Joe Jonas talks about how life on the road has shaped his approach to dating.
The 36-year-old singer, who is currently performing on the Jonas Brothers’ JONAS20: Greetings from Your Hometown Tour, admitted that finding time for romance isn’t easy when you’re constantly traveling.
“Five shows in a row doesn’t make it easy to meet someone for a cup of coffee,” Jonas said Esquire in a new interview alongside his brothers Nick and Kevin.
Although he doesn’t use traditional dating apps, Jonas says he still connects with people online in a more organic way.
“I think Instagram and TikTok are apps, and I’ve met people that way,” he shared, noting that social media has become his main way of meeting new people.
Jonas, who was previously married to actress Sophie Turner, shares two daughters with her: Willa, 5, and Delphine, 3. He filed for divorce in September 2023 after four years of marriage, and the split was finalized a year later.
Earlier this year, Jonas opened up about the challenges of dating again after divorce, saying the experience felt “scary and intimidating.”
During a TalkShopLive stream in May he revealed that his song Only love was inspired by something someone he saw at that moment said to him.
“I was dating someone at the time and was thinking about dating again. It was really scary and intimidating,” he explained. “Love takes different forms and I was rediscovering what that was.”
He recalled that the person he was dating flippantly told him, “Well, it’s just love,” which eventually became the inspiration for the song.
“I thought, ‘Well, when you put it like that…’ So we wrote a song about it,” he said.
“Like, it wasn’t a big deal, but it was a big deal for me, and a big deal for them too. But it’s okay to take a leap of faith and just try again and put yourself out there.”
Despite going through the highs and lows of his personal life, Jonas said he is grateful for the strong co-parenting relationship he shares with Turner.
Speaking at Jay Shetty’s On target live tour in Florida earlier this year he expressed his admiration for her as a mother.
“I have a beautiful co-parenting relationship that I am very grateful for,” he said. “Having an amazing mother, Sophie, for these girls is like a dream come true.”
He added that he hopes his daughters will grow up with trust and compassion.
“As young girls, looking up to great women is what I want for them,” Jonas said.
“I think the values I want for them are that they are open-minded and have big hearts, that they can walk into any room and have confidence, and that they know that they can literally do anything they want.”
The Jonas Brothers’ JONAS20 tour continues through December, and fans can also look forward to seeing the trio on screen when A very Jonas Christmas movie premieres on Disney+ on November 14.
