Cristiano Ronaldo under fire for saying he needs a 'click' to marry Georgina, his girlfriend of 8 years. Netizens say 'you're wasting her time'
Ronaldo added that he does plan on marrying her, but the ‘golden opportunity’ has not manifested yet. “I always tell her. When we get that click,” he explained. He added that “the click” could occur any time.
The interview went viral on X and many netizens called out Ronaldo for “wasting” Georgina’s time.
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Cristiano Ronaldo under fire for saying he needs a 'click' to marry Georgina, his girlfriend of 8 years. Netizens say 'you're wasting her time'
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Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo recently came under fire when he revealed he had not asked his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, to marry him.
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Football star Cristiano Ronaldo faced criticism for not marrying his partner Georgina Rodriguez despite their eight-year relationship and two children. In an interview on Netflix's 'I Am Georgina,' both discussed their marriage plans, with Ronaldo explaining he is waiting for the 'golden opportunity.' Netizens expressed frustration over men delaying marriage commitments.
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Mar 25, 2025, 03:16:00 PM IST
Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo recently came under fire when he revealed he had not asked his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, to marry him. Netizens criticised the hunk for not popping the question even after eight years of togetherness and having two kids together. In the Netflix show ‘I Am Georgina’, Rodriguez revealed that friends and well-wishers always ask her eagerly about their marriage plans.
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“They're always joking about the wedding. 'When is the wedding?' Since Jennifer Lopez's song 'The Ring Or When' came out, they started singing it to me. And well, this is not up to me," she admitted candidly.
Ronaldo added that he does plan on marrying her, but the ‘golden opportunity’ has not manifested yet. “I always tell her. When we get that click,” he explained. He added that “the click” could occur any time.
The interview went viral on X and many netizens called out Ronaldo for “wasting” Georgina’s time.
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“A huge reason so many women are still single in their 30s is because men wasted their time in their 20s. I know so many women who wanted to get married in their early/mid-twenties, but the guy they dated kept putting off marriage. Only to break up, meet a new guy, and have the same thing happen, wasting more years,” wrote one X user.
Another lamented that men in the West often prefer having a perpetual girlfriend rather than a wife. “Men, if she's YOUR girl, marry her. If she's not, let her go so she can find her husband—you're messing with another man's wife.
Women, if he's not marrying you, YOU ARE NOT HIS WIFE. Stop doing wife things for men who aren't marrying you. Stop having children with men who aren't your husbands. Stop moving in to and maintaining the homes of men who aren't your husband. Stop raising the children from past relationships of men who aren't your husband,” she advised.
A Timeline Of Their Relationship
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez’s paths first crossed in 2016 in Madrid. At the time, Georgina was working as a sales assistant at a Gucci boutique, where fate brought them together.
By early 2017, the couple made their relationship public in a grand manner, appearing together at the FIFA Football Awards. Standing confidently beside Ronaldo, Georgina looked stunning in a sleek black gown as the football star celebrated his achievement of winning the Best FIFA Men’s Player award. Their red carpet debut, alongside Ronaldo’s son Cristiano Jr., marked a significant moment in their love story.
Later that same year, their bond grew even stronger with the arrival of their first child together. In November 2017, Georgina gave birth to a baby girl, whom they lovingly named Alana Martina. Overjoyed, Ronaldo took to Instagram to share the happy news, posting a heartwarming family picture. “Both Geo and Alana are in great health,” he wrote, expressing his immense happiness over their growing family.