Selena Gomez would rather be ‘heartbroken’ than not fall in love

Good for her! Selena Gomez has become honest about the idea of ​​falling in love – and no matter how painful her past experiences are, she won’t stop her from opening her heart again.

“I feel like giving myself completely to something is the best way I can love,” Gomez, 30, said during the Monday, Nov. 7, episode. Jay Shetty’s “on purpose” podcast. “But I never wanted the pain that I endured to put some sort of guard over me – armor if you will – and I never let that happen because I still believe and I still hope.”

While the “My Mind and Me” singer revealed there are “days I feel so far away” from being ready for a new relationship, she added: “I’d rather continue to be heartbroken than not feel at all.”

The Just the murders in the building Zvezda had a long-term difficult relationship with her ex justin bieberwhom she dated on and off from 2011 to 2018. Gomez recently revealed her very “public” split with the “Sorry” artist, 28, in her documentary. Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, which premiered on Friday, November 4.

“I feel like I had to go through the worst possible heartbreak and then just forget everything within reach, it was really confusing,” Wizards of Waverly Place alum said. “But I think it was meant to happen and, at the end of the day, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.”

Following Gomez and Bieber’s split in May 2018, the “As Long As You Love Me” singer rekindled his romance with Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin). The couple previously dated from 2015 to 2016 and got engaged in July 2018, tying the knot two months later. However, Justin’s relationship with the former Disney actress remained relevant.

“Yeah, no big deal. It’s not even a thing,” Gomez said Vultures earlier this month when she was asked about the alleged drama between her and Hailey, 25.

The model and the founder of Rare Beauty made headlines late last month when they embraced and were photographed together during a night out at the Academy Film Museum’s annual gala.

Hailey, for her part, revealed during a September episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she and the “Same Old Love” singer have been talking privately since she and Justin tied the knot.

“That’s why I’m like, it’s all respect, it’s all love,” she said. “That’s also why I feel like if everyone on our side knows what happened and we’re good and we can walk away from it with clarity and respect, then that’s fine. … Which brought me a lot of peace and I’m like, ‘We know what happened, it is what it is.’ You will never be able to correct every narrative.”

Hailey then clarified that there was no “overlap” between the start of her relationship with the Canadian and his breakup with Gomez. “This is so crazy, I’ve literally never talked about this,” she said. “A lot of hate and perpetuation comes from that [people thinking], like, ‘Oh, you stole it.’ It’s about people knowing the truth. Because there is truth.”

In addition to her romance with Justin, Gomez has been linked to Nick Jonas, Taylor Lautner, Zedd and The Weekndwho she was dating From January to October 2017 before reuniting with the “Peaches” artist.