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A source tells PEOPLE that Dakota Johnson "has been slowly dating again and she's happy," some five months after her split from Chris Martin

Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE on June 4 that Martin and Johnson had split; they were first romantically linked in 2016

"She’s busy, fulfilled, and she’s moved on," the source says

Dakota Johnson is dipping her toes back into the dating pool, some five months after she and Chris Martin broke up.

Johnson, who split from the Coldplay lead singer in June, "has been slowly dating again and she's happy," a source tells PEOPLE. "Her relationship with Chris was often hot and cold, and while she always hoped they’d work out, she seems lighter and more at peace now that it’s final."

Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE on June 4 that Johnson, 36, and Martin, 48, had ended their nearly eight-year relationship. The pair were first romantically linked in 2017 and photographed together as recently as May 16.

"She’s in a great place," the source tells PEOPLE of Johnson. "She’s busy, fulfilled, and she’s moved on.”

Johnson and Martin's split came roughly three months after an insider told PEOPLE that the pair had been engaged for “years." They initially sparked engagement rumors in 2020 but were "in no rush to get married" then, per the source.

Roughly two weeks after Martin and Johnson's split, a source told PEOPLE that the breakup "wasn't exactly a shock," adding that the pair's relationship "had the same issues for a while."

When she appeared on the Today show on June 9, days after PEOPLE confirmed the breakup, she gave an amusingly short answer about what she would demand as a "non-negotiable" if she were to work with a real-life matchmaker.

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“Like, not an a--h---?” she said at the time.

As Johnson nears the end of 2025, she has one new movie in the works: an adaptation of author Colleen Hoover's Verity, due in theaters Oct. 2, 2026.

This year, she starred in both Materialists and the comedy Splitsville. The actress and producer is also setting out on directing her own feature film for the first time with a new movie titled A Tree Is Blue, which will costar Jessica Alba and Charli xcx.