The world of celebrity coupling has always been a precarious place, and while there have been a number of iconic celebrity couples that have stood the test of time (looking at you Kurt and Goldie and Ina and Jeffrey), there are a number that burned hot and flamed out of the popular consciousness. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take a walk down memory lane every now and then.
To quote the immortal words of the inimitable Barbra Streisand, “memories light the corners of my mind, misty water colored-memories of the way we were.” Here we celebrate the pop culture couples that were, from the obvious (Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt) to the less so (Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum.) Settle in and prepare to wistfully remember the relationships that could have been.
This article originally appeared in Town&Country
MacLachlan and Evangelista met on a fashion shoot for Barney’s New York in 1992, dating until 1998.
Hurley and grant met on a movie set in 1987, dating for 13 years before they announced their amicable split in 2000.
The Top Gun star and the music icon dated in the ’80s.
The actors dated for 5 years in the ’90s
Parker and Downey Jr. dated for 7 years, from 1984 to 1991, ultimately breaking up due to his substance abuse issues.
The couple married in 1998 (they met on set in 1996), and had two children before separating in 2003, citing Hawke’s infidelity. They divorced in 2005.
Crudup and Parker were together from 1996 to 2004, when they broke up while Parker was 7 months pregnant with their son/
The couple met in 1992 on the set of Love Potion No. 9 and eventually got engaged, but split after 3 years together.
The Bond Girl and the action star were together from 1965 to 1972.
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The couple was married from 1976 to 1988.
Huston and Nicholson were partners for 17 years.
Diaz and Dillon started dating in 1995 and split after they shot 1998’s There’s Something About Mary together.
The icon and the model met in 1984, marrying a few months later in 1985. They divorced in 1988.
Bianca and Mick Jagger were married from 1971 to 1978.
The couple dated from 2003 to 2006 and then again from 2009 to 2011.
Fonda and Vadim were married from 1965 to 1973.
After meeting at her 21st birthday party in 1997, Witherspoon and Phillippe started dating in 1998 and married in 1999. They finalized their divorce in 2008, after separating in 2006.
Neeson and Shields started dating in 1992 and were together for a few months.
Keaton and Beatty were dating in 1979 when they co-starred in Reds together, but they broke up later that same year.
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Davis and Goldblum were married from 1987 to 1990.
Sarandon and Robbins got together in 1988 and called it quits in 2009.
Baryshnikov and Lang were in a relationship from 1976 to 1982.
Quaid was married to America’s Sweetheart from 1991 until 2001, when they divorced.
Aniston and Pitt were married from 2000 to 2005, splitting in one of the most high-profile divorces of all time.
Thornton and Dern dated from 1997 to 1999 and were even engaged, but ultimately, he married Angelina Jolie a few months after splitting with Dern.
The famed singer-songwriters were married in 1972, but divorced in 1983.
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