Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the actor and star of “Citadel”, recently spoke candidly about her past relationships and the mistakes she made before marrying her husband, Nick Jonas. In an appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast with host Alex Cooper, the 40-year-old actor revealed that she took a break from dating after her last break-up in order to figure out her patterns and mistakes. She explained that she used to go from “relationship to relationship” and didn’t give herself time to reflect or learn from her mistakes.
Chopra Jonas went on to explain that she often dated actors that she worked with because she had an idea of what a relationship should be like and tried to fit the people in her life into that idea. She acknowledged that some of her relationships ended badly but that the people she dated were “really wonderful”. After her last relationship ended, she took a two-year break from dating to reflect on her patterns and understand why she kept repeating her mistakes.
During this break, she realized that she had normalized the idea of being a caretaker and giving the power in the relationship in a skewed way, to the point where she never stood up for herself. She described feeling like a “doormat” and accepting that it was okay to cancel her work or priorities to prop up her partner. It was at this point that she recognized the self-destructive nature of her patterns and decided to prioritize herself and her goals.
Chopra Jonas admitted that getting into a new relationship soon after one ended wasn’t healthy for her and that she had to choose herself over anyone else. “When you are in relationships where you stop recognizing who you are, you stop having your own identity, or you stop knowing what it is that you want for yourself, what your goals are, then you are invisible. And, I just started feeling invisible in my relationships,” she said.
Chopra Jonas’ candidness about her past relationships and the lessons she learned from them is inspiring. It’s not easy to admit mistakes or acknowledge patterns, but it’s important to take time to reflect and learn from them. Her decision to take a break from dating and prioritize herself is a valuable lesson for anyone who may be struggling with similar issues. We wish her and Nick Jonas all the best in their marriage and as they raise their daughter Malti Marie.
