Race car driver Danica Patrick started dating Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers in 2018,
and in December 2019, Page Six reported that they purchased a stunning $28 million Malibu
estate.
Although all seemed to be going well, rumors circulated in July 2020 that the two of them
had split up.
The evidence?
Patrick unfollowed the quarterback on Instagram.
Despite Rodgers still following Patrick as of September 2020, the Nascar alum's rep confirmed
to E! that they are, in fact, no longer together.
Soon after confirming the split, Patrick shared some cryptic messages on her Instagram page,
including a quote from a licensed marriage and family therapist named Vienna Pharaon.
The note read,
"Look at the chosen relationship in your life and notice any themes.
What role do you play?
Who are you with them?
Who do you believe you need to be?
What stories do you tell yourself about what they can offer you?
What can they or can't they handle?
The way you choose people may offer you insight into what you're craving or what shifts you
may need to make in order to shift an overworked role you've held for a long time."
Talk about keeping things cryptic.
However, Patrick has since ditched the vague quotes and is now expressing her feelings
in her own words.
And, as it turns out, she has a message for her future boyfriend.
During a September 2020 appearance on the Quibi series, The Rachel Hollis Show, Patrick
reflected on her split from Rodgers.
"I said this at the beginning of the last relationship.
I was like, 'Look.
You either grow together.
One grows and one doesn't.
Or you grow apart."
Patrick added that she has, quote, "never experienced growth without pain."
As difficult as that must have been, Patrick channeled her struggles into something positive.
She now has a different outlook on dating, telling Hollis, quote, "The next guy has his
work cut out for him."
"Because my intuition, my standards, my boundaries, my wants and needs are like, off the charts."
And, as a result, Patrick says her relationship requirements are, quote, "much more narrow
and specific."
What's more?
Patrick isn't stressing about the critics who doubt she can find true love.
Case in point: In August 2020, when a commenter on Instagram pointed out the race car driver's
2013 divorce and other failed relationships, she had this response.
"If we let what one person thinks of us be our reality, we are doomed.
Realize that what someone says to us has a lot more to do with their own wounds and reality
than ours.
Our reality is our decision.
Still not easy, but true."
Danica Patrick isn't the only one speaking out these days.
In September 2020, Aaron Rodgers was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show, and, although he didn't
specifically mention his split from Patrick, he did discuss his renewed passion for football
and life in general.
"I have just a new and increased love of life."
The Super Bowl MVP quarterback went on to say,
"I've made decisions and changes and habits that put me in a lot better head space and
there's just a lot of things that have come together in my life over the last few months
that have really been enjoyable and reminded me, given me perspective, on life and in football
to view things through the most positive lens I possibly can."
He also seemed to be in excellent spirits, declaring,
"And that's why I'm having so much fun and it starts with love.
And then surrounding yourself with people that you really enjoy."
Could that have been a subtle dig at Patrick?
Or was he genuinely keeping things positive by complimenting the people who are currently
a part of his life?
Who can really say?
Although it's great to hear both Patrick and Rodgers are doing well, it's still sad to
think of where they once were.
Sometimes life doesn't go the way you want, even for successful athletes with lots of
cash.
Nevertheless, both Patrick and Rodgers have a lot going for them, she has her new set
of standards, and he has a renewed love of football.
Good luck to them both!
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