When super-popular celebrities with cookie-cutter good looks date each other, it's just boring. Like, yeah, of course you want to be with each other: You were both in that action movie about nothing and have the same extreme cheekbone angles. We're way more interested in celebrities who date outside of their mainstream status. Rather than Ken going for Barbie, we want to see Ken going for that shy weirdo in a punk band.
The good news? It's not an impossible dream. Ahead, mainstream celebs who have indie partners. Get ready to feel seriously warm and mushy inside.
Andy Samberg & Joanna Newsom
Andy isn't exactly the king of mainstream (even though he was a lead SNL player and is on an Emmy Award-winning show), but his marriage to Joanna Newsom is often surprising—to Joanna Newsom fans. Samberg, however, grew up in the Bay Area and was a fan of Newsom's who—little known fact—is part winged magical pixie.
Robert Pattinson & FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs has been rightfully vocal about the criticism she has received by dating the Twilight actor because of the insane built-in fan base, but the truth is: Robert Pattinson has been reluctantly in the spotlight since the beginning, and pairing him with another Hollywood bigwig simply isn't his style. He's always been spotted at concerts and digging indie music, and it is no wonder Twigs caught his eye. Just watch Two Weeks and try not to fall in love.
Angel Haze & Ireland Baldwin
With a last name like that, model Ireland Baldwin is going to be a mainstream celebrity no matter how blue her hair gets. She and Angel Haze, a Detroit-native rapper with serious indie cred, have warmed hearts around the world with adorable pictures of their relationship on Instagram. And, as Haze clarified: "The media are like, 'Oh they're so cute, they're best friends…[But] we fuck and friends don't fuck."
Krysten Ritter & Adam Granduciel
Dating the lead singer of your favorite band is bucket-list stuff, and Krysten Ritter can now cross it off hers. The 33-year-old actress has gone on record saying that prog rockers The War on Drugs are her favorite band. Well, she and lead singer Adam Granduciel have been dating for over a year after she attended a few of his shows. While together, both have experienced career highs: She just got cast as the lead in Marvel's upcoming Netflix series Jessica Jones, and his third album, Lost in the Dream, was one of the best of last year, according to Pitchfork. Never break up, guys.
Dakota Johnson & Matt Hitt
26-year-old Brit Matt Hitt, a part-time model who leads garage rockers the Drowners and can often be found in an East Village dive tilting back pints, is about to experience every guy's fantasy? Nightmare? Either way, he's about to find out. Hitt's girlfriend, Dakota Johnson, is about to become a sensation. 50 Shades of Grey hasn't hit theaters yet and she's already covering Vogue and Glamour (and we here at NYLON write about her at least 18 times a day). Luckily Hitt, who dated Alexa Chung before this, has experience holding hands with a paparazzi magnet.