How long will Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart rumors persist?

Really, guys? How long can a rumor persist despite all signs to the contrary?
The Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart off-set romance gossip is getting to be a bit absurd. In approximately the past week, dozens of headlines continued to address the situation, both for and against the supposed connection. One almost need ignore the "top stories" to get to real information unrelated to this concocted jabber.
Yet, despite the fact that Robert Pattinson has said himself that he is not dating Kristen Stewart (see here, for example) on numerous occasions, and the fact that she is in a long-term relationship with Michael Angarano (and has been recently photographed having a romping good time with him, sans Rob, at that), the rumors ensue.
"It becomes a joke," says Rob, who is stunned by the fact "that people are actually reading [headlines like these] even though how ridiculous it is." "It's really bizarre," he continues.
Bizarre is right. So, what is it that keeps the headlines churning on these two? Is it the fact that they're the only on-screen couple in history to actually get along off-camera? No. Is it the fact that they've been cuddly and salacious in public - so much so to deserve the constant scrutiny? Negative. Or, is it that the public is regarded as so gullible that they are being constantly patronized (or, as I might suggest, tormented) with these atrocities on a continuous and never-ending basis? You got it.
While we cannot, and will not, ever know the menial details of these peoples' personal lives, we can know what they have told us loud and clear - they are not together, never have been, and don't plan to be. While it's a nice sentiment to think that the on-screen duo bringing us the dynamic love story and relationship we cherish from the Twilight series, it just isn't happening here.
So, that said, I'm not sure about you all, but I'd love to see the rumors come to a close. There are many, many other interesting things happening for us - what with The Twilight Saga: New Moon half-way through filming, with Little Ashes and How To Be being (and having been, respectively) released, with Eclipse being given a new director, and with all the new cast additions for the series - to talk about, so why focus on this warped fiction of a love affair that never happened?

Source: examiner.com