"[We] got some of the sticky bits out of the way early."
Shailene Woodley Opened Up About How She Jumped in ‘Headfirst’ With Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers jumped headfirst into their relationship. They started dating last summer during the pandemic, and in February of this year announced their engagement. The surprising pair is still going strong, and Woodley believes they were destined to fall in love.
"Starting a relationship where you immediately move in with someone—because it's a pandemic and you can't just get on a plane and go back and forth on weekends—taught us a lot about each other very quickly," Woodley told Shape. "We jumped in headfirst and got some of the sticky bits out of the way early."
Before dating Rodgers, the Divergent actor was spending quarantine in solitude. "I was by myself with my dog and didn't see anyone for three months," she said. "It forced me to be still and quiet."
Shailene Woodley also said about her relationship with Aaron Rodgers, “I have the perspective that I would have met Aaron in any context, any space in time, because I feel we were meant to be together.”
She first confirmed the news of their engagement during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon while promoting her movie, The Mauritanian. Woodley admitted she never thought she’d marry a professional athlete or, as she hilariously put it, “someone who throws balls.”
“So, it’s kind of funny. Everybody right now is freaking out over it, and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ve been engaged for a while,’” Woodley explained. “He’s, first off, just a wonderful, incredible human being. But I never thought I’d be engaged with somebody who threw balls for a living. Like, I never thought as a little girl…‘Yeah, when I grow up, I’m gonna marry someone who throws balls! Yeah!’ But he’s really just so good at it.”
No word yet on wedding plans or a date!
This story originally appeared on: Glamour - Author:Paulina Jayne Isaac
