A Timeline of Kaia Gerber and Jacob Elordi’s Entire Relationship so You Can Be Nosy

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There were a lot of celebrity couples roaming the streets this summer, and although Jacob Elordi and Kaia Gerber might not have been the most extra, they were 100 percent the cutest. No, we never saw these two making out on a yacht in the middle of Europe (hi, Bennifer) or touching tongues on a red carpet (hello there, Kravis), but they made it clear they’re all kinds of in love.

Kaia and Jacob, in general, liked to keep their relationship pretty low-key, but if you dig deep enough, there’s plenty to discuss. So naturally, the time has come for a comprehensive timeline breaking down when they started dating, when they went public, and where they stand now. Just FYI, we’re going in reverse chronological order here, so all the newest details are at the tippy-top!

November 18, 2021

Kaia and Jacob call their relationship quits, effectively breaking every single one of their shippers’ hearts. A source confirmed the news to Page Six while mentioning that the split was “amicable.” It’s not known right now when the breakup took place, but fans started speculating that they ended things once Kaia removed pics of her and Jacob from her Instagram. There’s only one picture of Kaia and Jacob left on her page, and it’s buried in this thread of images:

They dated for more than a year but fully managed to make all of us fall head over heels in love with their romance (as if it was hard). Ugh!

September 26, 2021

After Kaia attends the Met Gala solo, disappointing legions of shippers (read: me), she and Jacob make their red carpet debut together at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures looking truly in love and like an IRL rom-com:

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Photo credit: Stefanie Keenan - Getty Images

August 18, 2021

Super-private Jacob kiiiiinda opens up about Kaia. By which I mean he says she made him chop off his mullet when they started dating. Ahem: “My girlfriend, within a week of us dating, she cut it off. She took me to the bathroom and she got scissors out and she cut it off. She said, ‘You’re cute, but not that cute.’”

June 26, 2021

Kaia wishes Jacob a happy birthday with a casual shirtless photo on Insta. It’s fine. I’m fine.

May 18, 2021

Kaia opens up about Jacob for the first time in Vogue, saying, “Being able to be with someone I trust, where we don’t want anything from each other, having a safe, steady relationship like that, has really opened my eyes to the possibilities of love and what it feels like to love without conditions. Lust is touching other people or wanting them, but love is really seeing someone.”

Psst! A few days before this interview drops, Jacob and Kaia are spotted doing what they do best: aimlessly wandering New York City.

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Photo credit: Robert Kamau - Getty Images

April 17, 2021

A source tells Us Weekly that Kaia and Jacob are serious but not, like, about-to-get-married-after-a-few-months serious. “Kaia and Jacob are enjoying being a couple right now,” the source says. “They’re not rushing into anything serious like an engagement. They’re young and want to experience life together. They’re lovers and also best friends. They’re always together when they don’t have work commitments.”

Wow, would love for this source to never use the word “lovers” again!!!

November 22, 2020

Another source tells People that Jacob and Kaia are obsessed with each other, saying, “They rarely leave Malibu and instead enjoy the beach, go hiking, and meet up with friends for dinner. Jacob is very sweet to Kaia. They are always very loving and cute together. It’s obvious that Cindy and Rande approve of Jacob too. They spend a lot of time together.”

November 1, 2020

Kaia and Jacob go Instagram official in Halloween costumes, dressing up as Elvis and Priscilla Presley.

September 20, 2020

Jacob is spotted vacationing with Kaia and her entire family in Mexico, so yeah. There is literally no denying that they’re together at this point!

September 11, 2020

Jacob and Kaia make it clear they’re definitely dating by wandering around NYC holding hands.

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Photo credit: Raymond Hall - Getty Images

Side note: If you, too, want Jacob’s “Peace Is Power” sweatshirt, I found it online for us to buy. YAY.

September 9, 2020

Jacob and Kaia are seen together in NYC…just days after their Nobu hang:

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Photo credit: Gotham - Getty Images

September 2, 2020

Hot on the heels of Jacob’s breakup from Zendaya, he and Kaia are seen hanging out at—where else?—Nobu Malibu. And lol, a source tries to tell E! News that they’re just friends, saying, “Jacob definitely has interest in dating Kaia, but there is nothing serious going on there. They have many mutual friends and have hung out many times in the past. They both have very chill personalities and similar interests. Jacob makes Kaia laugh and her family adores him.”

That’s everything on these two for now, but don’t forget that we’ll be updating this timeline at the top!

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