<p id=”par-1_49″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ariana-grande-ricky-alvarezs-chaotic-whole-foods-grocery-run-setup.html/”>Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez</a> have reportedly reunited a decade after they ended their relationship. Grande recently announced her breakup from <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/we-saw-ariana-grande-and-ethan-slaters-split-coming.html/”>her <em>Wicked </em>co-star Ethan Slater</a> and has moved on to her former boyfriend. When they first dated, she wrote a song about him shortly after their first kiss. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ariana-grande-and-ricky-alvarez-are-reportedly-back-together”>Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez are reportedly back together</h2>
<p id=”par-2_23″>After announcing <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/a-recap-of-ariana-grande-and-ethan-slaters-very-toxic-romance.html/”>her breakup from Slater</a>, Grande has reportedly moved on to a relationship with Alvarez. They are reportedly “taking things very slowly.”</p>
<p id=”par-3_36″>“Ariana has always considered Ricky a friend,” a source told <a href=”https://people.com/ariana-grande-ricky-alvarez-taking-things-very-slowly-source-exclusive-12019044″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. “She’s not held ill will against him [since their split]. Ricky is dependable, trustworthy and very supportive. Ariana feels she can be herself around Ricky.”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_30″>They reportedly have a solid bond and have connected over the fact that they have “a similar, smart, dry sense of humor.” Still, they don’t want to rush into anything.</p>
<p id=”par-5_22″>“They’re not jumping into anything serious right away, but Ari is happy to have him back in her life,” the source said.</p>
<p id=”par-6_36″>In a recent concert, Grande changed the lyrics of “<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/you-wont-believe-how-long-it-took-ariana-grande-to-write-her-entire-thank-u-next-album.html/”>Thank U, Next,</a>” from “Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh” to “Wrote some songs about Ricky/ We always find our way back.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ariana-grande-wrote-a-song-about-ricky-alvarez-when-they-first-dated”>Ariana Grande wrote a song about Ricky Alvarez when they first dated</h2>
<p id=”par-7_21″>Grande and Alvarez first dated from 2015 to 2016. At the time, she said she was very happy in the relationship.</p>
<p id=”par-8_30″>“We’re happy. I’m a very happy girl,” she told <a href=”https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-billboard-cover-story-dangerous-woman-avoiding-drama-feminism-7377472/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Billboard</a> in 2016. “I have a healthy life right now, and I think that’s all anyone cares to know. The end.”</p>
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<p id=”par-9_23″>Her writing partner Victoria Monet revealed that Grande <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ariana-grande-most-popular-songs-ricky-alvarez.html/”>wrote the song</a> “Moonlight” off her <em>Dangerous Woman</em> album after her first kiss with him.</p>
<p id=”par-10_49″>“That’s what Ricky called her one night. I think it was after their first kiss,” she said. “He waited to kiss her for a long time, and she was really impressed. He’s such a gentleman, and the song is a great little bookmark of the start of their relationship.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_13″>They broke up later that year, though they reportedly remained on good terms.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-he-spent-time-with-her-family-on-the-4th-of-july”>He spent time with her family on the 4th of July</h2>
<p id=”par-12_30″>While the couple does not want to rush into anything, she has reportedly already brought him around her family. They spent the July 4 holiday with her family in Florida.</p>
<p id=”par-13_50″>“She’s having a great time on tour. She loves having close friends join her for parts of the tour,” a source said. “Ricky has always been a friend and confidant. She really trusts him. He has such great, positive energy, makes her laugh and she enjoys spending time with him.”</p>