Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. were one of the most popular couples of the 80s, but the third protagonist of their love story ended up separating them.
Sarah Jessica Parker is synonymous with fashion, style, and talent. The actress who starred in the iconic late '90s series, S-x, and the City, and who brought her beloved character, Carrie Bradshaw, back to life in the two sequel films and in the new HBO series, And Just Like That, he suffered some heartbreak as happens to the writer of the story.
Although she is currently happily in a relationship with Matthew Broderick, with whom she began a romance in the 90s, married in 1997, and built a family with three children together, in the past she had other famous love affairs, one of them with Robert Downey Jr.
Sarah Jessica Parker and the Iron Man actor met in 1984 and were one of the most popular couples of the 1980s and early 1990s. In their wake, flashlights shone trying to photograph them and their style in each public appearance became the trend that everyone wanted to imitate.
But everything has an end, and her love also had it. The relationship between them lasted seven years and ended sadly in 1991. Although there was no third party that came between them, there was something that separated them, the addiction of Robert Downey Jr.
It was the actor who recounted what ended up driving Sarah Jessica Parker away from him despite the love they had for each other: "I liked to drink and had drug problems, and that didn't fit with Sarah Jessica, because it's very far from what she is as a person".
For her part, the actress from S-x and the City also referred to that time of her life and the moment when she realized that she could no longer handle the relationship: "She taught me how to love. And what is the difference between loving and caring for people, what is necessary, and what adults should and should not do for each other.”
Sarah Jessica Parker ended up leaving Robert Downey Jr. because she realized that her love had become a more sisterly relationship and that she was dedicated to caring for him to survive. "You love this person so much that you're afraid they'll die if you're not there… The toughest decisions in these types of relationships are feeling brave enough to leave them, even if you think they're going to die," he said in 2009 in dialogue with the wtf podcast.
"People around her despised me, but I gave her stability and tried to create a steady beat that would allow her to be on time. That made me angry and ashamed," she revealed.
