Regina and Aaron’s Relationship
Mean GirlsRegina George and Aaron Samuels move from breakup to reunion and then to another separation as attraction collides with dishonesty and betrayal.
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Bearing strength in each event
decreasing
An Old Romance

An Old Romance
A Year Together
Regina George and Aaron Samuels dated for a year before breaking up over the summer. Their history remains central to how the Plastics interpret Cady’s crush.
Residual Attachment
Regina’s influence over Aaron persists even after the breakup. Cady soon discovers that an ex-relationship can still shape every new romantic possibility.
Regina Wins Him Back

Regina Wins Him Back
A Manufactured Warning
Regina tells Aaron that Cady Heron is obsessed with him, using invented details to make Cady appear strange. She then presents herself as a friend concerned for Cady.
The Kiss
Regina kisses Aaron, and he responds before remembering that she ended their relationship. Cady witnesses the betrayal and leaves the party devastated.
An Affair Revealed

An Affair Revealed
A Repeated Betrayal
Gretchen Wieners tells Cady Heron that Regina has been seeing Shane Oman in the projection room. The secret gives the revenge group a way to reach Aaron.
Failed Attempts
Cady and her friends repeatedly try to catch Regina and Shane together, but their schemes fail. The affair remains hidden until Cady finally tells Aaron directly.
Aaron Ends the Relationship

Aaron Ends the Relationship
The Disclosure
Cady tells Aaron Samuels that Regina George is cheating with Shane Oman. Aaron recognizes a pattern that had already ended their earlier relationship.
A Clear Break
Aaron confronts Regina and ends the relationship. Cady’s information changes the balance between them, though it does not immediately create a romance with her.
A New Kiss

A New Kiss
Cautious Return
Cady Heron attends Spring Fling after winning the Mathletes state championship. Aaron approaches her with humor about her earlier word, Grool.
A Different Beginning
They dance and kiss after Cady has acknowledged wrongdoing and returned to herself. Their connection is presented as a possibility built on renewed honesty, not on a plan to defeat Regina.
before Cady Heron arrives at North Shore
at the Halloween party at Chris’s
after Christmas break
after Cady Heron tells Aaron about the affair
at North Shore Spring Fling