Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are a ridiculously good-looking match made in internet troll heaven (not to be confused with internet troll hell). Twelve years and four kids later, these two jokesters are still crazy in love, and frankly, Iâm jealous.
So letâs take a look back at how it all began and maybe pick up some ~relationship pointers~ along the way.
July 24, 2010
Blake and Ryan attend their first event together at Comic Con to promote their movie Green Lantern, and for some reason, they donât dress in cosplay. As you can tell from this photo, they are super-duper adorableâbut the catch? Ryan is still married to Scarlett Johansson.
September 2010
Shit is going down! Blake breaks up with her boyfriend and Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley, but a source tells Us Weekly that âtheyâre still good friends and hang out on the set.â LOL, sure.
December 2010
More shit is going down! By which I mean Ryan and Scarlett end their marriage. Hmm, two breakups within mere months of each other? Coincidence? I THINK NOT. Sounds like something Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson would pull, if you ask me.
June 15, 2011
Ryan and Blake hit up the red carpet premiere of Green Lantern and they look alllll kinds of cozy.
Sometime between June 2011 and October 2011
Blake and Ryan go on a double date, which he describes years later. And I donât want to be dramatic, but this might be the best celebrity love story ever? âWe were buddies then,â Ryan says. âI remember it was funny because for about a year after Green Lantern had come and gone and all that stuff, we were both single. We went on a double date. She was on a date with another guy, and I was on a date with another girl. That was the most awkward date [from their perspective] probably because we were just, like, fireworks coming across.â
But wait, thereâs more! In a now-deleted Instagram post celebrating Ryanâs birthday a few years back, Blake revealed the actual restaurant where they fell in love:
Ryan also opened up about this moment, telling GQ, âWe were hanging out at this little restaurant in Tribeca thatâs open really late, and this song came on and I was just like, âWant to dance?â No one was in there, so it was just totally empty. And it was just one of those moments where halfway through the dance, it was like, âOh, I think I just crossed a line.â And then I walked her home. And, uh, you know, I donât really need to go into what happened after that.â
October 22, 2011
Blake is spotted leaving Ryanâs apartment in Boston, and naturally, dating rumors begin to whip around in full force. Meanwhile, People claims the duo âare very much a coupleâ and âreally happy together.â
December 12, 2011
Their relationship is pretty much undeniable when photos of the two of them holding hands after spending the holidays with Ryanâs family in Vancouver hit the internet. Consequently, Blake and Ryan spend the next year or so being hounded by the paps.
September 9, 2012
SURPRISE!!!!! Ryan and Blake shock everyone by getting married after just a year of dating. The wedding is super secret, but we know that it goes down at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and that Blake wears a wedding gown by Marchesa.
May 5, 2014
Blake and Ryan attend their first Met Gala together as a married couple. Feelings of extreme jealousy are normal at this point, donât stress.
October 6, 2014
Blake announces on her now-defunct website, Preserve (RIP), that she and Ryan are expecting their first baby.
October 20, 2014
A few months later, the duo hits up another red carpetâonly this time, Blake is pregnant and positively ~glowing~.
Late December 2015
Blake and Ryan welcome their daughter James into the world âjust before the New Year!â But FYI, we donât find out her name until March, when Ryan tells the Today show: âItâs James. Everyone knows. I didnât want to be the first guy screaming it out to the media, because as we know, little girls turn into teenage girls and little teenage girls sometimes scan through the archives and go, âWhy did you do that?ââ (FYI, James was named after Ryanâs father.)
March 10, 2016
Blake and Ryan casually attend a White House state dinner. What, you didnât? Oh. Weird. Honestly, they look pretty surprised about it too.
April 14, 2016
Us Weekly reports that Blake is pregnant with baby number two after sheâs seen sporting what *appears* to be a bump on the set of her movie The Shallows.
July 4, 2016
Blake and Ryan attend Taylor Swiftâs annual Fourth of July party and this iconic photo is taken, lolololololololol.
Wow, Ryan clearly looks THRILLED to be there!
September 30, 2016
Page Six reports that Blake has given birth to her second baby, a little girl named Inez. At this point, she and Ryan are suuuper private about their kids, so no formal announcement is made.
December 15, 2016
Flash-forward a few months, and in a shocking twist, Blake and Ryan make their first public appearance with both their kids to celebrate Ryanâs star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In his speech, Ryan says, âI want to thank my wife, Blake, who is sitting right there, who is everything to me. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You make everything better. You make everything in my life better. Youâve given me two of the most incredible children Iâve ever hoped to have.â
May 1, 2017
Ryan and Blake show up at the Met Gala together, looking like f*cking legends.
2017 to 2018
Ryan and Blake perfect the art of trolling each other. Priceless moments include her trolling him on his birthday:
Her trolling his baking skills:
And ah, yes, her trolling their entire relationship:
March 22, 2018
Ryan and Blake walk the red carpet together for the first time in almost a year and canât keep their hands off each other.
April 1, 2018
Ryan shuts down rumors that his marriage is in trouble with two perfect tweets.
May 7, 2018
Blake hits the Met Gala soloâbut she doesnât forget Ryan. In fact, she wears a clutch that has a secret shout-out to her entire family:
Hereâs a close-up for those of you who are too lazy to zoom in (me):
July 29, 2018
Ryan and Blake attend a Taylor Swift concert and fully flip out when they hear their daughter Jamesâs voice on the song âGorgeous.â
August 18, 2018
Ryan supports Blakeâs new movie A Simple Favor in the best way he knows howâŠby cracking a joke on Instagram.
October 23, 2018
Blake and Ryan celebrate Ryanâs 42nd birthday with a huge rager! Nah, JK, they just spend the day filling out their voting ballots.
May 2, 2019
Surprise!!! Blake shows up to the PokĂ©mon Detective Pikachu premiere sporting a cute-ass baby bump, which completely overshadows her husbandâs movie (sorry, Ry). Baby number three is officially On! The! Way!
August 25, 2019
For Blakeâs 32nd birthday, Ryan decides to show her how much he loves her by posting an entire Instagram carousel of her most unflattering photos. What a lovely husband!
October 9, 2019
Multiple outlets confirmed Blake and Ryan welcomed their third baby two months ago. The couple didnât share baby details and are keeping everything hush-hush to maintain their kidsâ privacy.
October 16, 2019
The excited parents shared the first photo of the new addition to their familyâŠbut naturally, there was a catch: Ryan and Blake trolled everyone and put a scribbled-on happy face over their babyâs actual face as a joke and also as a way to still have some privacy.
Whatever! Weâll take what we can get at this point! Still cute!
December 12, 2019
When Ryan was asked about his growing family on the Today show, he revealed that heâs pumped to have three daughters now, saying, âItâs all women. Iâd have it no other way.â He also joked that having all girls is just part of his master plan âto wipe men off the face of the earth.â
And when they asked how he and Blake chose their newest babyâs name, Ryan continued his comedy routine. He said, âWe havenât yet! Weâre going to be originalâall of the letters in her name are silent. I want to give her something to push against in life.â
March 17, 2020
Blake and Ryan donate $1 million to multiple food banks, including Feeding America and Food Banks Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 1, 2020
Blake and Ryan donate $200K to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to support those protesting the murder of George Floyd. In an Instagram post on his grid, Ryan wrote about his dedication to educating his and Blakeâs children differently than the way they were raised and taught growing up. He also acknowledged tââheir complicity in systemic racism. Part of the post read:
âWeâve been teaching our children differently than the way our parents taught us. We want to educate ourselves about other peopleâs experiences and talk to our kids about everything, all of itâŠespecially our own complicity. We talk about our bias, blindness, and our own mistakes. We look back and see so many mistakes, which have led us to deeply examine who we are and who we want to become. Theyâve led us to huge avenues of education. Weâre committed to raising our kids so they never grow up feeding this insane pattern and so theyâll do their best to never inflict pain on another being consciously or unconsciously. Itâs the least we can do to honor not just George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Eric Garner but all the Black men and women who have been killed when a camera wasnât rolling.â
July 27, 2020
Swifties everywhere speculated that Taylor Swift revealed the name of Ryan and Blakeâs third daughter, Betty, in her song âBettyâ on her Folklore album. Naturally, they were right.
August 4, 2020
Eight years after saying âI doâ on the Boone Hall slave plantation in South Carolina, Ryan finally opened up about the shame he and Blake feel for getting married there.
âItâs something weâll always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for,â he told Fast Company. âItâs impossible to reconcile. What we saw at the time was a wedding venue on Pinterest. What we saw after was a place built upon devastating tragedy. Years ago, we got married again at homeâbut shame works in weird ways. A giant fucking mistake like that can either cause you to shut down or it can reframe things and move you into action. It doesnât mean you wonât fuck up again. But repatterning and challenging lifelong social conditioning is a job that doesnât end.â
October 22, 2020
Blake celebrated Ryanâs first time voting in a U.S. election! The couple mailed in their election ballots, and each posted Photoshopped pics on Instagram trolling each otherâas they doâonce again. Naturally, Blakeâs post had a hysterical caption: âIt was Ryanâs first time. He was understandably scared. It all happened so fast. Like, REALLY fast. He wept. I pretended to weep. Then he called all his friends. #voteearlyâ
And of course, Ryanâs post was equally as hilarious:
October 24, 2020
For every special occasion, Ryan and Blake *faithfully* troll each other on the internet. Itâs honestly as big of a tradition as the actual occasion at this point. When Ryan turned 44, Blake hopped on Instagram to post a few pics of her hubs celebrating his day with a pie instead of a birthday cake. She wrote, â1) Who is the lost soul that selects birthday PIE. 2) What ANIMAL eats their cake (pie) without first blowing out the candles. @vancityreynolds thatâs who. Happy birthday. I honestly canât believe weâre still married.â
LOL! Sâcute.
November 13, 2020
In an interview with Access Hollywood, Ryan opened up about how much he loves being a girl dad, and our hearts instantly swooned.
âI love being a girl dad,â he said. âI have three daughters, which I never in a million years would have imagined. I come from all boys. I have three older brothers. Iâm the youngest of four boys, so for me to have three daughters has been such a ride and I love every second of it,â he said.
February 14, 2021
Ryan helping Blake retouch her roots during the pandemic is the epitome of #HusbandGoals. She shared this super-speedy video of him dyeing her hair with the caption, âThat time I f*d my hairdresser.â LOL, grade-A caption work, Blake! Brava!
March 31, 2021
A vaccinated king and queen! Both Blake and Ryan shared photos getting vaccinated against COVID-19:
April 23, 2021
Blake wished her bestie supermodel Gigi Hadid a special happy birthday with a photo on Instagram of her, Ryan, and Gigi cuddled up on the couch. Of course, Blake also seized this moment to make a dig at her husband. She captioned the pic, âHappy Birthday @gigihadidâŠI think you and I make a much better couple.â Besties > testes, amirite?
April 30, 2021
Blake gave us a rare inside scoop into her and Ryanâs date night when the pair attended a Yankees baseball game. And to our viewing pleasure, she documented the whole thing! She called their night out âMom&Dad Girl Summerâ in the caption.
Ryan also couldnât help but share a selfie of himself and his lady for all his Instagram followers:
May 9, 2021
Even Motherâs Day isnât safe from Ryanâs endless trolling, and TBH, weâre here for the entertainment! In his post to Blake for the day, he captioned the super-cute photo, âEvery blink and every thoughtful moment of vulnerability. The tender grit it takes to be a mother in 2021 is an act of pure strength and heroism. Never could I have predicted anonymous airport bathroom sex would lead to this. Or how youâd hire Dog the Bounty Hunter to find me. Either way, Iâm lucky to reflect a little of the sunlight you shine on all of us. Happy Motherâs Day, my love.â
July 20, 2021
Ryan finally revealed that he made the first move on Blake when they first got together more than 10 years ago. Yes, our fave celeb couple has been together for more than a decade! Check out these juicy deets:
âI met Blake on the darkest crease in the anus of the universe called Green Lantern,â he said when appearing on the SmartLess podcast. âWe were friends and buddies.âŠAbout a year and a half later, we went on a double date, but we were dating separate people,â he said. âNext thing you know, she was going to Boston, I was going to Boston, and I said, âWell, Iâll ride with you.â We got on the train and we rode together. I was just begging her to sleep with me.â
August 2, 2021
Blake and Ryan did the *sweetest* thing to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their first date: They went back to the place where it all started! The two enjoyed dinner at Bostonâs beloved Japanese restaurant O Ya. While at the spot, Blake said on her Instagram Story that âif it werenât for this place, we wouldnât be together. No joke. No restaurant means more to us.â Awww.
August 6, 2021
Just a year after Taylor Swift released âBettyâ on her Folklore album, Ryan opened up on Sirius XMâs The Jess Cagle Show about how he and Blake feel about their daughterâs name being featured in the track. âThe names are the names of our kids but, you know, we trust her implicitly,â he said. âSheâs very sensitive to any of that stuff, and obviously the song has nothing to do with our kids other than our kidsâ names.â
August 25, 2021
To celebrate Blakeâs 34th birthday, Ryan did what, you ask? Oh, just his usual shenanigans of sprinting to social media to troll her. For the occasion, Ryan shared a TikTok duet he created with Mariah Carey (casual) to his Instagram Story, writing, âMy favorite thing thatâs ever happened on August 25th.â
October 17, 2021
Ryan announced on Instagram that he was taking a break from acting.
As expected, Blake responded by lovingly teasing him in the comments. âMichael Caine did it first,â she wrote.
November 8, 2021
Ryan sat down with Entertainment Tonight and shared the secrets to his marriage with Blake, which melted our hearts with a quickness. âWe donât take each other too seriously, but weâre also friends,â he said. âFalling in love is great, but do you like each other? Thatâs kinda the question you gotta ask yourself, you know, going into it.â
January 31, 2022
Blake and Ryan were spotted strolling the streets on a super-cold NYC day and the couple were all bundled up in matching navy blue coats and denim jeans. And of course, they were hand in handâŠbecause true love does exist!
February 14, 2022
Blake shared the *perfect* Valentineâs Day tribute to Ryan on Instagram. âFind me a better friend. â„ïž Iâll waitâŠâ she captioned the post, which showed her and her hubby blurredly laughing together (the best kind of laugh). A-freakinâ-dorable!
March 1, 2022
Blake and Ryan stunned on the red carpet for the New York City movie premiere of his latest film The Adam Project. Can we just say she looks like an *actual princess* in this pastel Atelier Versace couture gown?
May 2, 2022
Blake and Ryan were two of the cochairs for the Met Gala this year and they certainly did not disappoint when it came to the ~lewks~. Blake wore a copper Atelier Versace gown inspired by iconic New York City architecture like Grand Central Station, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty. As she walked up the stairs, her gown transformed into a stunning turquoise color, and she explained to Vogue that it was âpatinaedâ like the Statue of Liberty.
Other than Blake being a complete showstopper, the way she and Ryan look at each other on the carpet breathes literal hope into my deceased dating life. I mean, seriously, can you EVEN take them?!
August 5, 2022
Blake posts a bikini pic and tags Ryan, so yep, things are still thirsty ahead of their 10-year anni.
September 18, 2022
Blake confirms that she and Ryan are expecting their fourth child with a buncha cute pregnancy pics! And she calls out the paps in the process.
November 17, 2022
Blake and Ryan show up to the 36th Annual American Cinematheque Awards!
And Blake gives a super-sweet speech honoring Ryan:
December 6, 2022
After Ryan wins the Icon Award at the Peopleâs Choice Awards, he gushes about Blake and their children in his acceptance speech. Read it and weep đ€§:
âItâs gonna be a fourth child very soon. If it happens tonight while Iâm here, I will be looking for a couch to sleep on for a little while.âŠBut Blake and my girls, you are quite literally my heart, my hope, my happiness,â he says. âI joke that my family exhausts me, but in reality you give me more strength than any man could possibly deserve.â
February 12, 2023
On Super Bowl Sunday, Blake reveals that baby number four is here!!! The actor confirms the news in *the* most Blake way possible by sharing a photo of herself ~casually~ no longer pregnant. âPuppy Bowl Sunday 2023 đ„đČđ„§ been busy,â she captions the pic, taken alongside Ryan and his mother.
Many of Blakeâs followers left the most LOL-worthy comments, including this one: âShe discreetly gives birth and then looks like this right afterwards in a tight shirt. Sheâs good at this. đâ Tbh, no truer words have been said.
March 23, 2023
The whole fam takes a trip to Wrexham, Wales, to watch Ryanâs team, Wrexham FC, play York City (Wrexham won 3-0, btw!), and the Deadpool actor shares tons of pics on his Insta.
April 7, 2023
đ„đ„đ„ vacay content, incomingâŠ.
April 19, 2023
While out in New York City, the pair dress in matching beige-and-blue âfits and hold hands. đ„șâ€ïž
May 28, 2023
Blake reposts a pic of Ryan on her Instagram Story and doesnât hold back on her feelings for her husband. The Gossip Girl alum even includes a warning sticker and a caption over the pic that reads, âCaution: extra spicy,â as well as some hot sauce bottles and a cartoon animal breathing fire among other iconic GIFs and emojis.
July 30, 2023
Because production on Blakeâs upcoming flick It Ends With Us has halted due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes, that means Blake and Ryan have more downtime. The couple opts to spend their time going on a romantic stroll in Paris on Sunday, July 30 (đ„č) and walks hand in hand down the streets.
Of course, Blake and Ryan dress for the occasion in chic and casual looks. The Gossip Girl alum, for her part, wears a tailored pinstripe jacket with a floral midi dress that she pairs with Nike sneakers and a pink Chanel bag. Ryan, meanwhile, opts for a white tee paired with a button-down shirt, trousers, Adidas sneakers, and a baseball cap.
Say what you want, but these two are clearly as in love as ever.
August 25, 2023
Ryan marks his wifeâs 36th birthday with a beyond touching Insta tribute full of never-before-seen pics of the couple. âThe only thing irrevocably mine in the world is the love and appreciation and awe I feel for this person,â he begins the heartfelt caption. âWitnessing her life is something I couldnât take for granted if I tried. And believe me, I try. Happy Birthday, @blakelively. You hung the damn moon.â
Iâm not crying, you are!
September 7, 2023
Just ahead of their 11th wedding anniversary on September 9, the couple is spotted walking arm in arm around New York City on Thursday and generally looking beyond obsessed with each other. đ„șâ€ïž
Check out the rest of the pics right on this way.
September 20, 2023
The longtime couple is snapped on a walk in New York Cityâs Tribeca neighborhood in cool and casual âfits. Blake is dressed in a purple sweater, baggy black pants, pastel sneakers, and a multicolored crossbody bag, while Ryan is wearing a striped tee with rolled-up sleeves, dark-gray jeans, orange sneakers, and a navy baseball cap.
Another day, another pap moment that proves these two are inseparable in the best way possible.
October 1, 2023
The couple joins their good friend Taylor Swift (casual!) in New Jersey for the New York Jets vs. Kansas City Chiefs gameâaka where the singerâs rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce is playing. Also in the VIP box? Hugh Jackman, Sophie Turner, Sabrina Carpenter, *and* Brittany Mahomes. Truly the dinner party guest list of my dreams, lol.
October 24, 2023
Brb, dying over these coordinated âfits Blake and Ryan are sporting while on an NYC stroll:
November 12, 2023
The pair is back with another hilarious ~social media moment~ after Blake posts a pic on her Instagram Stories of Ryan working out in what appears to be their home gym. How-ev-er!!! This isnât just any post because the best part about it is actually what can be seen in the mirror behind Ryan: a reflection of Blake looking giddy snapping the shot with her phone.
âFind yourself a better Instagram boyfriend than me, Iâll wait,â the Gossip Girl alum captions a zoomed-in mirror shot of herself taking Ryan's pic. âBc I know low key capturing thirst content of your fine ass husband is not just photography, itâs a public service,â she adds. I-con-ic!!!
Oh and to top it all off, the Deadpool actor then proceeds to repost the image on his actual Insta feed and refers to his wife as his âInstagram boyfriendâ in the caption.
^ @Men: Take notes, pls!
February 13, 2024
February 22, 2024
The Gossip Girl alum reveals on Amber Tamblynâs Substack show Further Ado (per Entertainment Tonight) that she and Ryan made a pact early on in their relationship to prioritize each other over their work: âWhen Ryan and I got together, we made a rule not to work at the same time, so that we could always prioritize our personal life.â
February 25, 2024
These two>>>>>
May 30, 2024
Also, wow so real @ this caption:
Truly obsessed. đ„șâ€ïž
July 20, 2024
Ryanâs Deadpool & Wolverine costar/longtime BFF Hugh Jackman posts a snap of the Canadian actor showing off his muscles in a white vest during their press tour stop in Shanghai, China. Ahem:
Oh, and ICYMI, these two have a fake feud going on, which explains Hughâs caption: ââYou want me to put this away?â âRyan Reynolds, co-star, mouth breather, asshole.â But the most *chefâs kiss* part of the cheeky post is actually Blakeâs comment: âMy thirst has been trapped.â
I-con-ic!!!
July 22, 2024
Blake celebrates the release of Ryanâs movie Deadpool & Wolverine ahead of her own film It Ends With Us hitting theaters. Ofc, she posts a super-cute Insta tribute where sheâs kissing Ryan in costume and points out all the 2000s references made throughout the film franchise. *Thatâs* love.
July 26, 2024
Ryan (who, btw, is credited among the writers of Deadpool & Wolverine) includes a raunchy joke that calls back to Blake's time on the hit series Gossip Girl. During a scene in which Deadpool talks about Wolverineâs skeleton, Ryanâs character says, âThere are 206 bones in the human body,â before adding to the camera, â207 if Iâm watching Gossip Girl.â Lololololol.
July 29, 2024
Itâs revealed that not only does Blake make a cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine as Ladypool, but so do the coupleâs four children! Inez, for her part, plays Kidpool, while the celebsâ youngest, Olin, plays Babypool.
Plus, oldest sister James is listed as a âscreaming mutantâ in the credits, and although Betty doesnât appear onscreen, sheâs credited as the âHugh Jackman wrangler,â per People, which...iconic! âMy 4-year-old Betty sort of loves Hugh, like unconditionally. And she expresses that love through unblinking violence. So she attacks him, thinking she has claws, and he has a healing factorâwhich he might,â Ryan dishes to the outlet about her role
July 31, 2024
To no one's surprise, Ryan jumps at the opportunity to sweetly troll his wife yet againâthis time, after she unveils her new beauty brand, Blake Brown Beauty. Taking to his Instagram Story, the actor hilariously says he "Just found out her last name is Brown."
IRL, the company is actually named after Blake's father, Ernie Lively, who was born Ernest Brown but changed his last name after marrying the actor's mom, Elaine Lively.
August 7, 2024
During an interview with People, the It Ends With Us actor, who btw plays a flower shop owner in the film, talks about the most memorable bouquets she's gotten in her life. Enter: Ryan Reynolds's weekly shipment.
"When my husband and I first got together, he would send me a bouquet of flowers every week," she confesses to the mag before adding, "but he would always send a card and it would just be a sentence of something that had happened that week. Something funny or emotional that one of us said."
"It was just a little quote of the week. It was such a beautiful, romantic thing. Now we have 4,000 children!" she hilariously quips. These two>>>>
Aaand that brings us up to date on Blake and Ryanâs love! Do you have hope yet??! Stay tuned for the next installment of âBlake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Put All Other Couples to Shame: A Fairy Tale.â âCause, oh, itâs coming.