Don’t make a “Bad Romance” joke, Corey…
Well, it looks like Cupid’s arrow has been firmly planted in Lady Gaga. US Magazine reports that the 31-year-old singer and CAA agent Christian Carino are engaged. Gaga and her 48-year-old beau started dating earlier this year, and were spotted smooching at the Super Bowl. A source tells the magazine that, “They are actually pretty serious. They’re both really happy. It works.”
Gaga, who recently revealed she is suffering from fibromyalgia, and Christian got engaged this summer and kept it under wraps until now. Christian actually asked Gaga’s father for permission to marry his daughter. That’s so sweet. Gaga also went on the record back in September gushing about being in love with Christian. Due in part to her illness, the couple haven’t set a date or made any other plans for their nuptials.
Even though Gaga’s seemingly all-in with her new love, she may have good reason to keep the engagement on the down-low. Judging by a scene in her Netflix documentary, Five Foot Two, she may feel she can’t have it all, meaning both success and love. In the doc, she notes:
“I’m always at a shoot with some f—ing great news, and my love life’s imploded. It’s a sad day when I’m doing the Super Bowl and, like, I’m so excited to do it but I can’t help but realize that when I sold 10 million records, I lost Matt [Williams],” she says. “I sold 30 million, I lose Luc [Carl]. I get the movie [A Star Is Born], I lose Taylor [Kinney]. It’s like a turnover. This is the third time I’ve had my heart broken like this.”
[From Five Foot Two, via Bravo]
I like Gaga and hope she finds happiness and good health. And, she’s not only winning at love, she was also winning at Halloween. It should be no surprise that the singer, known for her outrageous costumes and even street wear, would pull out all the stops for the number one costume holiday. She went above and beyond – even for her – and paid homage to Johnny Depp’s greatest role with full-on Edward Scissorhands drag. Gaga’s whole beauty team was in on the transformation, including make-up artist Sarah Nicole Tanno, hair stylist Frederic Aspiras and Gaga’s sister Natali Germanotta, who was her fashion stylist. She looks awesome. I’m jelly. But, did Rami Malek wear it better? You decide. And who’s the hot Pirates-costumed Johnny Depp impersonator?
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I really hope she’s happy. I have a certain amount of protective feelings towards her because we have the same health issue, and it’s exhausting and incredibly hard. So I hope she’s found herself a stable guy who’s going to support her through all of the ups and downs of her career AND her condition. I know it can be hard on partners when someone is chronically ill – my husband is great, but I know there are times where I’m a huge inconvenience to him. But he’s never made me FEEL like I was – and ultimately that’s what is important, I guess.
Erinn – I’m so sorry for what you go through and admire your strength. It’s no small fear dealing with a chronic illness. My partner has a chronic illness as well. I have to say that it can be hard, and from the other side the hardest part is watching the person you love in pain. But he never feels like an inconvenience to me. I’m more than happy to do a little extra to help him. No matter how much extra I do it’ll still never be the same effort he puts into life just to get by some days. I couldn’t be prouder of him. There is no one else on earth I’d rather share my life with. I bet your husband feels the same way.
Gaga and Kinney were previously engaged, right? This seems to be moving much faster.
Second thought, I would be unhappy if my partner asked for my parents permission. My parents are not my keepers. I recognize I’m probably not normal in this.
I feel like if you are at “engagement” level in your relationship, your SO would or SHOULD know if that was important to you, or something you would want. And if they went against your wishes, than they aren’t the one for you.
This.
Everyone is different and to me how well they know you is a good indicator of how ready you are.
I definitely use the earring test early in a relationship – if a guy gives me earrings (my ears are NOT pierced), he’s clearly not paying attention.
I would hope so, too. Me, personally, I would hate this. Same with a public engagement. Some people love that, though.
I’d be revolted if a man asked my dad. My dad doesn’t own me thank you, I’ll decide entirely for myself who to marry (and that is no-one because I will never get married because I disagree with it on many levels)
the asking permission plus being ‘given’ away are my least favorite parts. i dislike most of the symbolism involved in it, other than the lasting commitment and romancey parts.
This tradition is right up there with the bouquet toss. “C’mon all you desperate single ladies! Parade on up here and shove each other out of the way so you can git ta finding yourself a man!!!!!!” Revolting.
In all fairness, asking for “permission” has become more of a symbolic gesture. You’re not asking for a woman’s parents to release her from their possession into yours. But you want to show that you consider the feelings of the two people who love her as much as you do, and who will now be part of your family, (all things being equal) that their opinion and good will matter to you, and that you want to all be on the same page.
Also, Gaga has been vocal about her pride in her Italian heritage, and Italians tend to be more traditional in matters of marriage and family, which is another reason this seems fitting for all involved.
I agree, it’s a symbolic gesture meant to show parents their feelings are taken into consideration and moreso done out of respect…
I’m all for having autonomy, especially as a woman myself, but it’s not that serious.
Thank you. Why are you people getting all defensive about a long held tradition that show respect for your future inlaws? Geez…some of you sound like you are VERY resentful towards your father/parents. Chill out!
100% agree on both points!
@suzanne, I stated my personal opinion, about what I prefer, there’s no need for you to get so rustled about my life choices.
And if its about respecting future inlaws, why doesn’t the woman ask the mans parents permission, too?
I’m ok with it in the idea of saying “these are my intentions, your family is close and out of respect, I wanted to let you know I’m going to be proposing”, rather than “can your property become my property”?
Also depends on the parent/child relationship.
@Suzanne: It’s fine if you were okay with that tradition for yourself. Personally, I would especially not want a male that I planned to marry asking my dad’s ‘permission’, but it’s not offensive if other women want that. The thing is, why is it only an expectation for men marrying women, but not women marrying men, if it’s really just about mutual concern and respect for in-laws?
LOL, this was actually a major fight between my two friends after they agreed to marry. The (now) husband thought the concept was ridiculously outdated and sexist, especially because he had no plans to NOT marry her if the father said no. The wife, on the other hand, was just like, “LOL whatever, he’s a traditionalist, just do it and we’ll do whatever the f*ck we want. We’re already engaged.”
LOL, I’ve seen a ton of variations on this with my friends, too.
I think its a common discussion, often because someone is a bit more traditional, or their family is.
I’ve been with my boyfriend for 7 years and when we get engaged I’ve made clear to him AND to my parents that he will not be doing the grand gesture of “asking permission”. I find it kind of gross and a weird holdover from earlier times that doesn’t ring true for me. My bf and I are in our mid 30’s and we have kids, so even as a symbolic gesture, I think that ship has sailed. However, my sister’s husband asked my dad for permission to marry but that was something she wanted done and my dad thought it was nice.
Got to agree that it’s really outdated to ask a father these days. My Dad’s dead but he was always instructed that if anyone should ask permission to marry me, he was to refuse on the grounds that they clearly didn’t know me well enough. The only permission required is that of the 2 people getting married, and then of course it’s great if your parents are happy about it!
This is a gal who really loves to say she’s engaged, apparently.
The scene in her documentary that people made a big deal about was her recent ex fiancé sending her flowers for the Super Bowl. But apparently she already had a new boyfriend at the time? (ETA: pics on other sites accompanying the story are of the 2 of them snuggling at Super Bowl rehearsals)
That was way too fast. She just got out of her relationship with Taylor and she seemed very upset about it. A few months later she gets engaged again? Is she hearing her biological clock ticking or what’s going on? In her documentary she seemed a little unstable and like she should spend some time on her own and figure things out.
I need to watch her documentary still. This is good observation.
I’m noting the fiancé is much older and an agent. I mean, maybe he is what she needs. Thinking of Celine Dion as example. I wish them the best and hope they marry and she is happy. Her quote about losing relationships while doing well resonated…. admire her trying 3 times. But that’s a lot of heartbreak. And now a serious chronic illness 🙁 I feel for her.
Very fast. I think they’ve known each other for a long time though? I hope she’s happy, but I secretly wish she’d work things out with her ex. They still seem to be in each other’s orbits and she was pretty hung up on him in her recent documentary.
When I first saw the headline I thought it was Christian Siriano and my first thought was, “Wait. What?” That’s really my only takeaway is that she is not engaged to Project Runway’s Christian Soriano.
Ha! Me too.
The guy asked another man (her father) if he can marry her and that is “sweet”? Where do you think this patriarchal raping culture started??
Long, long before the institution of marriage?
True that, but before marrige became the “institution of marriage” it still happened. Fathers were giving their daughters away (like a merchandise) to rich/potent/rival men..you can find it in the bible (old and new). So yeah, it is a symbol, i can see how now is an endearing gesture, but still, no. Even if it’s cute, it stands for smth far from being benign.
My take. They talked about getting married. She just didn’t know when he would ask, so there would be some surprise element to it.. She made it known to him about talking to her parents. She is the type that would love that. It’s not really asking, just the symbolism of including them. She seems very attached to her father.
It seems she and Taylor are on good terms. A fan took a picture of him out in the audience at her Chicago concert back in August of this year.
It’s the symbolism we’re talking about. This “asking the father” is a mere symbolic gesture now, true, but symbolic of what? Like Blake Lively’s comment about the “antebellum dresses” – they were just dresses but people here seemed to take offence with the era they represented. Well, asking the father (not the parents, only the father) is such a “cute” gesture symbolic of a nasty time for women.
Good point.
The gesture obviously meant something to her. That’s all that matters.
Wait…..What? ……We arent here to drag her for dressing like a Depp character because he’s a douche and that makes her complicit? 😎
They are giving me a Brittany Murphy/Simon Monjack vibe.
Oh god you’re right. That’s concerning.
Oh, shoot. I didn’t even think about parents. I just asked him when were going to do it while on the couch! Go Gaga! I hate our auto immune diseases.
I’m happy for her!
If she’s happy then good for her
But
Taylor [Kinney is just sooo yummy
This seems a little quick, I feel like she just broke up with that other guy. But good luck to them, hopefully it’s good and they are good together.
That quote about her professional successes/lost boyfriends was a bit humble braggy though.
Wake me when a forty-something man gets engaged to a woman his own age, please. That’ll really be something to see.