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Ariana Grande says her engagement to Pete Davidson was 'frivolous' and she 'didn't know him'

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Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande attended the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards as an engaged couple. Kevin Mazur/WireImage
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Ariana Grande recently reflected on her highly publicized, short-lived relationship with Pete Davidson in a cover story for Vogue.

The pop star revealed that after she split from her longtime boyfriend, the late rapper Mac Miller, in April 2018, her friends convinced her to escape Los Angeles and regroup in New York City, where she met the "Saturday Night Live" actor.

"My friends were like, 'Come! We're gonna have a fun summer,'" she told the magazine. "And then I met Pete, and it was an amazing distraction. It was frivolous and fun and insane and highly unrealistic, and I loved him, and I didn't know him."

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"I'm like an infant when it comes to real life and this old soul, been-around-the-block-a-million-times artist," Grande continued. "I still don't trust myself with the life stuff."

Grande and Davidson began dating in May 2018, shortly after both stars had ended long-term relationships. They got engaged almost immediately after, but broke it off less than five months later.

Grande went on to record her No. 1 album "Thank U, Next," which includes plenty of references to both Davidson and Miller, who died from an accidental drug overdose in September.

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Notably, Grande's comment that she "didn't know" Davidson aligns with her song "In My Head," which describes a relationship founded on unrealistic expectations — and which many fans speculate is about Davidson. A new visual for "In My Head" was released conjointly with Grande's Vogue interview.

Earlier in the interview, Grande described herself as "incredibly impulsive and passionate and emotional and just reckless."

Representatives for Davidson didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Read Grande's full cover story for Vogue here.

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Callie Ahlgrim
Callie Ahlgrim is a senior reporter at Business Insider who writes about pop culture, with a special focus on the music industry.As a cofounding member of BI's music vertical, Callie has covered a range of hot topics at the intersection of art, celebrity culture, and show business: the political implications of Bad Bunny's success; the fan feedback loop in Taylor Swift's creative process; the symbolism of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show; the commercial impact of Beyoncé's country album; the brand identities of stars like Harry StylesMorgan WallenAddison RaeKaty Perry, and Frank Ocean; the modern challenges of making money as a musician; and more.She also covers celebrity PR strategies, blockbuster movies, prestige TV shows, and internet trends.Callie graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a minor in Spanish. She previously wrote columns for Man Repeller and ELLE.