--- title: Britney Spears: Marie Claire Deals With 'Really Bad' Dates description: In a new interview, the pop icon describes a recent date that went awry — proving that dating can be a challenge no matter who you are. canonical: https://time.com/4475830/britney-spears-dating-interview/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-01T15:21:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:45:18.001Z og:title: Britney Spears on a Bad Date: 'He Just Wasn't That Into Me' og:description: The pop star admitted to having some lackluster experiences in her love life. og:url: https://time.com/4475830/britney-spears-dating-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8e5c6794fbd4faf/6988a4870b72e37c5d6eadc8/britney-spears-vmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2016 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Britney Spears on a Bad Date: 'He Just Wasn't That Into Me' twitter:description: The pop star admitted to having some lackluster experiences in her love life. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8e5c6794fbd4faf/6988a4870b72e37c5d6eadc8/britney-spears-vmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Britney Spears on a 'Really Bad Date': 'He Just Wasn't That Into Me' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=05555a52-2de6-4c78-a765-b41c0140a2c2&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Britney Spears Says She's Had Her Fair Share of Awkward Dates [Watch (HLS stream): Britney Spears Says She's Had Her Fair Share of Awkward Dates](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/hzu8gFj6.m3u8) (0:44)  _Published 2016-09-01. 'Being famous doesn't make you any different' Spears is single and mingling_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 1, 2016 3:21 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 1, 2016 3:21 PM UTC It turns out no level of international fame will keep you safe from a lackluster love life. In a new [interview with _Marie Claire_](http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/554339/britney-spears-is-marie-claire-s-october-cover-star.html), pop icon and mother of two Britney Spears admitted that she still struggles with dating — even when it’s with a guy she already knew and liked. “We went to the movies, but I could tell right away it wasn’t working,” [the _Glory_ singer](http://time.com/4468037/britney-spears-album-glory-released/?iid=sr-link2) told the magazine. “It was sort of awkward. So after the movie I came home and that was it.” Stars: they’re just like us, hitting up the local cineplex for a run-of-the-mill rom-com to break the first-date ice. But Spears has more devastatingly relatable news. “He just wasn’t that into me,” Spears explained, crushingly. “I liked him. He knew that. But he definitely didn’t feel the same. It happens to everybody. Being famous doesn’t make you any different.” **Quiz**: [**_Can You Guess These Back to School Prices?_**](http://time.com/4461726/back-to-school-prices/) At least it sounds like Spears knows how to cut her losses early on. In other news, her latest album release is sitting pretty in the top five on the iTunes Store and she has a [successful VMAs performance](http://time.com/4470107/vmas-2016-britney-spears-make-me/?iid=sr-link6) under her belt. Besides, as she told James Corden in her Karaoke Carpool segment last week, [she doesn’t believe in marriage anymore.](http://time.com/4466645/britney-spears-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/?iid=sr-link2) ## Transcript Even Britney Spears goes on awkward dates. It's true. Brit is on the cover of Marie Claire UK this October and reveals that even famous people are prone to some awkward dating. She says, I had a really bad date. I mean, it was really bad. I've been single for ages and had a date with a guy I liked. I was getting anxious, worrying he wouldn't like me. In the evening I got on the scale and I had lost six pounds. Britney, who has two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James says that the data was awkward from the start, saying we went to the movies but I could tell right away it wasn't working. It was sort of awkward. So after the movie I came home and that was it. She says adding, he just wasn't that into me. I liked him. He knew that. But he definitely didn't feel the same. It happens to everybody. 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