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Tiresias · Dec 9, 2006, 02:19 PM

Why are famous people always dating each other?

Is it because the vast majority of non-rich-and-famous people just aren't good enough? Because they work together? Because they want to know they're not loved for their wealth and fame? Because there's no challenge scoring normals?

turtle777 · Dec 9, 2006, 02:27 PM

Yes, exactly.

-t

Tiresias · Dec 9, 2006, 02:29 PM

Hm. I left out one. Because it's a mutually-beneficial career move.

turtle777 · Dec 9, 2006, 02:31 PM

Oh, now that changes everything.

I vote "all of the above".

And I might add: "Because they feel that only famous people can understand the challenges and downsides of being famous."

-t

Apple Pro Underwear · Dec 9, 2006, 02:32 PM

• generates "publicity"
• also, wouldn't you like to date stars? not paris, but alba or biel would be nice
• they understand each other

i don't see anything bad about this. it's understandable.

Tiresias · Dec 9, 2006, 02:40 PM

Some famous people have hooked up with "nobodies". Like what's-his-face... Conair... Nicholas Cage. He wed a waitress. And then there's Woody Allen. The woman from Desperate Housewifes.

But I've got yet another one... Because non-famous people are WAY to intimidated to hit on famous people. How cocksure would a guy have to be to walk up to Nicole Kidman and say: "I loved you in Cold Mountain. By the way, I'm John. I'm a carpet salesman. Can I buy you a drink?"

SpaceMonkey · Dec 9, 2006, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Tiresias

How cocksure would a guy have to be to walk up to Nicole Kidman and say: "I loved you in Cold Mountain. By the way, I'm John. I'm a carpet salesman. Can I buy you a drink?"

I think that line would only work on lesbians.

Tiresias · Dec 9, 2006, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

I think that line would only work on lesbians.

Sounds more like something a pimp who pimps lesbian whores might say, if you want to look at it like that.

mitchell_pgh · Dec 9, 2006, 06:55 PM

What's interesting is that stars have such relationship problems. I can name very few celebrities that have had only been married to one person, for a very long time.

Gossamer · Dec 9, 2006, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

What's interesting is that stars have such relationship problems. I can name very few celebrities that have had only been married to one person, for a very long time.

Probably because you don't really hear about them.

mitchell_pgh · Dec 9, 2006, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Probably because you don't really hear about them.

If you don't hear about them... are they really a celebrity?

Wiskedjak · Dec 9, 2006, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

If you don't hear about them... are they really a celebrity?

I think he means because healthy celebrity relationships rarely make the news.

tooki · Dec 9, 2006, 07:34 PM

I think it's simply because they can. Wouldn't you date somebody famous if you could?

tooki

Dakar² · Dec 9, 2006, 07:37 PM

People date people from work all the time. With celebrities they happen to be movie stars.

SpaceMonkey · Dec 9, 2006, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar²

People date people from work all the time. With celebrities they happen to be movie stars.

Then I'm waiting for Oprah or Dr. Phil to tell Tom Cruise, "DON'T **** WHERE YOU EAT, FOOL!!!!"

nonhuman · Dec 9, 2006, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

Then I'm waiting for Oprah or Dr. Phil to tell Tom Cruise, "DON'T **** WHERE YOU EAT, FOOL!!!!"

On Katie Holmes' chest?

- - e r i k - - · Dec 10, 2006, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

What's interesting is that stars have such relationship problems. I can name very few celebrities that have had only been married to one person, for a very long time.

Being in a celebrity position can be a real strain on a relationship. Doubly so if you are with another celebrity. Constant travelling, public appearances, endless parties (which you have to attend if you want to stay in the all important social circle).

Any relationship which isn't constantly reinforced by a non-stressful "us-time" will have be hard to maintain in the long run.

Spliffdaddy · Dec 10, 2006, 10:21 PM

I can sorta relate to those celebrities. Having been in the pimping business since I was 17, I am usually surrounded by hot chicks. It isn't often that I mingle with average chicks. Don't get me wrong...pimping ain't easy. There are rules in this business. All hoes are off-limits, for a variety of good reasons. The most obvious being the loss of income incurred by taking one off the street and into your kitchen.
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that if you're satisfied with the food at McDonald's, then there's no compelling reason to ever have a chef prepare your meal.

Atheist · Dec 10, 2006, 10:46 PM

High profile celebrities live in a world most of us couldn't even imagine. I believe they date each other because they can relate to the bizarre circumstances they've put themselves into. They have something in common. Trouble is, most celebrities have egos bigger than Texas.

FireWire · Dec 11, 2006, 01:46 AM

I think it's better this way.. Look what happened to Kevin Federline and Britney: she dated a "semi-nobody" and everybody started pressuring him to become a celebrity.. He was a backup dancer and now he had to start singing or something, to have his own high-profile career.. People just don't accept/understand that celeb date non-celeb...

Otherwise I would speculate that it's because "it just happens"... Celebrities tend to hang out with other celebrities.. And when they want to merge with ordinary people, they often disguise themselves in order to go incognito.. Big hat, sunglasses, baggy clothes, etc. What are the chances that you stumble on a celebrity doing their laundry at the local laundromat, or doing their grocery...

So by only hanging out with celebrities, it just happens that relationship forms with the people they hang out with... It's just a matter of statistics.

marden · Dec 11, 2006, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by Atheist

High profile celebrities live in a world most of us couldn't even imagine. I believe they date each other because they can relate to the bizarre circumstances they've put themselves into. They have something in common. Trouble is, most celebrities have egos bigger than Texas.

I only skimmed the thread and

ed at a few responses.

But your post comes closest to reflecting what I think is the reality.

Money and celebrity changes your world. Only those who also have to deal with it can really relate. If you continue to interact with non-wealthy non-celebs after becoming a wealthy celeb it is because you have something to prove, you are denying reality, you have a real fear of living in "that" world or you have great friends and a great lifestyle which is completely rewarding and you choose it over celebrity and the hoi polloi.

Chuckit · Dec 11, 2006, 04:16 AM

I think the real question is, why don't you date famous people?

- - e r i k - - · Dec 11, 2006, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

I think the real question is, why don't you date famous people?

I do

Kevin · Dec 11, 2006, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

I do

But is Ann Coulter THAT famous?

Oisín · Dec 11, 2006, 12:10 PM

...or you have great friends and a great lifestyle which is completely rewarding and you choose it over celebrity and the hoi polloi.

Uh... you choose your rewarding lifestyle (which one?) over both celebrity and hoi polloi? So, your rewarding lifestyle is 'above' hoi polloi, but 'beneath' celebrity?

Basically, you're saying that you choose to be Desperate Housewives IRL?

Doofy · Dec 11, 2006, 12:23 PM

Celebrities, of course, date celebrities because normal people are far too mundane and boring for them.

I had to listen to someone going on about all the fun he was having in the warehouse where he works. As far as I could tell it was all just office politics and practical jokes. I got so bored I nearly poked my eardrums out with a knitting needle before throwing myself under a car.

Oisín · Dec 11, 2006, 03:02 PM

Celebrities, of course, date celebrities because normal people are far too mundane and boring for them.

Exactly which celebrities have you been talking to? Most of the ones I’ve had the (sometimes un)fortune to meet have been neither more nor less mundane than any other regular people. Some are more mundane and boring than others, some are more interesting and amusing than others.

Just like with the plebs!

olePigeon · Dec 11, 2006, 03:26 PM

Paging Cody Dawg to the lounge. Cody Dawg, to the lounge, please.

d4nth3m4n · Dec 11, 2006, 05:02 PM

you're telling me that if you were famous enough to get a legitimate crack at the flavor of the month (scarlet johannsen seems to be the current one), you wouldn't go for it?

just seems like a good use of resources/connections to me.

Chuckit · Dec 11, 2006, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Celebrities, of course, date celebrities because normal people are far too mundane and boring for them.

I had to listen to someone going on about all the fun he was having in the warehouse where he works. As far as I could tell it was all just office politics and practical jokes. I got so bored I nearly poked my eardrums out with a knitting needle before throwing myself under a car.

What, and stories of office politics and practical jokes on a movie set are so much more fascinating?

Jawbone54 · 05:17 PM

Almost every female celebrity that I've seen on Letterman/Leno/Ferguson/Conan has been either incredibly ditzy or so pretentious that I was disgusted by every word that came out of their mouth.

Boo celebrities! Hooray regular women!

Gossamer · Dec 11, 2006, 05:09 PM

Figured I'd take a page out of Rumor's book.

Jawbone54 · Dec 11, 2006, 05:17 PM

Knew that was coming.

macintologist · Dec 11, 2006, 09:54 PM

If you wanna see a big ego watch Training Day

Jawbone54 · Dec 12, 2006, 08:51 AM

Denzel? Noooooooo.

JoshuaZ · Dec 12, 2006, 10:39 PM

Why do English teachers in Japan date English teachers in Japan? Why do dogs date dogs?? Why are apples red AND green? Why is my cup of tea empty? Why is the bathroom so far away? Why can`t I find a decent taco join in my half of this country? These questions and more after a bathroom break.

badidea · Dec 13, 2006, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by tooki

Wouldn't you date somebody famous if you could?

Just because they're famous?

NO!
Rich? ... NO!!
Famous and rich? ... NO!!
Famous, rich and beautiful? ... We are coming closer!
(Famous, rich,) beautiful, intelligent, funny and a great personality? ... Hell YEAH!!

Dakar² · Dec 13, 2006, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Almost every female celebrity that I've seen on Letterman/Leno/Ferguson/Conan has been either incredibly ditzy or so pretentious that I was disgusted by every word that came out of their mouth.

That doesn't sound very different from the women I see on a day to day basis (Though you can probably arrogant for pretentious).