Chaz Bono presents Jennifer Elia with an engagement ring in a trip to Seattle on “Being Chaz.”
Chaz Bono has called off his engagement to Jennifer Elia, TMZ reports. He gave her an engagement ring this year atop the Seattle Space Needle, which was filmed for “Being Chaz,” a documentary for OWN that aired in November. Contrary to what every other news outlet seems to reporting, the couple has actually been engaged for several years. He was just only able to afford the Tacori engagement ring this year, which he suprised Elia with on her birthday.
Last month, Bono told me how he proposed to his girlfriend, which included cooking her a nice dinner at home. I asked him about the specifics of their wedding plans, and he didn’t seem too excited to share, telling me, “I don’t know if that stuff is terribly important. I think, to me, as long as you have, you know, the people that you love there, everything else, I think, kind of comes second.” Of course, I agree with the sentiment, but he just didn’t seem to be in love.
The couple has had their share of challenges, working through Bono’s gender change and Elia battling alcoholism (which Bono was supportive of, considering his own bout with pill addiction).
Bono’s rep, Howard Bragman, tells TMZ, “They leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection toward one another. No further amplification will be forthcoming and they ask that you respect their privacy at this time.”
Though a called-off engagement is always sad, an unhappy marriage, be it 72 days long (ahem, Kim Kardashian) or decades long, is a tragedy. Most people go through with their weddings even if they feel that it is a mistake long after they’ve accepted the engagement ring. There are so many reasons for this, but it usually boils down to not wanting to disappoint loved ones or the wedding money has already been spent.
Tell me: Have you ever called off a wedding? What’s your advice for people thinking about doing it?
