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It was the engagement that basically broke the liberal internet. In 2019, Ronan Farrow—the Pulitzer-winning journalist who helped topple Harvey Weinstein—dropped his book Catch and Kill. Tucked inside those pages, hidden in a draft like a secret code, was a marriage proposal to his longtime boyfriend, Jon Lovett.
People lost it. It was nerdy, it was high-stakes, and it felt like a rare win for a couple that usually kept things behind a curtain of professional high-achievement. But if you’ve been scrolling lately, you might’ve noticed things look different.
The "moon wedding" isn't happening.
Honestly, the split was so quiet that a lot of people missed it. If you aren't a "Friend of the Pod" or a die-hard investigative journalism fan, you might still think they’re planning a ceremony. They aren't. In fact, by the time 2026 rolled around, both men had moved into entirely different chapters of their lives.
The Proposal That Started It All
To understand why everyone was so invested, you have to remember how they got there. They met in 2011. Lovett had just left a gig as a speechwriter for Barack Obama; Farrow was already established as a bit of a wunderkind.
For nearly a decade, they were a fixture of a very specific kind of power-couple dynamic. Farrow was the serious, intense reporter uncovering the world's darkest secrets. Lovett was the comedic relief, the guy who co-founded Crooked Media and made everyone laugh at the absurdity of the news on Pod Save America.
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Then came the proposal.
Farrow was deep in the reporting for Catch and Kill. He was being followed by private investigators. He was stressed. He was, by his own admission, a "pain in the butt" to live with during that time. In a draft of the book, he typed out a question: "Marriage? On the moon or even here on Earth?"
Lovett, who was reading the draft to give feedback, saw it. His response? A simple, "Sure." It was peak them.
Why Did Ronan Farrow and Jon Lovett Break Up?
It’s the question that haunted Reddit threads for months. There was no explosive tabloid scandal. No cheating rumors that actually held water.
Basically, they just... stopped.
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In March 2023, Lovett dropped the bombshell on an episode of his podcast, Lovett or Leave It. He mentioned he was single after a "10 and a half year" relationship. That was it. No long-form essay in The New Yorker. No emotional Twitter thread. Just a casual mention that a decade-long era had ended.
Speculation ran wild, of course. Some fans pointed to the "thirst trap" Instagram likes or the fact that they’d recently bought a $6.7 million home together in Los Angeles. Moving is stressful for any couple, but doing it while one partner is a globe-trotting journalist and the other is a media mogul probably didn't help.
The reality is likely more mundane. They grew up together. They went from being young DC/NY staffers to being two of the most influential voices in their respective fields. Sometimes, a relationship that survives a decade of high-intensity careers just runs its course.
Where They Are Now: Survivor and New Engagements
If you want to know how the two have fared since the split, the contrast is pretty wild.
Jon Lovett took the "breakup makeover" to a whole new level. In 2024, he went on Survivor Season 47. Yes, the former Obama speechwriter went to Fiji to eat rice and get voted off in the first episode. It was hilarious, self-deprecating, and very "Jon."
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But the biggest news came in early 2025. Lovett announced his engagement to Ari Schwartz, the Chief of Staff at Crooked Media. It seems he found love right in the office. They seem happy, posting photos of state fairs and normal, non-lunar-base life.
Ronan, meanwhile, has stayed... Ronan.
He’s still the gold standard for investigative work. He did release some music under the name "Villiers," which some fans dissected for clues about the breakup. Some of the lyrics felt like "dumpee" energy, but Ronan is a storyteller—he knows how to play with a narrative.
What We Can Learn From the Farrow-Lovett Era
It’s easy to get parasocial about these things. We want the smart, talented people to stay together because it makes the world feel a little more orderly. But the Farrow-Lovett saga is a reminder that even "perfect" couples on paper deal with the same 10-year itch as everyone else.
- Public isn't permanent: An engagement in a best-selling book is a permanent record, but human feelings are fluid.
- Privacy is a choice: They managed to end a massive relationship without a single "source" leaking drama to TMZ. That’s a masterclass in maturity.
- Life goes on: Lovett is engaged again. Ronan is still winning awards. The world didn't end.
If you’re still looking for the "moon wedding," you can stop. That ship has sailed. Or, more accurately, that rocket never launched. But both men seem to be doing exactly what they were meant to do: telling stories, making noise, and moving on.
Next Steps for Fans
If you're still catching up on their individual work, check out Lovett's "exit interview" after his Survivor stint for some genuine laughs. For the Ronan side of things, his latest reporting on surveillance tech is significantly more intense than any breakup song could ever be. You've got two very different vibes to choose from.