Many of us can relate to the painful feeling of seeing a photo of your ex with their new partner. Regardless of how the relationship ended, there’s never a great time to find out they’ve moved on.
Watch below: Lady Gaga shares New Year’s Even kiss with new boyfriend Michael Polansky
Less of us, however, have had to deal with the news that their ex’s new spouse happens to also be one of the most famous women in the world. However, for writer Lindsay Crouse, this was exactly how she found out her long-term boyfriend, Michael Polansky, had moved on and was dating none other than Lady Gaga.
On the same day Jennifer Lopez and Shakira were making headlines for their incredible Superbowl Half-Time show, Gaga used the opportunity to step out with her new boyfriend – at the time labelled ‘Mystery Man’ – for the first time. 24-hours later, Crouse’s phone was lighting up at her New York desk with messages and calls identifying Gaga’s new man as her ex-boyfriend of seven years.
Putting pen to paper, Crouse did what any good writer would do and wrote an essay for the New York Times titled, ‘My Ex-Boyfriends New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga.’ The opinion piece, which has since gone viral explores the difficulties of learning of an ex’s new relationship in the digital age.
“I don’t follow my ex on social media,” she wrote. “I hadn’t googled him in forever (I promise). But this month I knew everything about his new relationship status, within hours of when it was disclosed.”
“Social media in 2020 is so ingrained that it’s no longer a supplement or even an addiction. It’s just an accelerated extension of the way humans have always behaved. We live in a culture of constant updates. You want to unsubscribe? Well, you can’t.”
For most of us, refraining from comparing yourself to your ex’s new spouse is an impossible task, but it might be worth taking a leaf out of Crouse’s book, who opted instead to bring herself up to Gaga’s level.
“Instead of thinking, ‘Why not me?’ when I see them together, I think ‘That was me.’ It pulls the illusion of celebrity down,” penned Crouse.
“Lady Gaga is amazing. Comparing yourself with her is incredibly motivational, and I recommend you try it, regardless of how you relate to who’s dating her.”
You can read Lindsay Crouse’s full letter here.
Many of us can relate to the painful feeling of seeing a photo of your ex with their new partner. Regardless of how the relationship ended, there’s never a great time to find out they’ve moved on.
Watch below: Lady Gaga shares New Year’s Even kiss with new boyfriend Michael Polansky
Many of us can relate to the painful feeling of seeing a photo of your ex with their new partner. Regardless of how the relationship ended, there’s never a great time to find out they’ve moved on.
Watch below: Lady Gaga shares New Year’s Even kiss with new boyfriend Michael Polansky
