Nothing sets a girl’s heart aflutter in the early stages of dating like some freshly picked flowers; a handwritten note; or a trip to your man’s favorite strip club. Or at least that’s what Rhys Ifans would probably tell you.

Rhys was recently dumped by fiancé Sienna Miller. Via the phone. Sienna then claimed to friends that she never really had romantic feelings for Ifans. To his credit, Rhys didn’t go off the deep end, he has yet to rack up a DUI, and as far as I can tell he hasn’t made any large, stupid man-type purchases like a jet ski… or a decent haircut. I haven’t actually researched any of this, but I haven’t run across any benign dribble about it in the Daily Mail, and considering the mundane crap they’ll report on, I’m pretty sure it would have been splashed across the front page.

What he did do was start dating Kimberly Stewart, empty socialite daughter of Rod. By most accounts Kim makes Paris Hilton look like Jonas Salk. Apparently Rhys wanted to set himself apart from all the other guys and show Kim right of the bat just what kind of thoughtful guy he can be. So he took her to a nice dinner… at his favorite strip club.

Kimberly Stewart is said to have been left disappointed with Rhys Ifans after he apparently took her to a lapdancing club.

The pair have been spotted out in London on several dates since they met recently.

But it seems Rhys’ idea of a romantic night out involves a trip to strip club Spearmint Rhino..

‘It was awful,’ a source tells the Daily Star. ‘What girl wants to go to a titty bar with her new boyfriend at the beginning of a relationship?’

Earlier, Kimberly, 28, and Rhys, 40, had been partying at London’s Bungalow 8 club, where the Notting Hill actor got into a row with the paparazzi.

[From Now Magazine]

Ahhh, romance. Really, a guy could skip the flowers and the chocolates as long as he showed up at my door with a nice pair of pasties. There’s something about how sad and mopey Rhys Ifans often looks that makes me feel really badly for him. He seems to want a girl to settle down with, and somehow gets these fairly hot blonds. But they’re only into him for so long, then it’s back to the strip club. Maybe he should just start dating someone from there. It’ll save him a few steps, and I think they’d be a little less likely to leave him for Balthazar Getty.

Here’s Rhys and Kimberly on their way to Spearmint Rhinos strip club on July 31st. Images thanks to WENN.

Sienna Miller seems intent on carrying on her string of bad relationship decisions. The actress has taken up with married father of four Balthazar Getty, an actor on the ABC show Brothers and Sisters. They were introduced to each other last summer, and started spending a good deal of time with each other at the Chateau Marmont in March and April. News of the World has a very detailed account of the pair’s relationship, including what appears to be a day-by-day near stalking of the couple, along with pictures.

Sexy Brit actress Sienna Miller is secretly on the Edge Of Love with a married multi-millionaire oil heir, we can reveal. The rampant movie beauty has been enjoying romantic nights with tycoon actor and dad-of-four Balthazar Getty after dumping heartbroken Notting Hill star Rhys Ifans earlier this month. The besotted pair have been holed up together day and night in Hollywood after his heartbroken wife fled the country with their kids.

Despite playing a cat and mouse game to stay out of the headlines they have been spotted secretly meeting at restaurants near their hillside hideaway. A source revealed: “They went to great pains to find a place where they thought nobody would find them. They daren’t go out together, so they spend most of their time inside. When they do leave, they go separately.”

In one rendezvous on Thursday, 26-year-old Sienna drove to a restaurant while former heroin addict Getty, 33, even cycled there to try to avoid being spotted with her. Now Getty’s clothes designer wife Rosetta has run away to Italy with their four children —the youngest born only eight months ago—after rumbling her wandering husband.

And pals say lovestruck Sienna has even used her ex-boyfriend and Edge Of Love co-star Matthew Rhys as a smokescreen for their romance… trying to give the impression she might be back with HIM after her split from 39-year-old Ifans.

[From News of the World]

I have no idea what “rumbling” means in this context, but it can’t be good. Even though it made me giggle. Thank heavens for ever-evolving British slang. Supposedly Sienna broke up with ex-boyfriend Rhys Ifans because she wanted to “do the right thing” before stuff went further with Balthazar. Apparently the right thing only has to do with her relationship, and not Getty’s wife or four kids.

What a seedy situation. You can check out the News of the Word’s play-by-play of the couple’s secret relationship. The Huffington Post picked up the story as well, so it sounds like it’s pretty legit. Sienna Miller makes such poor relationship choices. Rhys Ifans seemed to be a notable exception. He was head over heels for her, and it was absolutely adorable. She seems like someone who will have to repeat her mistakes a couple times before she learns the lesson… if she can learn it.

Here’s Sienna Miller arriving at LAX airport after jetting in from London on June 22nd. Header of Balthazar Getty at the Pregnancy Awareness Month event in Los Angeles on May 1st. Images thanks to WENN.

After a feeble attempt to quash breakup rumors by going on in an interview about how great her relationship with Rhys is and how they love to stay home and eat together, Sienna Miller is said to have broke up with the homely actor over the phone.

Supposedly Rhys Ifans, 39, was jealous of Sienna’s ex boyfriend, coincidentally named Matthew Rhys, The new Rhys’ obsessive behavior and mistrust of Sienna’s relationship with the old Rhys is said to have driven her away. The 26 year-old actress called Ifans on the set of his film and told him it’s over:

The blonde Alfie star broke the bad news to Welshman Ifans in a tearful phone call last weekend.

She blamed her decision on their long-distance relationship, during which Ifans became suspicious that she had rekindled her romance with Matthew.

But Sienna, 26, insists she and her ex are just good friends — even though she has seen a lot more of Matthew during her regular trips to LA in recent months.

Heartbroken Rhys, 39, received the bad news on the Bristol set of his new film The Boat That Rocked.

A source said: “Sienna broke the news at the weekend in a call from Prague.

“Things have been awkward for a while after she caught Rhys going through her text messages.

“She went bananas and Rhys said he was looking for what he called ‘incriminating evidence’. He has been giving her a hard time lately, questioning her commitment to him and the time she puts into the relationship.

[From The Sun]

This is why many actresses are guarded and choose to only give general comments about their relationships or not talk about them at all. It’s foolish to go on about the private details of your life that may change at any time. It does get you on the cover of magazines, though.

Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans are shown on 5/10/08 out in London, thanks to WENN.

The unlikely pairing of Brit actress Sienna Miller, best known for dating Jude Law back when he was marginally hot, and her alleged fiance, “Notting Hill” actor Rhys Ifans, may be on the rocks. Rumors are flying that Sienna’s work schedule and her trademark flirting and partying are causing Rhys to show his jealous streak- and Sienna is ready to call the whole thing off.

Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans are reportedly on the verge of a split.

Hot on the heels of engagement rumors, Sienna is said to be struggling to cope with Rhys’ possessiveness; and his behavior reminds her of ‘controlling’ ex-boyfriend Jude Law.

A source says, “Rhys gets very jealous - he hates her socializing with other men and always wants to know where she is and who she’s with. During a row she yelled at him: ‘It’s just like being with Jude’.

“Rhys freaked out, because he prides himself on being the laid-back opposite of Jude. But he just gets worked up seeing men admiring his girlfriend and trying to hit on her.”

Tensions between the pair have worsened due to work commitments. Sienna has been filming GI Joe in America while Rhys has been working in the UK.

“They had a huge bust up recently,” the friend added.

“Sienna promised to spend a week with Rhys. He arranged his filming schedule, but at the last minute she canceled her trip, saying she had to work. Rhys hit the roof when he called her and found out she was partying in LA.”

Another source said, “It’s awful but everyone who knows them can just see it coming a mile off.

“Rhys still seems madly in love with her but everyone’s speculating Sienna has grown out of the relationship.”

“It’s almost painful to see them gone from being this 24/7 love-fest to him looking as if he’s struggling to keep her attention. It’s so sad.”

[From Showbiz Spy]

It’s got to be difficult to date Sienna Miller- especially when you look like a hobo. But Rhys had to know what he was in for with Sienna- the woman is a serial skank who changes men like most of us change our underpants, and probably leaves them worse for wear. As for Sienna, she probably thinks she could do better than Rhys, but if she were smart, she’d realize that she peaked with Jude Law, and it’s all downhill from there.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans are shown on 5/10/08 out in London. They went to lunch and stopped at a store called “Dragons” which looks suspiciously like a baby store but also has non-child furniture. Sienna is said to have bought a stuffed pig.

Most of the entertainment blogs seem to have a strong dislike of Sienna Miller. I can’t recall ever reading anything good about her – but the dislike seems so strong that I almost feel badly about her. I couldn’t really figure out what she’s done that makes everyone think she’s so awful, and yet I have an instinctive dislike towards her too. Apparently she’s been dating British actor Rhys Ifans for a few months, but has gone to great lengths to keep the relationship under wraps, and avoids being seen with him in public. The two met after Sienna dated one of his best friends, Matthew Rhys, who she met on the set of “The Edge of Love.” Matthew Rhys no longer speaks to his former BFF Rhys Ifans, accusing him of sealing Sienna from him. Lovely. Ifans is supposedly over the moon about Sienna, and has proposed to her five times. She, on the other hand, won’t even publicly acknowledge their relationship. Sounds like a match made in heaven.

Sienna Miller’s new love Rhys Ifans has asked her to marry him five times. Sienna - who has constantly denied she is dating Rhys, despite the pair frequently being pictured together - isn’t taking their romance seriously, while the ‘Notting Hill’ actor is “besotted” with her and desperate for them to wed. A source said: “Their romance has been a big secret for months now. Friends believe Sienna sees the relationship as a bit of fun, while Rhys has fallen in love. Rhys wants the world to know but Sienna was keen to play it down - even though she usually flaunts her romances. “He is besotted, totally in love. He can’t believe his luck. He has already asked Sienna to marry him about five times but Sienna just laughs it off. “His friends are worried that she will break his heart when someone better comes along.”

The source added to Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “Rhys Ifans’ name is mud among his former band of Welsh acting buddies. They all think it is disgraceful behaviour that he stole someone else’s girl.” Sienna’s close friends are certain the relationship will not last because Rhys parties too much and lives “like a student”. One friend said: “He blows everything he earns on going out and drinking. He lives like a total student. His place is a mess. He has lots of really weird habits.”

[From Female First]

It sounds like Sienna Miller’s friends are snobs, but that’s not a big surprise. Rhys played Hugh Grant’s odd, bumbling roommate in “Notting Hill.” The two don’t really make much sense to me as a couple, and I feel badly for the guy. Anyone who would propose five times, get shot down five times, and still stick around has got to be “crazy in love” as Beyonce would say. Sienna doesn’t seem like the type whose ever close to ready to settle down yet. Hopefully she’ll break it off before she completely breaks the guy.

Picture note by Jaybird: Header image of Sienna acting like she’s not with Rhys at Maya Nightclub’s Launch Party on September 26th. Images thanks to PR Photos.