With the surprising news that Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have reportedly called off their engagement, they are far from the only couple in Hollywood to decide it’s better to make the decision now than after they are already married. And like Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth show, sometimes things do work out and you call off your engagement once, but get back together later down the road.
Whatever the future may hold for Ariana and Pete, what we know is this: The couple is in good company with star couples who ended their engagements before they decided to take the plunge.
1. Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande
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Ariana and Pete got engaged on in May 2018 but called things off in October 2018.
2. Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards
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Zayn and Perrie were engaged in August 2013 but ultimately split in August 2015.
3. Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs
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Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs got engaged in early 2015 but ended their relationship in October 2017.
4. Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian
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Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian in April 2016 after six weeks of dating and split in February 2017.
5. Nick Young and Iggy Azalea
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Nick Young and Iggy Azalea got engaged in June 2015, but split up in June 2016.
6. Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus
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Miley and Liam first got engaged in June 2012 but called things off in September 2013. They ultimately reconciled and are currently still engaged.
7. Paris Hilton and Paris Latsis
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This pair of Parises met as teenagers but didn't start dating until December 2004. They dated for almost five months before Latsis popped the question in May 2005. They broke up in September of that year.
8. Big Sean and Naya Rivera
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Big Sean and Naya Rivera called off their engagement in April 2014, six months after first getting engaged.
9. Jake Roche and Jesy Nelson
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Jake and Jesy first got engaged in July 2015 but later split in November 2016.
10. Mark Ronson and Rashida Jones
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Mark proposed to Rashida on her 27th birthday in 2003, but the couple broke up a year later.
11. Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian
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Reggie Bush and Kim K got engaged in 2009 but the pair broke up in 2010.
12. Nick Cannon and Selita Ebanks
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Nick Cannon and Selita Ebanks got engaged in May 2007 but broke up in October 2007.
13. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt
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Gwyneth and Brad were engaged in 1996 but broke things off in 1997.
14. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
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JLo and Ben Affleck got engaged in 2003 but ended things in early 2004.
15. Lenny Kravitz and Nicole Kidman
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Nicole Kidman revealed earlier this year that she and Lenny Kravitz were engaged back in 2003, when the two dated.
16. Derek Peth and Taylor Nolan
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The "Bachelor In Paradise" contestants broke up in June 2018 after getting engaged during the show's 2017 season.
17. Evan Peters and Emma Roberts
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Evan Peters and Emma Roberts got engaged in 2013 but called things off in 2015.
18. Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney
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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney got engaged on Valentine's Day in 2015 but ended their relationship in July 2016.
19. Britney Spears and Jason Trawick
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After more than three years together and a one-year long engagement, Brit and Jason called it quits.