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Which I also would have supported.
But despite eliciting cheery congratulations, the supposed couple is also sparking a conversation about the ways ageism and sexism in Hollywood persist — with many commenting on the absurdity of the actor trending for dating a woman nine years his junior. Keanu Reeves is trending because he's decided to date a woman, artist Alexandra Grant, who is within his age bracket. She is 46 and Keanu is It also says a lot about how women are treated that so many people are stunned that a woman over 40 wouldn't dye her hair.
Download the NBC News app for breaking news. This is exactly what people's reactions are about; the eagerness to cast away and discard older women in Hollywood as irrelevant. The actor made headlines earlier this year after a tweet of him posing with women and noticeably not touching their lower backs or waists, went viral.
Marcus said that people have become so accustomed to celebrities abusing their power that Reeves respecting a woman's personal space becomes notable. Being single in a pandemic prompts an extreme reaction to that status.
Early research from the Kinsey Institute suggests that while everyone is lonelier now, single people are the loneliest. Young lovers rush to cohabitate on a third date. And, naturally, I panicked. I contemplated calling an ex then I did. I replied to equally concerned — and equally hopeless — outreach from former flames around the world.
After all this, I called my mother and told her to forget about grandkids. I was joking, partly.
Before Covid, we all had plenty of time to get to the next chapter. In the days since, time is still passing, but there is no way to progress. Anything on the other end just feels farther out of reach. We live in an era of unlimited swipes, rare gems and punted decisions.
The more people we meet, the more we struggle to connect to any, let alone commit to one.
Face to face, it would be a recipe for mass contagion. That first kiss feels urgent. Research suggests over 60 percent of people have lost interest in someone after locking lips for the first time.
Unlike many other Hollywood men his age, Reeves is dating an older woman — someone who seems to be roughly within his age range. Their relationship going viral is a good moment for us all to unpack a bunch of. Reeves trended on Twitter with many praising the actor for dating a these days that word of Keanu Reeves dating a 46yo with gray hair has us "There is undoubtedly a cult of youth in Hollywood, but people have the right.
How do you even broach meeting up right now? The people who suggest an IRL date are the ones you worry might not be safe enough to meet. Maybe dating apps will start letting us filter for coronavirus vigilance, which at the moment seems more relevant than height, religion or party affiliation.
If you do decide to meet, what do you actually do?