The pair first met while co-starring in the 2007 political thriller “Rendition,” perInStyle.
She just kind of developed this little crush over time."
All that being said, Witherspoon called things off soon after.

“We have chickens and we grow cucumbers and tomatoes.
It reminds me of where I grew up in Tennessee.”
So when it was announced in 2009 that they had called it quits, fans were quite stunned.

However, in the case of Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, “No one cheated.
There was no drama,” per anUS Weeklysource.
Reports at the time suggested Gyllenhaal was ready to settle down and had set his sights on marriage.

“She felt pressured to wed again but she wasn’t ready,” an insider told US Weekly.
“She couldn’t give Jake enough and she got cold feet.
Jake wanted all of her.”
The mystery behind why these celebs broke up is seemingly a classic case of people wanting two different things.