Speaking to Ellen DeGeneres in 2011, Rihanna admitted that being called “the sexiest living woman” could make her “scary” for men – but she was looking for boys who intervene in a traditionally male role.
“I like men who are more aggressive but mysterious,” she said. “But I like a man to be very sure. I like them to be confident and to know that you are the man, I am the lady and the only way to make it work is if we play our roles. I really can’t be the man for you.
She seems to have found quite a few men who have met the bill over the years.
Rihanna met Chris Brown from 2008 to 2009, then again from 2012 to 2013.
Chris Brown
Rihanna’s relationship with the singer is one of her best remembered.
The two met in 2005, but were not officially related as they were until 2008, when they were seen together at a Grammy and kissed at a party for her 21st birthday.
But fans were shocked in 2009 when news leaked that Chris had beaten Rihanna, and leaked police photos showed her with black eyes and bruises. He was arrested and charged with a felony and sentenced to five years probation.
“I needed this awakening in my life,” Rihanna later told Marie Claire UK. “I needed a turning point, and God gave it to me. everything [of] these horrible things they tell you, they break.
Rihanna issued a restraining order at the time, but eventually forgave him by withdrawing from the restraining order in 2011 and reuniting with him in 2012 – when she described their relationship as “true love” in 2012. .
“It took me a long time.” I was angry for a long time. I was indignant, I was angry. I was dark. I was angry. It came out in my music, in my clothes and in my attitude. I didn’t like that feeling. It was hard, “she said.
They separated again in 2013.
Rihanna had a one-year relationship with LA Dodgers star Matt Kemp in 2010.
Matt Kemp
Until she broke up with Chris Brown, Rihanna had a one-year relationship with LA Dodgers star Matt Kemp in 2010.
She described her relationship in several interviews, telling Marie Claire UK: “I feel like I’m really smiling this time. Smiles come from within and exude everything I do. People feel that my energy is different. When I smile, they can say that it is pure bliss, not just disguise.
But after she broke up in December of that year, she told Vogue: “I just left him. I never want to depend on a relationship. I think it’s really special to find love. It’s beautiful. Nothing compares to it, but I want to make sure I find other things in life that I love – besides love.
Rihanna and Drake met in 2005 and have met over the years (pictured in 2016)
Drake
Rihanna and Drake met in 2005 and met celebrities over the years while working together on songs including Work, Take Care and What’s My Name.
During this time, Drake repeatedly spewed about Rihanna in various news outlets, describing her as his “ultimate fantasy.”
In 2016, he presented it at the VMA with rave reviews, saying: “We love videos that change their artistic vision from year to year. But most of all, we love the woman who hasn’t changed since day one. She is a person I have been in love with since I was 22, she is one of my best friends in the world. I’ve looked at her all my life, even though she’s younger than me. “She is a living, breathing legend in our industry,” he said.
But RiRi didn’t seem to be a fan of being built that way, and told Vogue years later that “waiting for this speech is perhaps the most inconvenient part. I don’t like too many compliments; I don’t like to be teased.
“We have no friendship now, but we are not enemies. That’s what it is, “she said.
It was rumored that Rihanna and Leo had been in a relationship several times (pictured in 2016)
Leonardo DiCaprio
Rihanna and Leo are said to have been in a relationship several times, first in February 2015, when they allegedly spent Valentine’s weekend together.
Then, in 2016, they were spotted together at the grand opening of Intrigue Nightclub in Wynn Las Vegas.
Neither of them confirmed that they had met.
Rihanna is also reportedly dating Travis Scott in 2015
Travis Scott
Rihanna is also reported to have met Travis Scott in 2015, with rumors fueled by Rihanna’s views at his concerts.
But the connection seems to have been confirmed by a story in the December 2015 issue of Complex. Screenwriter Lawrence Schlossman said Travis missed their interview because he was “hidden from Rihanna, his recently talked about love interest. “.
In 2020, Schlossman said in his podcast that he should never have revealed that Travis and Rihanna were together.
“It’s because Rihanna says, ‘Don’t tell anyone I’m breaking Travis Scott, please,'” he said.
Rihanna and Saudi businessman Hassan Jamil reunited in 2017 and separated in early 2020.
Hassan Jamil
Rihanna and Saudi businessman Hassan Jamil met in 2017. They were first spotted having dinner together in November of that year, and in 2018 they traveled together to Mexico.
In 2019, she told Interview: “I entered into a new relationship and it matters to me. It was like, “I have to take time for this.” Just as I feed my business, I have to feed this. I will close for two days, three days.
“We already have the famous ‘P’ on my calendar, which means personal days. This is something new.”
She spoke to him again later that year, telling Vogue, “I’ve been in a great relationship for a long time, and everything is going very well, so I’m happy.”
But things got worse and the news that they broke up came in January 2020.
Although their romantic relationship is only a few years old, Rihanna and A $ AP Rocky have known each other for a decade (pictured at the Met Gala 2021)
A $ AP Rocky
Although their romantic relationship is only a few years old, Rihanna and A $ AP Rocky have known each other for a decade.
In 2012, he was included in a remix of Rihanna’s song “Cockiness (Love It)” and joined her world tour Diamonds as a debut in 2013.
They have remained friends over the years, even attending a Louis Vuitton show together in 2018 and the 2019 British Fashion Awards, among other events.
But when Rihanna and Hassan separated in January 2020, rumors began to circulate that she and Rocky were together.
Although they did not confirm that they were together, Rocky joined Rihanna to promote Fenty Skin in August 2020, and they were spotted together in December, announcing that they were “inseparable”.
Rocky confirmed the relationship in May 2021, telling GQ that Rihanna was “the love of my life.”
“I think when you know, you know. She is the one, he said.
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