How many times have you seen these couples that they seemingly have nothing in common
but they end up having the most successful and long-lasting relationship among the members
of the squad!?
A lot, right?
Well, the case of Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara is the perfect example of that.
Their love story is probably one of the most original, unlikely and extraordinary one among
Hollwyood couples!
If you don’t believe me, check it for yourself!
To talk about how they love started we have to go back to 2012 when they both starred
in the movie "Her" as lovers!
Before saying anything about their love, I gotta talk about my favorite movie of all
time, "Her"!
If you haven’t watched it, pause this video, watch the movie with a box of tissue next
to you, finish it, watch it again and again until you are done with it, and now you can
continue watching how Joaquin and Rooney’s love bloomed!
The crush was not immediate.
In fact, in a recent interview for Vanity Fair, Joaquin confessed that at the beginning
he thought Rooney despised him!
But soon he found out that she was simply quite shy!
And that she actually liked him a lot!
Do you see?
If you have a crush on someone, just go tell them!
Maybe you will find your own Rooney/Joaquin!
Phoenix also admitted that Rooney was the only girl he ever looked up on the internet!
In the beginning, they were just friends by email!
EMAIL FRIENDS!
Isn’t this a bit like Theodore, the character Joaquin played in the same movie "Her"?
However, back then, Rooney was still in a relationship with director Charlie McDowell
so things were not as easy as confessing one’s love and starting a relationship!
However, the crush we talked about, did not leave them!
They met again!
In 2016 they played in “Mary Magdalene” together and became co-stars/lovers one more
time!
The two and probably the people that were watching them could no longer hide that there
was chemistry between them!
The two were even captured together several times, until finally, in 2017, they decided
to confirm what was already an open secret and show up on the red carpet of the Cannes
Festival of that year together!
Recently there have been rumors of an upcoming wedding, as she was seen wearing what looked
like an engagement ring at the Venice Film Festival!
However, no official statement has been released yet!
What is confirmed is that, when Mara came into his life, Joaquin left his dark past
and is now a new man who loves life.
Not only did Mara became his partner and gave him the gift of her company, but she also
helped Joaquin with his eating habits and make it healthier!
As we all know, she has been a vegan for quite a long time so this was meant to happen!
The next step was for the couple to start living together and that is exactly what happened
in September 2017! Joaquin was the one who revealed this in this interview with The New
York Times Style Magazine and he also mentioned how he watched all 10 hours of The Staircase
because Mara wanted!
Just like us!
Even the celebrities binge-watch!
This is not the only thing Joaquin supported Rooney in!
You see how they say when couples are together for so long, they become exactly like one
another?!
They even kinda look alike which is creepy!
The same case is for these two love birds!
Joaquin supported Rooney at the National Animal Rights Day demonstration and they appeared
there together holding dead birds in their hands wearing T-shirts that said: "Our planet.
Theirs too."
Later in July 2019, Us Weekly reported that the two were engaged and I guess it the news
was confirmed when Phoenix was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International
Film Festival for Joker!
In the ceremony, he ended his speech by saying, "Somewhere here, is a filthy dragon, and I
want to rip its wings off and fasten a blanket and sleep with it forever.
I love you.
Thank you."
In case you guys don’t know whom he is talking about, It is Rooney!
That filthy dragon is his fiancee!
Such an awkward nickname to use for your fiancee but hey, if it is working for them, we are
happy!
And this my friends was the strange love story Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara!
The couple that in the eye of many is incompatible!
What do you guys think?!
Do you also believe Joaquin and Rooney are not compatible?!
That they will not have their own strange version of happily ever after?!
Let’s talk about it in the comments and don’t forget to subscribe to stay up to
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Until next time!