‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo Reveals the Secret Behind His 8-Year Romance with Elizabeth Yu

Gaten Matarazzo is opening up about his long relationship with Elizabeth Yu and how they’ve managed to stay together for years while building their careers.

Speaking on the Dear Chelsea podcast with Chelsea Handler, Matarazzo talked about what has helped their relationship last. The two have been together since they were teenagers and started dating back in 2018. Since then, they’ve gone through school, work, and long periods of being apart.

Handler pointed out how rare it is for a relationship that starts so young to last this long. Matarazzo responded simply and said, “Survive is a funny word.” But he made it clear that their connection has stayed strong because of how they handle things.

He explained that communication has been key for them from the start. Their work often takes them to different places, but they’ve learned how to deal with that distance. “A big key to it is thriving through distance,” he said. He added that being forced into long-distance early on actually helped them figure things out faster.

Matarazzo said that a lot of relationships struggle when people are not in the same place, but for them it became a sign that things were working. “Being able to communicate through that and do it very well was kind of a tell-tale sign that this was working pretty well,” he shared.

Even though they travel a lot for work, they still have a shared home base. That gives them something stable to return to. He also mentioned that they don’t live together but stay close to each other, which might help keep things balanced.

Yu has also spoken about their relationship in the past. In an interview with Refinery29, she said watching Matarazzo handle his career has been helpful for her. “Getting to see someone with such a huge heart navigate this industry is the best advice that I could be given,” she said. She added that they are still learning as they go and growing together.

Their story shows how they’ve managed to keep things steady while dealing with busy schedules and time apart, something that usually makes relationships harder.

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