Sydney Sweeney ‘Doesn't Have Time to Properly Date' Amid Wildly Successful Career: Source
The 27-year-old star of Euphoria and 2023's summer blockbuster Anyone but You is single since ending a long-term love-in and engagement with producer-businessman Jonathan Davino, and sources say she plans on staying that way, despite all the fawning from guys.
'She was in a relationship with Jonathan for so long, she just wants space to find her footing again,' says an insider. 'She swore she would take her time, so as tempting as some of these guys are, she's sticking to her guns.'
According to sources, big-time hunks such as NFL legend Tom Brady and Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom were battling to get up close and personal with the bombshell at Jeff Bezos' recent wedding in Venice, Italy.
'There's been a parade of eligible bachelors. Everyone has heard about her and Tom dancing in Venice, and he's only one of the many high-profile guys panting after her,' says the insider.
'Orlando was caught flirting up a storm with her, too.'
'She's the toast of the town and the pressure that comes with that is very high. She's afraid of making the wrong move.'
Sources say Sydney was unfairly targeted by reporter Megyn Kelly, who questioned the star's invite to Bezos' wedding to journalist turned philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, snarking that her bra size had something to do with it.
'How does she wind up there?' Megyn griped. 'Sydney Sweeney's the new toast of the town out there because she's got these enormous breasts that everybody's obsessed with.'
According to the insider, the actress is struggling to stay focused amid negative publicity.
'She has her eyes on a huge career and wants that to be her focus. Starting up another romance right now is not the wisest move,' notes the insider.
'Her bankability is very high as this hot single woman and she wants to capitalize on that. She's got her own production company and is making lots of moves right now. She doesn't have the time to properly date.'
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And they don't even notice until you mention it — but then once they realize it, they quickly find a way to rationalize it to you and continue ignoring women and BIPOC creators." —madkz 3."In addition to 'nice guy,' any man who describes himself as 'chivalrous' or 'a gentleman' on a dating app is an immediate left swipe. You don't have to say these things; your actions should show them." —doofenshmirtzevilinc 4."When they're super quick to put down media/books/music that is mostly enjoyed, created, and consumed by women. AKA, they think all rom-coms are trash and not 'intellectually stimulating,' but will happily sit through a three-hour, lowly rated action movie with no plot, just lots of gun shooting. 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But he's unwilling to sit through a movie that you picked but he isn't interested in." —identicalsnowflakes 16."My ex said he couldn't vote for a woman because women are too emotional and can't make decisions that aren't based on emotion." —Anonymous 17."We were married for 30 years, and over the years I achieved a much higher level of success and made three times his salary. Nonetheless, he was constantly reminding me that I was still less intelligent than him and just lucky because I am an attractive woman. I think we all know who was really smarter." —Anonymous 18."When your S.O. complains about women in sports. Female athletes and sporting leagues should be seen as their own thing that operates in their own competition, rather than an extension of the men's league." —u/little_cranberry5 19."I find it odd when men never let you pay for anything. If I have a career and I'm making a decent income, then I want to pick up the tab sometimes. It feels infantilizing if they insist on paying each and every time. It's almost as though they don't think I'm self-sufficient enough." —u/starskyandbutch "It's not just the patronizing attitude. It's also setting a tone of being indebted to them, financially or morally. I've yet to see a man who insists on paying for absolutely every single thing in a relationship, who doesn't bring it up when shit hits the fan." —u/petronia1 "When they order for you on a date. I went out with a guy who insisted on buying me expensive cocktails when I said I wanted beer and was paying for it myself. He kept ordering the cocktails for me thinking I'd be impressed. I was not!" —jexxls 20."Every time a celebrity announced a pregnancy, my ex would go off on a rant about how they weren't going to be hot anymore and that pregnant women were 'damaged goods.' I asked him once if he'd see me as damaged good if I was pregnant, and he said that he would and that pregnancy was apparently a 'hall pass for men to cheat,' because it made women so unattractive. Then, he said I'd have a maximum of six weeks to get back in shape before he'd dump me." "Fifteen years later, I'm married to an amazing husband and about to give birth to baby number three. I can't even begin to tell you how badly my ex's comments have fucked up my mental health. Each pregnancy has been plagued by insecurity, doubt, body issues, anxiety, and feelings of inadequacy." —u/Kimmbley 21."Making fun of you and then saying, 'Don't be so sensitive, I'm just joking' when you let them know you don't appreciate it. Blaming you for their garbage behavior is gaslighting at its finest. If this happens to you, run as fast as you can in the other direction." —Anonymous 22."Never taking accountability for his actions. He was always faultless; everything was deflected, always turned back on me. His domineering statements always, ALWAYS began with 'You need to...' or 'You should...' or 'I told you not to...', or my absolute favourite, 'The problem with you is...'" "Five years of gaslighting before some amazing and on-the-ball maternity staff when I was having his baby helped me to finally get clued into how toxic and misogynistic he was, and that his behaviour toward me (and the baby) was not okay!" —Anonymous 23."They're only affectionate when they're getting intimate before sex. Any other time they're asked for a back rub or foot massage before going to bed, they insist they're tired and just flip over to go to sleep because they know you're not in the mood for sex. Like, they think a massage or touch is a prelude to sex every time. This gets annoying and erodes the relationship." —Anonymous 24."When your partner always defends his mates' bad behavior(s) and makes up excuses. For example, I have a history of sexual abuse and rape that my BF knows about. My BF's friend makes a rape joke. I call him out and tell him it's not funny. Regardless of how he reacts, my BF immediately jumps in and tells me I'm sensitive and need to take a joke. I tell him he knows my past and that he is being extremely disrespectful. Now I'm the bad guy. But now, I can't trust my BF or his friends." —Anonymous 25."Pay very close attention to how a man treats his mother. I missed so many obvious signs between my ex-husband and his mom. He was rude, dismissive, controlling, and cruel — all traits that (eventually) spilled over into our relationship. I just thought he didn't like his mom. Turns out he didn't like women, at all." —Anonymous 26."When he has applied different expectations to you than to himself. Though it has always been there, I wasn't staring at it so blatantly until we had a child, and now I can't unsee it. He can take off to play golf or go to the gym when he wants, but I need to find ways to get my hair done or nails done during my work hours." "If our child is sick, I'm the one taking off work. There is never even a thought that he should do it. When pushed, his response was, 'Well, you are the mother.' And if I were to recall these moments, he would swear they weren't sexist. 🙄" —Anonymous 27."When he is shocked that you know anything about a stereotypically male topic." "For example, I once went on a date with a guy that drove a DS Automobile. He thought that it was amazing that 1) I recognized the brand, and 2) I knew that DS is a premium model for Citroen, 'cause 'girls don't know cars.' SMH." —u/HappyHermitLife "I used to have a friend in high school who would constantly ask for help, but would always ignore my advice. The best part was that if any of his guy friends offered the same advice, he would be more than happy to do it. But that dude always came to me for any 'physical' help, like completing projects or assignments. He was a typical 'wanna be computer nerd', but only discussed the topic with his guy friends, even though I was equally interested, if not more than them." I guess it wasn't a surprise that he called me a whore in front of our grade anonymously out of spite and jealousy, but I was smart enough to find out it was him, and guess who got suspended?" —Anonymous 28."When he tries to control things like where you go for dates and what you eat at a restaurant. He always has a reason, too, saying things like it's 'because he knows food better than I do.' He gives presents HE wants me to have, regardless of what I want/like." —u/boo-pspps "I knew a guy who had a bad habit of responding, 'Women shouldn't' or 'Women shouldn't be allowed to' in conversations about certain subjects. I don't talk to him anymore." —Anonymous finally, "He didn't believe women's struggles were real because 'he never experienced them.' I tried talking to my ex about some issues that we face as women that men don't (not walking alone at night, wage gap, being treated as less than in the workplace, being sexually harassed at work, mansplaining, lol), and he explained to me that none of that could be real because he never experienced it. I looked at him and asked if he understood what he just said, and he was genuinely confused." —thetinyelephant BuzzFeeders, now it's your turn. What are some subtle but significant signs of misogyny you've noticed in relationships or even in friendships? Tell us about them in the comments below or via this anonymous form. Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Solve the daily Crossword
