity admit they don't have all the answers. Her idea of a dream date (dinner, comedy show, ice cream) is so simple and sweet. We need more of this realistic advice instead of those Instagram influencers pretending breakups are easy.
I'm from the US and I'm always amazed how celebrities here talk about breakups so openly. But it's nice to hear someone say friendships matter more than the relationship itself. As an older guy, I agree with her—dating gets easier as you age because you don't take rejection personally. Good advice for young people.
I love how she says every breakup is worthwhile even if it doesn't lead to marriage. In our Indian families, we're conditioned to see relationships only as a path to marriage, but her perspective is so liberating. And yeah, heartbreak at 17 was brutal! 😅 Her dream date sounds lovely too—simple and fun.
Her advice is good in theory, but let's be real—most of us can't just "redirect our lives" after a breakup when we're stuck in arranged marriage pressure or family expectations. The privilege of being able to focus on yourself is not something everyone in India has. Still, I get her point.
As someone who went through a rough breakup at 25, I wish I'd heard this advice earlier. Her comment about learning more about yourself through breakups than through relationships is spot on. And yes, heart
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