Justin made his relationship with Hailey Baldwin, the model daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, Instagram official in January 2016, when the pair was on vacation together and he posted a steamy pic of the couple kissing. (This came after months and months of social media posts and outings suggesting they were a couple.)
The pair actually met back in 2009 at the Today show (in a clip that lives online in all of its awkward infamy!) after she received tickets from her uncle, Alec Baldwin, going on to later develop a friendship through the Hillsong church.
"Hailey and Justin have a very tight relationship. They both are very close with each other's families and care very deeply about each other," a source told E! News. "Hailey's family has been there and supported Justin through his transition so Justin has a strong respect for them."
"He loves Hailey as a friend and considers her one of his best friends," the source added. "They both also have a strong attraction towards each other and this trip they have been having fun with their families, but also had some alone time. Hailey and Justin like to party and let loose and this romantic connection has always been there."
And looking back on an insightful profile of the troubled singer for GQ, there's quite a telling nugget in the piece: The writer noted that Hailey was waiting for Justin in his hotel room, but Justin wouldn't confirm they were dating; he just said she was "someone I really love. We spend a lot of time together."
But here's the important part, the one that foretold a lot: explaining his hesitance to settle down at that point in his life, Justin said, "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. It's really hard to fix wounds like that. It's so hard…I just don't want to hurt her."