15 Celeb Breakups We Can All Relate To

Not everything that celebrities do is relatable, of course. In fact, most of it is pretty much impossible for us to relate to. Flying in private jets, spending lavish amounts of money, having their faces on billboards. None of that is par for the course for the average person. Their dating lives aren't always relatable either since they seem to either be jumping in super quickly or getting involved in crazy scandals. But one thing that we can always relate to is the fact that these people go through breakups just like the rest of us. Can't hide from that truth. Sure, our circumstances might be super different. But at their core, celebrities are emotional humans like the rest of us. Luckily for most of us, our breakups are not generally considered super newsworthy. Here are 15 celebrity breakups that are actually relatable and what we can learn from them.

15 Jessica Simpson And Nick Lachey

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey had a relatable breakup because those two were young and in love but not meant to last. Jessica had saved herself for Nick which is a really big deal for someone who makes that choice as a part of their faith. They were the all-American duo that brings back memories of high school sweethearts and the hunk dating the girl next door. Didn't we all think we'd stay with our first loves forever? They even had a TV show together. But they split and both remarried. Jessica has said that "It was hard to imagine I would ever walk down the aisle again. It was like a death in the family: You go through the mourning stage, then the rebellion, and then all of a sudden you have to find life by yourself. Once you do that, you feel complete-and that's the only time you can truly fall in love again, and give yourself over completely to another person."

14 Jennifer Aniston And Brad Pitt

The infamous breakup between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt is relatable to anyone who has been left for another woman. Ouch. Everyone's heart went out to Jen in that situation. Not that we as bystanders really have any idea of what went down there, but it definitely seemed like Brad met Angelina Jolie while working on a movie, fell in love, and left Jennifer in the dust. Jennifer has talked about going through that process with the entire world watching, which had to be pretty bizarre in more ways than one. We're still talking about it, after all. She said once in an interview, "There are many stages of grief. It's sad, something coming to an end. It cracks you open, in a way-cracks you open to feeling. When you try to avoid the pain, it creates greater pain. I'm a human being, having a human experience in front of the world. I wish it weren't in front of the world. I try really hard to rise above it."

13 Kim Kardashian And Kris Humphries

Okay so most of us don't end up actually marrying the wrong guy for a split second and airing the whole thing on national TV, but a lot have us have gone through the confusion of dating the wrong guy. We're not sure why that can be so confusing but it definitely is. You get close to someone and it seems like this thing is built to last, but something is slightly off. Breaking up is definitely even harder when something feels a little bit off because there are no blaring signs that you can point to as the problem. It's just not right and coming to that realization takes a lot of focus and self-awareness, which we don't always have in spades when we're busy living the rest of our lives. Kim was melting down while she and Kris were together and ultimately realized that it was totally wrong. We've all had that moment of clarity where we were like WTF have I been doing boy bye. Kim has explained it as follows: "I felt like I was on a fast roller coaster and couldn't get off when now I know I probably should have. I got caught up with the hoopla and the filming of the TV show that when I probably should have ended my relationship, I didn't know how to and didn't want to disappoint a lot of people."

12 Uma Thurman And Ethan Hawke

Uma Thurman has been open about the fact that it took her a really long time to get over Ethan Hawke after they broke up, and we can definitely all relate to that. We would love it if we could just wash our hands of a breakup and be on our merry way but the truth is that the stuff can stick for ages and ages whether we're consciously trying to work through it or not. In Uma's case, Ethan was cheating on her so there was an aspect of betrayal as opposed to just a mutual break. Enter massive heartbreak and learning how to trust yourself again… as well as other people. Uma has said, "When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, 'It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better.' And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time. But interestingly enough, it is over four years later - we were together eight years and I finally feel like, cool. I feel better."

11 Angelina Jolie And Billy Bob Thornton

Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton were certainly an eclectic duo, but their breakup came more from the fact that Billy Bob had massive insecurities about the relationship than anything else. Is this a familiar concept to anyone? For some reason, it can be hard to believe that someone else loves us as much as they say that they do, and instead of just accepting that, occasionally we go and mess things up real good before the person has a chance to leave us anyway. Logical? Not even for a second. Relatable? Sure. Everyone has their insecurities. These two happened to stay close. Billy Bob once said, "Angie and I are great friends, we always have been and we talk on a pretty regular basis. I blew it because I didn't think I was good enough for her. She has one way she wanted to live her life and I had another way to live mine. I was just too insecure."

10 Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are relatable in the sense that they've broken up and gotten back together. These two seemed to be instantly into one another when they first met, but their different ways of living threatened to keep them apart, and this has been going on for years. That's the epitome of timing. Some of us can relate to meeting someone who we think we could spend our life with but something is off with the timing. We're too young to settle down or think we're too young when we're not and we're actually just scared. These two never acted like they were over it instead they talked about how strongly they've always felt for one another. When the two first broke up Liam said that "I mean, look - we were together five years so I don't think those feelings will ever change. And that's good because that proves to me that it was real. It wasn't just a fling. It really was an important part of my life and always will be."

9 Cameron Diaz And Alex Rodriguez

Cameron Diaz has talked about her breakup with Alex Rodriguez in a really wonderful way. She has said, "When I was going through a bit of a heartbreak a little while ago, I said to a friend, 'Wow, this really hurts!' And he said to me, 'That just shows you what your capacity for loving is.' I would rather have my heart broken a thousand times than never to love at all. I have so much love to give - I'm not empty of love, I'm full of love." That is such an important point and we can definitely all relate to it, whether you've realized it before or are hearing it for the first time right now. There is absolutely nothing wrong with feeling the pain of having someone turn away from your love because it means that you have all that love to give the right person. It can be frightening as hell to put it all out there and not know who will accept it and you, but that's also why it makes you so strong to be brave and take the risk anyway. You'll always be rewarded for being authentic and loving.

8 Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise was Katie Holmes' celebrity crush growing up, so you can imagine that when she met him she might have been a little more likely to overlook some of the, um, perhaps slightly odd things about the way that he lived his life amidst the Scientology church. Katie didn't just think that Tom was cute growing up. According to a source, she was slightly obsessed: “In religion class, when we were about 16, we would have to say prayers to keep a certain someone safe and out of harm. Katie would say it for Tom Cruise. We did that every day, so she would have said thousands of prayers for him." When the two finally broke up, Katie had to go to great lengths to do it safely for she and her daughter, since the Church of Scientology is supposedly not thrilled when people leave and walk away. Many even call it a cult. Hopefully, we don't all relate on that level, but as far as crushing on someone from afar and then thinking that they're the best until we're too far in, yeah, we absolutely can relate.

7 Jennifer Lawrence And Nicholas Hoult

Jennifer Lawrence has said some funny things about her relationship with Nicholas Hoult that are totally relatable in the sense that there are just different types of people that don't always mesh. She has said, "I wake up earlier in the morning when I have new sponges. That counter doesn't even see it coming. [My ex-boyfriend] would never wring them out. We were in the kitchen once, and I picked up the sponge, and it was soapy and wet, and I was like, 'See? These are the kinds of things that make me think we are never going to work.'" Life is really so much about the little things, so sometimes it's just those little things that drive us crazy about a person. You might love them and like being with them in certain ways, but if they don't see the world the same way as you on a small level it's just not going to work. Cleanliness is actually a really common thing for people to connect over or really not understand about one another.

6 Sophia Bush And Chad Michael Murray

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One Tree Hill stars Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray were one of those celebrity couples who met while they were working together, and when they broke up they still had to work together. Luckily these two were able to work things out so that they didn't hate each other and had the capacity to be civil with one another for the duration of their professional career. This is relatable for any of us who have broken up with someone and had to continue seeing that person, whether it's because of work, sharing a child, going to school together, or just being part of the same social group and not wanting to give up those friends too. Sometimes we don't have the luxury of erasing an ex from the planet and we have to be strong about it. Forever. Hopefully, we can channel Sophia and Chad the next time this happens to us.

5 Courteney Cox And David Arquette

Courteney Cox and David Arquette managed to have one of those breakups that is clearly filled with love for one another. They both spoke out on the process and keeping the peace and caring throughout it. Anyone who's amicably split with someone that they really love can relate to this. It's extremely painful, but at the same time when you love someone with every part of your heart and soul, you truly do just want them to be happy. Courteney expressed these sort of thoughts about David and just not being able to make things work. She has said, "We love each other. And when you love someone, you want them to be happy, even if it's not with you. You can love somebody so much, but it's not the life you should be living together. I think David and I are supposed to be the way we are now. In divorce you always have regrets. We were married for a long time, so it's not like we didn't try."

4 Katy Perry And Russell Brand

Katy Perry and Russell Brand seemed to have one of those relationships that was just messed up by their schedules and timing. Maybe they loved each other but they weren't exactly right for one another. Russell has said that "It's a difficult situation… I was really, really in love with her, but it was difficult to see each other… We were together when it was right to be together, and when it wasn't we worked it out… It was a lovely relationship… it mostly didn't work for practical reasons… We did work it out, she's happy, I'm happy." We can all relate to the practicality of a relationship causing us some issues no matter in what way that is. Perhaps we were in a long distance relationship, or someone's work schedule was too much, or something else with the time and space of things was just a little too hectic to make things as enjoyable as they should be.

3 Sofia Vergara And Nick Loeb

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Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb have had one of those breakups that just doesn't quit and we can all relate to that. You may have had one ex that just doesn't leave you alone for one reason or another. Maybe he keeps trying to message you on Facebook even though you always ignore him or tell him to take a hike every single time. In Sofia's case, Nick is still trying to make a case for the fact that he should have access to an egg of hers that they fertilized and froze while they were together. She doesn't want him to have it. Talk about crazy. Most of us would not opt for a distance ex to suddenly have a child of ours, but you can also slightly see his point, so it's easy to understand how crazy this must be for her to go through. Hopefully, you haven't had an ex try to steal your eggs from you, but you might have had an ex that harasses your new boyfriend, tries to befriend all of your friends, or just won't accept that the relationship is done and keeps trying to get back together with you. Ugh.

2 Mila Kunis And Macaulay Culkin

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Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin had a relatable breakup because they seemed to just peacefully part and remain friends after a really long and friendly relationship. These two seemed to be an odd match to many people which is also relatable if you've ever been close to someone and your friends always wondered why. It's possible that Mila and Macaulay were always a bit more of a friend match than anything else. They were together for ten years but she has said that they never had any intention of getting married. Howard Stern once asked her if she thought that meant that she was never actually in love with him to begin with, to which she answered, "Honestly, who knows?" Maybe not." Mila, of course, went on to marry her first kiss and former co-star Ashton Kutcher, whom she started "dating" when they had a real life friends with benefits thing going on.

1 Sarah Jessica Parker And Robert Downey Jr.

Did you even know that these two dated? Well, they did, way back before they were the mega stars that they are today. It's not that hard to picture why they would have meshed. But their relationship and breakup are relatable because their values just didn't match up. Robert once said that “I liked to drink, and I had a drug problem, and that didn't jibe with Sarah Jessica because it is the furthest thing from what she is. She tried to help me. She was so miffed when I didn't get my act together.” Whether or not you've been in that exact circumstance, you've probably experienced something similar where a guy could just not get his act together. Maybe it's partying or he won't work out and take care of his health or he doesn't have the career ambitions that you would like someone to have. It doesn't necessarily mean that his way is wrong, but just that it didn't work for you. We can all relate to that.