Then came October. Specifically, October 14, 2018—the day Ariana’s ex, Mac Miller, tragically passed away. That event seems to have been the breaking point. The relationship, which was already under a microscope, couldn’t survive the weight. They split within days.
When Did Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande Start Dating? A Deep Dive Into
Pete later joked on SNL that they were engaged “for four months,” and she said something like, “It was a crazy time.” Understatement of the century. The breakup was messy—he posted about it on social media, she deleted all his photos, and the internet had a field day dissecting every lyric on her album Sweetener.
The Real Numbers: Five Months of Maximum Intensity
Let’s break it down with math, because why not:
- Started dating: Late May 2018
- Engagement: June 11, 2018
- Breakup: Mid-October 2018
- Total relationship length: Approximately 5 months (or 20 weeks, or 140 days, or enough time to order takeout maybe 40 times).
That’s shorter than your average semester of college. But in those five months, they managed to get engaged, get matching tattoos, buy a house together, and then sell it. They lived a whole relationship in the time it takes most people to decide on a couch color.
