When Rihanna was only 16, it took only two minutes for Jay-Z to realize that a future star was standing in front of him.
Rihanna is one of the most successful musicians and businesswoman of her generation. But her personal life looks like that of an enchanted princess with so many romances, but not a single happy end.
Riri has dated several men over the years, but has not yet settled down with any of them. This article will highlight some of Rihanna’s boyfriends over the years and the possibility of her to finally settle down with her current man, Asap Rocky.
Let’s move forward.
Rihanna’s first love was a guy from Barbados – Negus Sealy. The relationship only lasted for a couple of months before young Rihanna chose to pursue her music career and left for the States in 2007. Rihanna allegedly dated actors Shia LaBeouf and Josh Hartnett in 2008, before she hooked up with Chris Brown. When Chris Brown appeared in her life, it was a passionate relationship that ended in scandal. Their relationship lasted for only two years.
In 2010, baseball player Matt Kemp became Rihanna’s boyfriend and in 2011 she started dating a model Dudley O’Shaughnessy.
In 2015 Riri was in a relationship with famous musician Travis Scott and then later with racer Lewis Hamilton. Often Rihanna did not consider these as relationships, she insisted it was just friendship.
Her entanglement with Leo DiCaprio did not go unnoticed either, but all these relationships ended in the same way, a breakup. Even famous rapper Drake did not keep his boyfriend status for very long. In 2016, he confessed his eternal love to Rihanna at the MTV Video Music awards.
Perhaps the singer herself was not in the mood for a serious relationship. Rihanna believes in having an open relationship. Are children and marriage not interesting to her? Not at all!
Rihanna has long admitted she wants children more than anything else in the world. Maybe Rihanna’s relationships is hampered by the fact that she is a workaholic.
In 2019, Forbes estimated her fortune to be roughly 600 million dollars. She turned out to be the richest woman in the music industry. It could be that Riri’s men were jealous of her achievements or that she did not want to devote herself to relationships.
When Hassan Jameel, a billionaire from Saudi Arabia came into Rihanna’s life, the businessman taught his beloved that one should not go headlong into work. He showed Rihanna how important it is to make out time for relationships and for herself.
It was even rumoured that the couple was engaged, but the rumour turned out to be fake. In January 2020, the relationship ended. Many believed that the Hassan family was the reason for the breakup. According to them, Rihanna was not considered as a suitable wife because of her lifestyle. But Rihanna just couldn’t give up her world for the sake of marriage.
So far we’ve only discussed work related issues that hampered Rihanna’s relationship with men. However, another factor that could have had a psychological effect on the singer is her upbringing and past experiences.
Rihanna’s father abused illegal substances and raised his hand against her mother, including Riri. She probably doesn’t want her children to experience something like that. Her distress with men was reinforced by Chris Brown.
Most of the men Rihanna dated wanted her to change for them and Chris Brown was no exception. He was not satisfied that Rihanna knows her worth and asked uncomfortable questions. When the singer suspected him of treason, Chris allegedly started a fight. Horrible pictures was spread around the internet and the court forbade Chris Brown from approaching his former lover.
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There is something else in common between Rihanna’s father and Chris Brown. Both of them have released personal photos of Rihanna. Her father sold her childhood photos to journalists and Chris allegedly uploaded intimate pictures on the internet.
Rihanna was able to survive these trials, but can she ever trust men afterwards? Statistics show that women who have experienced such trauma need help, perhaps only a therapist can help Rihanna create a healthy relationship or maybe she just needs a man who won’t try to change her to fit them.
Asap Rocky, the man Rihanna is currently dating, seem to fit perfectly into that description. The famous rapper has allegedly sought Riri’s attention for many years. Insiders claim Rocky has been in love with Rihanna since 2013.
At first, this relationship seemed to everyone to be more of a fling, but as time went on, the couple seemed to still be together. Rihanna have so much in common with Asap Rocky, as a result, he is unlikely to try to change her. Aside from the fact that they’re both from Barbados, Rocky’s childhood was also difficult.
