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Musician Justin Bieber and model Hailey Baldwin are one of the entertainment industry's most famous couples, and over the past four years, they have shared numerous glimpses into their relationship on social media. While the two certainly have very busy schedules, they still make sure to find plenty of time for each other.

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However, things haven't always been easy for the two stars. As fans know, Justin and Hailey — who actually met all the way back in 2009 — went through a breakup in 2016 before eventually reconciling. Today, we're taking a closer look at just why the couple decided to end things six years ago — and what exactly they said about their breakup later on.

Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Weren't Together Between 2016 And 2018

While Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin got married in 2018, their relationship prior to marriage wasn't that easy. According to Who's Dated Who, the two stars first got together in February 2015. However, between April 2016 and May 2018, the two stars went their separate ways.

After they got back together, Hailey admitted that they weren't in touch during their breakup. In an interview with The Times, Hailey said "We went through a long period of time when we weren’t friends. We didn’t speak for quite some time, and there was a lot of weirdness that went on. We’ve moved past that."

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Justin Bieber proposed to Hailey Baldwin during an intimate trip to the Bahamas, and a few days later he wrote on Instagram, "Was gonna wait a while to say anything but word travels fast, listen plain and simple Hailey I am soooo in love with everything about you! So committed to spending my life getting to know every single part of you loving you patiently and kindly."

Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Went Through A Hard Time During Their Breakup

In February 2016, the two stars revealed that they are not in an exclusive realtionship. "We are not an exclusive couple," Hailey Bieber revealed. "He’s about to go on tour. Relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don’t really like to talk about it because it’s between me and him." Justin Bieber also confirmed it in an interview with GQ. "I don’t want to feel like the girl I love is an added responsibility. I know that in the past, I’ve hurt people and said things that I didn’t mean to make them happy in the moment. So now I’m just more so looking at the future, making sure I’m not damaging them," Bieber admitted. "What if Hailey ends up being the girl I’m gonna marry, right? If I rush into anything, if I damage her, then it’s always gonna be damaged."

By August 2016, Justin Bieber had already unfollowed Hailey Baldwin on Instagram, and while it is unclear what the reason was, a source for People revealed it was because of Hailey's friendship with Canadian rapper Drake. At the time Justin was dating Sofia Richie, and the source said “Bieber wasn’t happy about [her friendship with Drake] and so they haven’t really been in touch in a bit. But out of nowhere, Sofia apparently made him unfollow Hailey and now she and her friends are all super upset."

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Even during their break, Hailey Baldwin still cared about Justin. "And I just remember, I was like, I care about you so much that I was like, 'It doesn't even matter to me if he's in my life in like a romantic way, just like I care about him so much that I want him to — I want us to be in each other's lives and that be okay," the model revealed.

Justin Bieber admitted that the two had plenty of forgiving to do after they got back together. "There was a lot of forgiveness that you need to have toward me and vice versa. We both had made mistakes," Justin said. "And I think when we understand how much God has forgiven us and given us grace, it gives us the ability to give each other grace."

Neither of the two ever revealed exactly what it was that caused their breakup in 2016, but Hailey did admit that it was something she had done. "It was actually very sad when we didn't speak. I did something that really hurt him, and I think that kind of maybe took that idea (of marrying me) out of his mind at that point," the model said in the podcast In Good Faith with Chelsea & Judah Smith, adding that it was "something very immature and stupid. There was really one solidified moment where I think it damaged the idea of me for you," Hailey told Justin on the podcast.

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