If you remember it as being longer, you’re not wrong. Here’s the thing: every single day of their relationship was front-page news. Ariana Grande is literally one of the most famous women on Earth, and Pete Davidson was the adorable, messy, very honest comedian who couldn’t stop talking about her. Their romance was like a reality show that forgot to edit out the boring parts—except there were no boring parts.
The Ariana Grande And Pete Davidson Relationship Timeline
They did the “I’m so in love” interviews. They did the “we’re planning a wedding” stories. They did the “breakup, then he went to rehab” arc. All of it was compressed into five months, but media coverage made it feel like five years. (Pro tip: If you ever want a month to feel like a decade, just date a celebrity and keep your phone unlocked.)
The Aftermath: What We Learned
Now, years later, it’s a funny footnote. Pete is married to Kim Kardashian (yes, that Kim) and Ariana is married to Dalton Gomez (then divorced, then with Ethan Slater—the plot thickens). They both seem fine, even happy. But their 2018 romance is the blueprint for “What Not to Do When You’re Famous and in Your 20s.”
Here’s the ironic part: If you ask Ariana, she’ll probably say it was a good learning experience. If you ask Pete, he’ll probably joke about the hand tattoo. But for us, the audience? We’ll always remember it as the five months that felt like a fever dream. And honestly, isn’t that the best kind of celebrity gossip?
So, to answer your burning question: they dated for five months. Not even half a year. Just long enough to get a tattoo, a ring, a house, and an album’s worth of material. And then—poof—it was over. Sometimes, love isn’t measured in months; it’s measured in headlines.
