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It is hard to picture Alex Rodriguez<\/a><\/strong> with anyone other than Jennifer Lopez<\/strong><\/a>. However, on April 15, 2021, the couple announced their breakup<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so,\u201d they revealed in a statement to Today<\/a>. \u201cWe will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects. We wish the best for each other and one another\u2019s children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support.\u201d<\/p>\n 12 years before Alex and J. Lo started dating, the pair met at a 2005 Yankees game. At the time, he and Cynthia Scurtis<\/strong>, who share daughters Natasha and Ella, were still married. As for the \u201cOn the Floor\u201d singer, she was married to ex-husband Marc Anthony<\/strong>, with whom she shares kids Emme and Max.<\/p>\n In 2017, Jennifer and Alex had a chance encounter that blossomed into a full-blown love story. \u201cIt\u2019s very simple. I was having lunch somewhere and I saw him. He passed by,\u201d the\u00a0Hustlers<\/em><\/a> actress recalled during an appearance on\u00a0The Ellen DeGeneres Show <\/em><\/a>that year. \u201cAfterward, I went outside, but for some reason, I felt like tapping him on the shoulder and said, \u2018Hi.’\u201d<\/p>\n Although the pair didn\u2019t exchange numbers, J. Lo revealed that Alex managed to get in contact with her anyway. \u201cHe [later] texted me, \u2018Let\u2019s go out to dinner,\u2019 and I said, \u2018OK,’\u201d she said. \u201cWe had a nice dinner.\u201d Nearly two years later, in March 2019, the New York natives announced their engagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n Their plans for a fairytale wedding in Italy<\/a> were derailed, though. \u201cIt was all planned out and paid for,\u201d a source told Us Weekly<\/a><\/em> in April 2020. \u201cThey obviously had to postpone it due to coronavirus, but J. Lo wants to marry A-Rod shortly after things go back to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple appeared happier than ever despite their delayed nuptials \u2014 even when rumors began to circulate<\/a> that Alex cheated on Jennifer with Southern Charm<\/em><\/a>\u2018s Madison LeCroy<\/strong><\/a>. The speculation began after Madison\u2019s costar Craig Conover<\/strong> called her out during Part I of the Southern Charm<\/em> season 7 reunion, which aired on January 28, 2021.<\/p>\n \u201cYou were flying around the country sleeping with men, married men. Ex-MLB players,\u201d Craig claimed. \u201cThat\u2019s what you were doing during quarantine.\u201d However, on February 3, Alex posted a sweet video of Jennifer rocking out to the Foo Fighters in his convertible.<\/p>\n The retired professional baseball player has been in a number of public relationships over the years, including with Cameron Diaz<\/a>,\u00a0Kate Hudson<\/a> and his first wife, Cynthia. Scroll through the gallery below to see Alex Rodriguez\u2019s complete dating history.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n