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Austin Butler<\/strong><\/a> is having serious reservations about his long-term future with girlfriend Kaia Gerber<\/strong><\/a>, a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Elvis<\/em> actor, 32, has been dating the 22-year-old model for nearly three years, but according to the source, the couple could be over by summer\u2019s end.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not a match made in heaven, and it\u2019s starting to dawn on Austin that Kaia doesn\u2019t take her so-called \u2018career\u2019 nearly as seriously as he does,\u201d reveals an insider.<\/p>\n While Kaia grew up with her famous parents<\/a>, supermodel mom Cindy Crawford<\/strong> and businessman dad Rande Gerber<\/strong>, Austin comes from much more humble beginnings \u2014 and the source says it\u2019s giving the Oscar nominee pause when it comes to taking their relationship to the next level.<\/p>\n \u201cKaia is from a different world than Austin, who had to fight for everything he has and prove himself at every turn,\u201d says the source. \u201cThe fact that his dreams are finally coming true after years of struggle has only intensified that disconnection<\/a>. Sure, they\u2019re both \u2018actors\u2019 but they have nothing in common, and they know it.\u201d<\/p>\n After Austin won a Golden Globe Award and was named one of Time<\/em> magazine\u2019s most influential people in the world, he is on track to reach Hollywood A-list status \u2014 and Kaia doesn\u2019t seem to be keeping up.<\/p>\n \u201cAustin is the next Brad Pitt<\/strong> and Kaia is the next Brittny Gastineau<\/strong>, if you catch my drift?\u201d the source says. \u201cAustin isn\u2019t going to be truly happy until he\u2019s with a star on his same heavyweight talent level, and it\u2019s the classic Brad Pitt conundrum: is he willing to look like the bad guy to get the relationship he knows he really wants and needs?\u201d<\/p>\n However, if Austin is the reason the couple doesn\u2019t make their three-year anniversary, the source says things could get ugly.<\/p>\n \u201cKaia\u2019s parents are so powerful and connected, Austin knows he\u2019s in for some severe blowback if he just cuts her off with a harsh, clean break,\u201d the insider says. \u201cA much better path is to let things slowly deflate and end naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n Kaia and Austin were first linked in December 2021 and went public with their relationship in March 2022 when they attended W Magazine<\/em>\u2018s Best Performances party hand-in-hand. That year, they also attended the Met Gala together.<\/p>\n