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I’m starting to think ole’ Puppy Dog Eyes isn’t actually a pole smoker. That sucks. Who am I going to ask to the prom now? Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are making subtle moves to bring their hidden passion out in the open. Or they just like the food at Il Sole. Aniston does. That bitch is always there!

Five months after announcing her split from husband Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon seems to be wading back into the dating pool – with Jake Gyllenhaal, her costar in the upcoming CIA thriller Rendition.

Although the two have been careful to avoid the spotlight, they were spotted March 23 dining with two other couples at L.A.’s Il Sole. “They were cuddling,” an observer tells PEOPLE in its new issue. “It looked very playful.”

More details on Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal’s budding relationship after the jump.

And now friends of both say the relationship extends beyond the occasional dinner. “In the last month, they’ve been spending a lot more time together,” says a source close to Gyllenhaal, adding that the actor has even met up with Witherspoon, 31, and her kids – daughter Ava, 7, and son Deacon, 3 – in New York City. At 26, he is five years her junior, but “Jake really likes her and isn’t at all concerned that she has two kids.”

Suuurrreeee he isn’t concerned. Guys say that because dating a broad with kids is a novelty at first. But then the little bastards start asking you to drive them to practice and wondering what you’re getting Mom for Mother’s Day and all bets are off. See ya, kid. I need to find a slut minus the rug monkeys! Seriously though, he isn’t gay, is he? Damn. I thought all those pics taken of him and that guy sharing clothes meant they were fondling each other below the waist. I guess it’s just metrosexuality and being secure with your masculinity. DAMN THESE ENLIGHTENED TIMES!