For Olivia Rodrigo, it seems that her best friends come first, before her dating life. This is what she implies when asked about the "phase of love" she is currently in. "Oh my god. I'm in the most important phase, the friendship love that I'm sitting right across from. Best friend, community love. Dating is just the cherry on top," she tells Cosmopolitan.
Aside from her personal life, Rodrigo is gearing up for her third studio album, "You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," set to come out on June 12th. There is a high anticipation for her album, yet for the hitmaker, the metric for success is different. "Even if my album flops and nobody likes it, if I feel like this is real, this is me, and I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, then it'll feel like success. But personally, I'd love to be surrounded by people I love."
But amid this, there has been pressure behind her hits. Rodrigo offers "SOUR" - her first album - and "GUTS" - her second album - as examples. "We didn't have time for revisions on 'SOUR'. The whole world was watching. I wrote it, and we just recorded and put it out," she says. "Then with 'GUTS', I was under so much pressure, like, 'Oh my god, I'm never going to be able to make another good song.' It wasn't even making music to make music. It was making music to please people or prove something," she concludes.
In essence, Olivia Rodrigo prioritizes her friendships and community over her dating life, and while she faces pressure in her music career, she strives for authenticity and personal fulfillment in her work. Her upcoming album represents a new chapter in her musical journey, and she hopes to be surrounded by those she loves as she continues to grow and evolve as an artist.
