Are Ariana And Ethan Still Together?
Ariana and Ethan are still together. That’s the short, honest answer and yeah, it might surprise people who tuned in to the 2025 VMAs just to see if he’d show up by Ariana’s side. But relationships don’t always follow the award show circuit. Despite the swirling breakup rumors (and what celebrity couple hasn’t faced those?), multiple recent sources agree: they’re still a couple, and reportedly, still pretty happy about it.
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Honestly, it’s kind of funny how the speculation ramps up any time someone walks a red carpet solo. TMZ, Twitter, half my group chats everyone’s got a theory. Even friends who couldn’t care less who’s dating who will suddenly ask: “Wait, didn’t Ariana just go to the VMAs alone?” This time, as it turns out, Ethan was cheering her on from backstage or, you know, from an affectionate Instagram Story, which in 2025 basically counts as a public love letter. Someone always screenshots it before you can blink. So when Ethan posted about Ariana’s wins, anyone hoping for drama had to put their popcorn down.
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What might be even more refreshing is how these two handle all the noise. They’re taking things private almost old-school, in a way that feels… healthy? Instead of milking the public romance for headlines (à la famous past pairings), Ariana and Ethan skip the constant couple selfies and go for showings of low-key support. If you’ve ever tried to keep your own relationship clear of nosy relatives or attention-seeking acquaintances, you know the move: let the world wonder, while you’re quietly texting dumb inside jokes or swapping bad memes in private. That vibe resonates, even if it isn’t the stuff of tabloid thrills.
Of course, they’ve had their fair share of drama every couple that becomes tabloid fodder does. Remember all those think pieces when their thing first came to light? The exes, the timelines, the split hairs over who started dating whom and when. It felt like that friend group fallout you had in college, but on blast for millions. Major ouch, but also, classic internet storm. By now, Ariana and Ethan seem to treat the chatter like a room full of squawking parrots: occasionally distracting, but easy enough to ignore once you find your person.
It’s been two years, which in both celebrity and real-life terms is a respectable stretch. I actually ran into a friend of a friend (yeah, this is a very loose anecdote) who once saw them together in a New York cafe. “Honestly, they seemed normal,” she reported. “Like, two theater dorks nerding out over soup.” That tracks. No staged PDA, no dramatic sunglasses at midnight just two people doing lunch in New York, trying not to drop their grilled cheese. Who can’t relate just a little to that kind of everyday messiness?
If there’s any takeaway here, it’s that the pair seem more interested in supporting each other than in feeding the rumor mill. Whether that looks like backstage support, quiet dinners, or resisting the urge to clap back at every online rumor, it feels dare I say refreshingly grown-up. Maybe that’s why their relationship has lasted the rumor gauntlet so far.
Will they stay together for the long haul? Who knows. The only thing for sure is, right now, it’s not over. They’re still together and still rooting for each other, however quietly. And as someone who likes happy endings (or at least, happy “for nows”), that’s good enough for me.
