Were Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley not a match for each other?
by Ana Walia | Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:40:04 GMT
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Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley call off their engagement after one year. 

According to reports, actress Shailene Woodley and NFL star who plays for the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers have decided to go their separate ways after one year of being engaged. The source close to the couple mentioned, "It was an amicable split; it just wasn't working. They're very different people with busy careers and there were obstacles that they couldn't surmount. They will remain friendly; there's no bad blood and no drama. It just didn't work out for them."

Another source added, “While Shailene is supportive of Aaron’s career, he put football first and they were barely spending any time together. She felt he neglected their relationship. Neither of them was happy.” A different source also added to the reason why the happy couple decided to end their relationship is that Aaron Rodgers who is an ‘independent guy’ had got ‘cold feet. A source close to the couple also shared, Shailene has been super busy with work. Everything was so different during the lockdown, and they had been living in their bubble. Friends of Shailene didn’t believe Aaron is the best match for her.” The rumors of their breakup started to circulate in December 2021 when it was revealed by a source that the couple has a ‘different, non-traditional relationship’.

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Actress Shailene Woodley confirmed the news of the couple’s engagement during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she jokingly said that she never thought that she would grow up to marry someone who throws balls for a living. She said, “Yes, we are engaged. But for us, it’s not new news, you know, so it’s kind of funny. Everyone right now is freaking out over it and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ve been engaged for a while.’ ”

In February 2021, Aaron Rodgers confirmed the news as well while accepting the award for Most Valuable Player in the 10th Annual NFL Honors, “I got engaged and I played some of the best football in my career.” He had also called getting engaged to Shailene Woodley was the best thing that happened to him last year. In one of her July 2021 interviews, Shailene admitted that the couple is in no rush to get married and there are no wedding plans happening.

Aaron Rodgers also told Haute Living in September 2021 that they are currently focusing on working separately and added, "It's a busy work time for her, so [my decision] probably came at a good time for both of us to be able to focus on our work. I think it's going to be a good thing. I mean, her work was shut down for an entire year, and she's booked a number of projects. She enjoys working and her own routine, which I obviously enjoy, too."

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley have not yet commented on their split. Image Source: Complex

The couple found themselves involved in a scandal after Aaron Rodgers was tested positive for COVID-19 and revealed that he was not vaccinated. Shailene Woodley being a dutiful fiancé, defended her man and said, “Literally, you all need to calm the f—k down.” Aaron Rodgers clarified on his stand during an episode of The Pat McAfee Show by stating, “The league was fully aware of it upon my return to the Packers. It wasn’t some sort of ruse or lie, it was the truth. Had there been a follow-up to my statement that I’d been immunized, I would have responded with this: I would have said, ‘Look, I’m not some sort of anti-vax-flat-Earther. I’m somebody who’s a critical thinker. I march to the beat of my own drum. I believe strongly in bodily autonomy, [in the] ability to make choices for your body, not to have to acquiesce to some woke culture or crazed group of individuals who say you have to do something.”

This led to the news of the couple having ‘agree to disagree on various topics including politics. An insider added, “They are not talking about their politics, and they never really have. They disagreed on a lot of things. Early on, they decided to agree to disagree about things and not debate them. She is not someone whose mind you can change, so Aaron hasn’t even tried.”

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