Rihanna and Chris Brown certainly appear to be close these days, no?

Sure, Rihanna and Chris Brown might say this EXTREMELY tight-knit photo of them is "Nobody's Business," but it kind of is, right, since Rihanna just Instagrammed this photo of herself and Chris. Look, Rihanna's clearly embracing the whole "Live Your Life" thing just as much as she's embracing Chris Brown. But we will say this: Rihanna, bb girl, this isn't my first choice of boyfriends for you. And no, the fact that you guys have totally sick matching Rolexes doesn't change my mind. (Side note, we'd much prefer to see you with Drake, but that's a discussion for another time.)

Interestingly enough, as part of a cover story interview in the December/January issue of XXL magazine, Chris Brown totally denied he was back with Rihanna (oops) and admitted that he's basically still figuring out the whole love game: "One thing people often want me to talk about is my public love life. When it comes to my love life, the perception seems as though I am a player. But that's not true ... Love is something I am still learning. It's just an obstacle that I haven't yet mastered. I think that's my biggest hurdle in life." Hm. I agree! I'll withhold additional judgment and instead say that at least Rihanna's derriere looks stunning, right? #SilverLining.

Photo credit: Rihanna's Instagram