People are so obsessed with Tim Tebow's love life that it seems they jump the gun every time a girl shows remote interest in him.
Rumors began cropping up that the former NFL quarterback hit it off with Nina Dobrev after their appearance on "Lip Synch Battle" in February. The former "The Vampire Diaries" actress appeared to get hot and heavy in her flirtations with Tebow on the show.
The rumors only intensified when word came out that Dobrev split from boyfriend Austin Stowell in February, with the actress citing their busy schedules as the reason for the breakup.
Though it hasn't been confirmed by either party that they were ever an item, there have been reports that Tebow and Dobrev did actually have a fling. Celeb Dirty Laundry reports that the former Heisman Trophy winner and the actress dated shortly after hitting it off on the reality show, only to split shortly thereafter.
This reeks of similarity to Tebow's past situation with Olivia Culpo.
In November, there were multiple reports that the former NFL star and the former Miss Universe had a spark and were quickly becoming an item. The speculation was followed up by rumors that Culpo kicked Tebow to the curb due to his religious beliefs keeping them from having sex.
As it turned out, Tebow and Culpo only hung out in groups and never really made it past the friendship stage, despite multiple reports to the contrary. His latest "fling" with Dobrev could fall under the same category of outlets jumping the gun on a possible new flame for the bachelor.
Tebow has been in the market for a new girlfriend, but he's also thrown himself into his humanitarian efforts while he awaits love -- and possibly an NFL return -- to find him. That's not to say the reports are false, but it wouldn't be the first time Tebow was rushed into a non-existent relationship by pundits.
"I'm single, yes," Tebow said last month on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.' "Obviously [I'm looking for] someone that I'm extremely attracted to, but I think there has to be more there. There has to be depth. Obviously, you have to have similar beliefs, you have to have chemistry [and] character. But there has to be something more than glitz and glamour."
Until he finds Mrs. Right, it seems people will always try and draw new connections for Tebow -- even if they aren't always there in reality.
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