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Olivia Rodrigo has ignited buzz after she was spotted on a PDA-filled date in New York City with a financial analyst, and the internet has the same reaction.
A week after the Stupid Song crooner sparked romance rumours with private equity associate Julian Croonenbergh, Olivia seemingly confirmed the romantic relationship with a park date on July 26.
Olivia Rodrigo spotted with Julian Croonenbergh
In the viral snaps, the pair could be seen walking down a street in the New York borough hand-in-hand before settling on a patch of grass surrounded by trees.
The duo looked completely smitten with each other as they kissed each other's hand at one point, enjoying the sunny day.
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While neither Olivia nor Julian has officially addressed their romance, the couple have been spotted on dates several times in the last month in New York City, as well as at the Iceland airport in a social media photo shared by a fan July 20.
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The internet asks one main question
Amid Olivia's new romance after the release of her new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, and after her breakup with British actor Louis Partridge, fans and netizens have posed one question: Why can't pop stars stay single for at least a year?
Turning to X, one user noted, "Taylor and Ariana's legitimate daughter: doesn't know how to stay single."
"I wish these pop girls were capable of staying single for a year," another post read.
"Cant she stay single for once," said another fan with a heartbreak emoji.
A fourth user claimed, "She desperately needs therapy to learn how to be alone for a while and stop seeking in others the validation that she needs."
"Olivia Rodrigo really said 'new album inspiration unlocked,'" noted another fan.
Meanwhile, some fans also defended Olivia, highlighting that it has been almost eight months since she split up with Louis and that she is allowed to move on.
About Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge
The deja vu singer and Louis dated from 2023 to 2025, before quietly ending things at the end of the year.
While promoting her latest album, Olivia hinted that she wrote the songs throughout her former relationship with the Enola Holmes actor.
"Obviously started out writing with all these hopes—like, 'This is gonna be a 100 percent love album,'" Olivia told Pitchfork in an interview.
She added, "And obviously it didn't end up that way—you can read between the lines on that one."
What we know about Julian Croonenberghs?
Notably, Julian Croonenberghs is a fairly private figure and currently works as a private equity associate at Hg.
As per his LinkedIn, he previously worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs and attended Brown University.
He was formerly a player for the US men's national field hockey team between 2018 and 2020.
