Chace Crawford may be hiding his relationship with rumored girlfriend Rebecca Rittenhouse to make sure to avoid breakup drama this time around. Seeing as how his last relationship didn't end very smoothly, he might be wary of announcing his new girlfriend seriously this time.

In fact, he might be taking a new approach to managing girlfriend in the public sphere. This means that he is using extra caution when taking Rebecca RIttenhouse out for a date,

This would explain their casualness. "Chace Crawford and Rebecca Rittenhouse grab a cup of coffee after catching a movie at The Grove on Thursday (December 3) in Los Angeles. The 30-year-old actor and his 27-year-old Blood & Oil co-star turned girlfriend looked casual after their midday date," according to Just Jared.

The fact that Chace and Rebecca have chosen to stay quiet means that they are ready to invest in the relationship!

Chace Crawford may have let go of his "Gossip Girl" days, but that doesn't mean that his fans are done with him! Despite the fact that the rumors involving Rebecca RIttenhouse as his new girlfriend have been swirling, his stories about "Gossip Girl" days still captures the fans' attention.

According to Just Jared, Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick shared the craziest fan story with the public. When Ed was given a lunchbox with his face plastered all over the tin box, he took the gifts back home and made use of it.

"Ed's just turned into a huge ashtray," Chace said. "I go into his room and there's just cigarettes overflowing in this lunchbox."

Recently Chace Crawford has been awfully quiet about his romantic life ever since he broke things off with his ex girlfriend this past summer. But the rumors are that "Blood and Oil" actor and actress more steady than ever.

The rumor has been that "Gossip Girl' star was quietly dating his "Blood and Oil" co-star Rebecca Rittenhouse to avoid any kind of drama. Seeing how he was once linked with his "Gossip Girl" co-star Taylor Momsen, Chace Crawford is probably more than happy to bypass relationship drama.