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Monica Barbaro Reveals the Biggest Relationship Red Flag
You’d get one night only with Monica Barbaro if you commit this dating faux pas.
Though the Oscar nominee tends to stay tight-lipped about her relationship with boyfriend Andrew Garfield, she is locked in on the dos and don’ts of modern dating.
“I have had girlfriends who have gone on dates with men,” Barbaro told E! News in an exclusive interview at the Aug. 3 premiere of her new movie One Night Only, “and I'm not saying it's gendered—it could go both ways—but I have heard this more from women, where the person across from them hasn't asked them a single question about themselves.”
And as far as she’s concerned, the Top Gun: Maverick actress—who was joined by Garfield at the premiere’s after-party—said that lack of curiosity is the end of the road.
“They’re willing to talk about themselves [but] they take no interest in the other,” the 36-year-old continued. “That's just a red flag. It's just not going to go further.”
Still, Barbaro is all for spotting the green flags that a potential partner could be waving.
"Authenticity is number one," she told Australia’s Nine.com in February. "If you're shrouding parts of your personality behind trying to project some sort of perfectionistic image of yourself, you're gonna find yourself disappointed in that relationship.”
Plus, Barbaro believes putting up a facade requires too much effort.
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"People who can't be their authentic selves, ultimately, it's an exhausting experience to try to pretend you're somebody else for so long,” she concluded. “So yeah, I think show up."
But while Barbaro emphasized the importance of open communication within a relationship, Garfield—who publicly discussed his previous relationship with Emma Stone—has made it a point to fortify his bond with Barbaro by keeping details about his dating life private after they were first linked in February 2025.
“It feels like a violation of my inner world, my private world,” he told Vanity Fair in November. “I thought maybe that would soften at some point, but I’m very surprised to say that it hasn’t.”
One Night Only hits theaters Aug. 7.
And for a look back on Garfield’s relationship history before his love story with Barbaro, keep reading…
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- Monica Barbaro
If you've been on the internet, then you're aware those romance rumors about Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro aren't a complete unknown.
The We Live in Time actor and the A Complete Unknown actress sparked dating speculation after a social media user shared a video of the pair attending Jonathan Bailey's performance of Richard II at London's Bridge Theatre Feb. 19.
However, this wouldn't be the first time Monica and Andrew had crossed paths. They were also photographed alongside Eddie Redmayne and W Magazine's Editor-at-Large Lynn Hirschberg at the outlet's Annual Best Performances Party in Los Angeles January 4.
E! News reached out to Monica and Andrew's reps for comment but didn't hear back.
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Dr. Kate Tomas
Fans' social networks alerted them to Andrew's romance with Dr. Kate Tomas after the two were seen on an apparent double date with Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham in March 2024.
“I am in a new relationship," the spiritual mentor said on a June 2024 episode of her podcast The Friday Emails without naming names, per The Sunday Times, "and I’m in love and I’m really happy."
However, she didn't love that the media mostly focused on her relationship with the Oscar nominee.
"It’s frustrating that no matter how accomplished or impactful a woman is, it’s always going to be more interesting if they are in a relationship with a man," Kate told The Sunday Times in a July 2024 interview. "I don’t want to sit under anybody’s shadow."
Nor did the philosopher want to deal with the barrage of public scrutiny and judgment that came with dating in the spotlight.
The way she saw it, photographers "will take maybe 150 pictures, then they choose the four where you look worst,” she continued, calling out the “misogynistic nature of that interest—criticism of how a woman looks, of what [she] does for work."
However, Kate and Andrew's relationship didn't last long. In October 2024, she confirmed on Instagram that they "broke up months ago."
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Olivia Brower
While neither Olivia Brower nor Andrew ever publicly commented on dating rumors, The Amazing Spider-Man star and the model found themselves tangled in a web of speculation after Page Six published photos of them hugging and appearing to share a kiss in January 2024.
Alyssa Miller
Nearly three months after Alyssa Miller and Andrew first sparked romance rumors in November 2021 by walking hand in hand in New York, E! News confirmed the 1984 alum and the model were dating.
The two "were certainly happy in each other's company," a source told E! News in February 2022 after Andrew and Alyssa were spotted on a tennis court in Malibu, Calif., "and not hiding anything."
At the SAG Awards later that month, the pair made their red carpet debut as a couple.
But in April 2022, a source close to the situation confirmed to E! News that Andrew and Alyssa had parted ways. Shortly after the news spread, she addressed the topic herself.
"If you must gossip at least use a cute photo," Alyssa captioned a selfie of the duo. "Lol love you AG."
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Aisling Bea
Aisling Bea and Andrew had fans buzzing after he was photographed with his arm around her at a performance of Hamilton in London in March 2019. Still, the tick, tick... BOOM! actor and comedian never publicly commented on the romance rumors.
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Rita Ora
In November 2018, fans started to wonder if Rita Ora and Andrew had struck up a romance—with their sightings together, including a Christmas Eve stroll in London, only fueling speculation. Still, the singer and The Social Network star stayed tight lipped on where they stood—with her even dodging a question about whether she preferred Andrew or Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man.
"You’re making me wake up this morning," she said on a 2019 episode of The Morning Mash Up. "I don’t watch Spider-Man. That’s my answer."
But by March 2019—before his sighting with Aisling—reports spread that Andrew and Rita (who is now married to Taika Waititi) split.
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Susie Abromeit
Things appeared to be heating up between Susie Abromeit and Andrew as they were spotted kissing on a beach in Malibu, Calif. in September 2018. And earlier that month, the Hacksaw Ridge star and the Jessica Jones actress had been seen at Disneyland together.
However, the romance rumors soon fizzled, and neither Andrew nor Susie ever commented on the dating speculation.
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Emma Stone
Emma Stone and Andrew's bond went from friendly, neighborhood costars to a loving couple after they worked together on The Amazing Spider-Man in 2011.
"It's a dream to work with him," the Oscar winner said in a 2014 interview with ABC News. "He's obviously one of the greatest actors I think we have alive today, and he's also just a remarkable human being. So, I love him very much."
Emma and Andrew gave fans glimpses into their love on red carpets, at award shows, during her 2014 SNL hosting gig and on their many NYC dates (including one where they held up cards championing causes they cared about after spotting photographers).
But in 2015, news broke that Emma and Andrew split. Still, the La La Land star—who is now married to Dave McCary— and the Mainstream actor continue to be on good terms.
"We care about each other so much, and that’s a given, that’s kind of this unconditional thing,” he said on a 2017 episode of Vanity Fair's Little Gold Men podcast. “There’s so much love between us and so much respect...I’m her biggest fan as an artist. So for me, it’s been bliss to be able to watch her success and watch her bloom into the actress that she is. And it’s also been wonderful to have that kind of support for each other. It’s nothing but a beautiful thing.”
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- Shannon Woodward
- Shannon Woodward had been dating Andrew before he skyrocketed to fame with The Social Network.
"I think my girlfriend is proud of me and the fact that I've remained grounded," he told Parade in 2010, the year of the film's debut. "I think I'm just busier. That's the main thing. I haven't got as much time to mope about and complain that I'm bored. She travels with me when she's not working. Whenever we have time, we're together. When I'm on my own, you'd find me in the ocean surfing."
But after three years together, the Under the Banner of Heaven alum and the Raising Hope actress parted ways.
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