It helps to have perspective on any situation involving love - and if I were pals with Abbie Cornish, I would have told her that she was gonna get screwed. Hot rumor of the day is that Abbie and her longtime boyfriend, Ryan Phillippe, have split after three torrid years together. And guess what? The only one who's surprised is Ms. Cornish. Here're a few details, via Star Magazine: But Ryan, who has two children with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon, was hardly acting like a man who's ready to settle down. He was spending more and more time partying, says the source -- and flirting with other girls.
Abbie's rep confirmed the split but said, "No comment," when asked why the couple broke up. On Sunday, the actress was spotted moving out of the house she shared with Ryan. Ryan and Abbie met while filming Stop-Loss in 2006, while he was still married to Reese.]
I can see why Abbie would fall hook, line and sinker for Ryan. He's gorgeous, charming and keeps his douchey side somewhat under wraps. All any of us can do when entering a romantic relationship is put our best foot forward and hope all goes well. But anyone could see the writing on the wall for Abbie. Here's why she was a fool:
1.) She's a doppleganger for Ryan's ex-wife, Reese Witherspoon. That always gives me the creeps. I call it "ghost sex" - the ex's face, your body. No good.
2.) She was the transitional woman. Not only that, Abbie started out as the other women. Never a good way to begin a relationship. Let him work out his issues and come to you when he's ready.
3.) People need to sow their proverbial "wild oats" - men in particular. Ryan was already too young to settle down when he and Reese got married. How would going straight into another committed relationship give him time to get that all-important partying out of his system? Starting another family right away would be a recipe for disaster. Sorry, Abbie. You're a pretty girl, but you were a placeholder.
4.) He's cheated before, he'll cheat again. It's the simplest math in the world. 1 married man + 1 wife + 1 mistress = repeat. See how the mistress never leaves the equation?
5.) There were strong rumblings that Ryan was jealous of Reese's success. Their relationship seemed to sour shortly after she nabbed her Oscar for Walk The Line. Abbie recently landed on the cover of Vanity Fair as a young actress to watch. Next thing ya know, she and Phillippe are splitsville. Coincidence?
6.) Anyone who parties with Lindsay Lohan is cruisin' for a bruisin'. As one astute reader pointed out - have you ever noticed that Lindsay and Ryan are often in the same place, at the same time? Things that make you go, "Hmm." Or, more succinctly, things that should make you run like hell.
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