Looking back, it’s hard to believe Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were only together for two years. The two split in 2007, with Gosling blaming the industry they were operating in as the reason for the breakup. “Showbusiness is the bad guy,” he told The Times. “When both people are in showbusiness it’s too much showbusiness. It takes all of the light, so nothing else can grow.”
But it didn’t seem to be a nasty breakup, because otherwise the former couple wouldn’t have been spotted hanging out a year after the split. In fact, People reported that the “Mean Girls” actor supported Gosling when he tried his hand at DJ-ing. “They talked when he was away from the deejay stand. They really looked like good pals. He seemed happy to see her,” a source dished. They were also seen sharing a meal with their friends a month later.
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Gosling reportedly remained friendly with McAdams’ family, too. He “is still close to McAdams’s family and he still speaks to Rachel, but they are both openly single,” another insider told the outlet in 2008. “He still loves Rachel and Rachel still loves him, but the timing is off and they can’t make each other happy right now.” And while they briefly rekindled their romance in 2008, they later found happiness with other people — McAdams, with Jamie Linden, and Gosling, with Eva Mendes.
