Born to Love: Lady Gaga Finds Her Forever with a Heart Outside Hollywood

Lady Gaga’s path to love has been anything but ordinary. From heartbreak to healing, her recent engagement to Michael Polansky marks a joyful new chapter in her life — and proves that true love often comes when least expected.

Why she couldn’t bear to be single.

Every superhero should have someone there to support them in saving the world. But Lady Gaga didn’t have that for years. “I was actually having a lot of trouble with it, I did not like being single,” she shared on The Kyle & Jackie O Show. Her first high-profile relationship was a long-term romance with musician Luc Carl. He was also the source of inspiration for her first hits.

The singer sought happiness with fellow showbiz stars. She was engaged twice: in 2015, with actor Taylor Kinney, and two years later with talent agent Christian Carino. Each time, however, something wasn’t right. The engagement would be called off, and the singer’s heart would be broken again. She had to face the bitter fact that every time her career took off, it meant the end of her love life.

How Gaga overcame her own fears.

Remember how Lady Gaga used to hide her own insecurities behind a flamboyant image? Well, the singer managed to conquer her fears. Over the years, she’s been hiding behind bright masks less and less, more often showing her real face. Both literally, without makeup, and figuratively, opening up about how she feels.

“When I was 18 on the Lower East Side, I had so many artistic friends. [...] We had no social media and nobody knew who we were. [...] There is a presentational quality and a pressure that we all feel now. Today, I was working all day, and I thought, ’Oh, my! Should I get dressed up and put on a dress, or fix my hair before I see everyone?’ And then I said, ‘No, no, I’m an artist, this is how I dress when I work.’ And I felt confident in coming in here today and just being myself with you,” Gaga said, having showed up for one of her interviews in simple jeans and a T-shirt, with no hairdo or flashy makeup. Now it seems she doesn’t need to get into character to unleash her superhero. She’s embodied her.

Once upon a time, Gaga says, when she was young and unknown to anyone, she loved being alone. The singer would lock herself away alone, composing music, and was incredibly happy in the moment. However, the more successful she became, the more she needed an entourage around her to admire her.

Today, she’s back to her roots. The celebrity has fallen back in love with solitude. The singer appears in Hollywood only for the red carpet of various ceremonies. And she lives far more comfortably away from the hustle and bustle of showbiz.

Who she found true love with.

You must agree, it’s not so scary to be alone for a while, knowing there’s someone out there waiting for you. Luckily, Lady Gaga has found her perfect partner. In 2020, the singer met Michael Polansky, who is as far removed from the world of showbiz as possible.

He studied applied mathematics and computer science at Harvard University, and today he’s as much about changing our planet as she is. He’s involved in all sorts of charity work and is also on the board of directors of an institute that is looking for ways to cure cancer.

Polansky supported the singer in her projects to help people with mental illness. He also became her trusted confidant. People close to them say they’re complete opposites of each other. But this time it’s a good thing. She sings about him in her songs and he, without drawing attention to himself, accompanies her to the stage.

“He’s the love of my life,” says Lady Gaga. After a long search — first, for herself, later for her place in the world, and then, for love — we want to believe that the singer has achieved her goals. The star has shown the world that you don’t have to be afraid to be different. After all, as she says in Born This Way, we are all born superstars.

And now they are officially engaged.

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are officially engaged — and their love story is as heartfelt as it is unconventional. The tech entrepreneur proposed to Gaga on April 1, 2024, with a playful twist: he first presented her with a blade of grass, honoring a lighthearted promise she once made. Later, he surprised her with a stunning oval-cut diamond ring, which she proudly debuted at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

The couple, who met in 2019 through Gaga’s mother, have been inseparable since. They collaborated on Gaga’s 2025 album Mayhem, co-writing several tracks, including the emotionally resonant “Blade of Grass,” inspired by their unique engagement story.

In a candid interview, Gaga shared her excitement about starting a family with Polansky, expressing that “family is what makes you who you are.”

Gaga recently shared, "“We make pasta together; we roast things. We also really like making simple dishes with Michael’s mom, who lives nearby.”

Fans are very excited about the romance and often support couple in social media:

• The happiest I’ve ever seen you. © sarahtannomakeup / Instagram
• It’s giving good romance. © morganstjean / Instagram
• A fairytale kinda love. © nowthis / Instagram

Gaga’s engagement is a reminder that even stars treasure life’s personal milestones. From Justin Bieber designing a gift for his newborn son to Amber Heard welcoming twins at 39, these family moments show that big or small, love always takes center stage.