Scrolling through photos of celebrity couples is fun, but delving into who used to be a couple can be downright jaw-dropping.
And since we've come to accept that many of you weren't even born yet when some of the famous types we grew up paying $8 to watch at the movie theater—or $4 to watch at home on VHS from Blockbuster (is your mind blown yet?)—were pairing off, let us be the ones to open your eyes to what once was.
From Brad Pitt's social life pre-Gwyneth Paltrow (let alone his subsequent marriages) to the celebs who were once engaged, lived together or just hit a few red carpets in all their dewy glory, the world is full of stars who found each other for at least a little while, long before social media was around to document their every move.
Let's just say, going down that road is a real trip.
So before you fire up the grill this week, take a moment to savor a different kind of history, one tinged with romance, melancholy, grunge chic and many future Oscar winners, dating hall-of-famers who stepped into the limelight in subtly matching ensembles, some looking like innocent deer braving the wilds of Hollywood.
Read on for all the celebrities you may have had no idea once dated: