While the romance didn’t last long, it seemed to have a lasting impact on Holmes.

It’s weird, it’s almost like a Dawson-and-Joey punch in thing now."

The pair have reportedly stayed friends in the years since.

Joshua Jackson at the Doctor Odyssey premiere

They reportedly went their separate ways in early 2003.

However, the press apparently believed they had split before then, and pushed Jackson about it often.

However,they weren’t interested in getting married.

Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson on “Dawson’s Creek”

“Without sounding pessimistic, I learned that I don’t believe in marriage.

“There’s no paper that will make you stay.”

Even after their break-up, Jackson remained outwardly supportive of his ex in the years that followed.

Rosario Dawson and Joshua Jackson

While there were no overt displays of affection, this still led to romance rumors in the press.

Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger

Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party

Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o