Shailene Woodley Shares Message about 'Grief' after Split from Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley shared a cryptic message about loss and grief days after
multiple outlets reported that she and Aaron Rogers split forever.
“Sorrow expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a
country or a home we have lost, is in itself the highest praise we could
ever give them,” said the Big Little Lies alumna, 30, posted via her
Instagram story on Wednesday, April 27. The sentiment, which is a quote from
a quote by author Martin Prechtel, continued: “Pain is a compliment, because
it is the natural way that love honors what it misses.”
The post
concluded: "Seeing pain in this way helps us respect what we're going
through, instead of being mired in shame and despondency about painting that
we already feel."
Hours earlier, the Divergent star reposted a clip that appeared
to be a commentary on her current state of mind.
"My inner
thoughts: You can't get over this," read the text of the video, a clip
originally shared by The.Soul.Awakening. It was followed by the word “I” and
a clip of a man making an impossible high jump come true.
Woodley's series of thought-provoking social media posts comes
days after multiple outlets reported on Monday, April 25, that the actress
had split from Rodgers, 38, again after briefly reconnecting after their
breakup. break in February.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback revealed in February 2021
that he and Woodley got engaged after they started dating in the summer of
2020.
A year later, Us Weekly confirmed that they had called off the
engagement.
"Shailene has been super busy with work," a source told Us in
February, noting that Rodgers is always "focused" on football. "Everything
was very different during lockdown and they had been living in their
bubble."
A few weeks later, the estranged couple sparked reconciliation
speculation when they were spotted at Erewhon Market in Los Angeles.
He Insurgent star “she hasn't closed the door all the way or
[she] would never have agreed to meet him,” the source said in
February.
In early March, the couple fueled rumors that they were getting
back together when they were spotted with Rodgers' tag team partner. David
Bakhtiari's wedding in Montecito, California on March 5.
The couple was then seen traveling to Florida together a few
days later on a private plane. She told a source to Us at the time that the
athlete was "trying to win her back" and she remained "very much in love"
with Woodley.
The Last Letter From Your Lover actress, however, didn't know
if she wanted to "get back together just yet," according to the source. Two
weeks later, the duo were spotted together again, this time at a romantic
wine tasting in Los Olivos, California.
"They were sitting outside with a group of friends on the patio
and enjoying the wine tasting experience," a source said. to us in March,
adding that Woodley and Rodgers "were not hiding the fact that they were
there together."
