Love is a many-splendored thing, especially when you’re gawking at it from the outside. In this column, we examine the celebrity couples who give us hope for our own romantic futures as we try to learn what we can from their well-documented bonds.
I am nothing if not a student—nay, a scholar—of who Jennifer Aniston is dating and/or married to, from her Brad Pitt era (boo!) to her Justin Theroux moment (…sure! We love a man who co-owns a humiliatingly trendy bar!). And while a lot of the Aniston relationship content we’re served up by tabloids and Deuxmoi is clearly absolute nonsense (remember the Obama rumors?), it seems her current relationship with wellness coach and hypnotist Jim Curtis has taken off in earnest: She officially soft launched him at the premiere for season four of The Morning Show this week in New York.
Aniston’s recent summer photo dump included a very subtle nod to Curtis (specifically, what appears to be the back of his head against a spectacular sunset that nobody in their right mind would take in with just a friend), but now that the couple has started going to Hollywood events together—after first igniting dating rumors back in July, while on a sexy little trip to Mallorca—I’m ready to weigh in on Curtis’s extremely hippie-dippie career, which includes uploading a lot of Instagram posts about manifestation, mantras, and self-worth.
Now, you won’t find me automatically poking fun at Curtis’s New Age-yness; I live in Los Angeles! I’ve been to Erewhon twice already this month (and my excursions to the hot bar only cost roughly the same as a car-insurance payment)! I have strong opinions on how the “metaphysical supply store” House of Intuition is arranging their crystal display on any given day! Also, I blog for a living and genuinely cannot write said blogs without the right blend of incense lit in my living room. So I am the last person who would turn up my nose at how our nation’s proprietors of woo make their livings—provided, of course, that they’re not scamming vulnerable people in any way, shape, or form, which Curtis certainly doesn’t appear to be doing.
Of course, it should be noted that Aniston is something of a wellness freak (non-derogatory) herself, known to chug a shot of apple cider vinegar in the mornings and add collagen peptides to her coffee. I mean, looking as good as she does at 56 doesn’t just happen…but I digress! I kind of love the idea of Aniston having a boyfriend who can literally read her mind, so long as he doesn’t abuse the privilege, and I really love the idea of them doing couples’ yoga together while reciting their respective mantras. Just one question remains: Do we think Curtis has been introduced to Courteney Cox and/or Chris McMillan yet? Because once your man has met your bestie and your longtime hairdresser, then it’s really on.
