Learning lessons. Demi Lovato has been through some ups and downs in her dating life, but has learned to be careful when it comes to sharing her heart.
The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer’s most public relationships with Joe Jonas and Wilmer Valderrama both ended in heartbreak, but Lovato eventually picked up the pieces. She met Valderrama in 2010, shortly after her split from Jonas, and the pair quickly fell head over heels for one another. Even through her darkest moments, the NCIS actor was Lovato’s “rock.”
“People told him, ‘You should probably leave. She’s on a spiral, and you’re going to be sucked down with it.’ But he was like, ‘I’m not leaving. This is somebody I really care about,'” Lovato told Cosmopolitan in 2015 after opening up about her struggles to get sober and her stays in rehab.
After six years together, the “Confident” singer and Valderrama announced their split with a joint statement shared to Instagram. “This was an incredibly difficult decision for both of us, but we have realized more than anything that we are better as best friends,” the pair wrote at the time.
Though their romance came to an end, the exes stayed close over the years. After Lovato suffered a near-fatal overdose in 2018 and completed a three-month stay in rehab, her former flame was still one of her “biggest support systems” and was in “constant communication.” The Miami native later moved on with Amanda Pacheco, who he proposed to in January 2020.
“I’m really happy for him and I wish him nothing but the best,” Lovato told Harper’s Bazaar after the engagement news. “But we’re not in each other’s lives [anymore].”
Us Weekly confirmed two months later that the “Sober” songstress was dating actor Max Ehrich after a series of brief flings — and things are quickly heating up. The couple has been staying together amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has been “really great” for their budding romance.
“Max plans to propose to Demi after this whole pandemic is resolved and their families wouldn’t be surprised by the proposal,” a source revealed in April. “They think they make a great couple.” However, a separate insider claimed that the couple was taking things much slower. “It’s still very early in the relationship,” the source said. “Demi and max are enjoying just getting to know each other.”
Three months later, Ehrich popped the question to Lovato. “@maxehrich – I knew I loved you the moment I met you,” the “Confident” singer wrote via Instagram at the time. “It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too.. I’ve never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all. You never pressure me to be anything other than myself. And you make me want to be the best version of myself. I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage. I love you more than a caption could express but I’m ecstatic to start a family and life with you. I love you forever my baby. My partner. Here’s to our future!!!!”
Us confirmed later that year that the duo called it quits.
Scroll down to see more of Lovato’s dating history:
Young love! The Hannah Montana alum went on a date with Lovato in 2008 — but things didn't end the way they'd hoped. "I was going to be picking Demi up around 7 p.m. and I didn't get to pick her up until like 9. I had an audition in downtown Hollywood, and after my audition, my car broke down in, like, the worst place," Linley told Seventeen at the time. "It was really the most up and down night of my life." Shutterstock (2)
Before sparking up a romance with Brenda Song, the Metro Station musician dated Lovato for "several months" in 2009. At the time, the two singers couldn't make their four-year age difference work, and they went their separate ways in July 2009. Shutterstock (2)
The Camp Rock costars sent Disney fans into a frenzy when they confirmed their "perfect" relationship to Access Hollywood in March 2010. After their breakup three months later, the DNCE frontman insisted the decision was mutual. "When I met Demi, I knew right away that our friendship was really strong," he told Teen Vogue at the time. "I don't want to lose that ever." The two remained close through the years, with Lovato even congratulating her ex on his engagement to Sophie Turner in 2017. Shutterstock
Lovato met the That '70s Show actor when she was 17 years old, and the pair began dating one year later. After facing a few ups and downs in their relationship, the pair called it quits in 2016 after six years together. "I think it was love at first sight," Lovato recalled in her 2017 documentary, Simply Complicated. "We connected on a level that I've never connected with anybody before. He was just my rock, my everything." Shutterstock (2)
Shortly after her split from Valderrama, the Sonny With a Chance alum began "hanging out and hooking up" with the UFC fighter. "They're both having fun with it and enjoying it for what it is," a source explained in September 2016. The duo's flame fizzled out a few months later. Shutterstock (2)
Lovato moved on with another pro fighter, Guilherme "Bomba" Vasconcelos, who she met at West Hollywood's Unbreakable Performance fitness center. Us confirmed that the pair had "hooked up" in the summer of 2016, and though it wasn't serious at the time, the duo reconnected the following January. They dated for nearly five months before eventually breaking up in May 2017. Courtesy of Guilherme Vasconcelos/Instagram
The "Anyone" singer was first linked to the Enfants Riches Déprimé founder in November 2018 after they were seen holding hands and grabbing sushi in Beverly Hills. A source revealed the next month that Lovato was "totally head over heels" with Levy, who made her feel "safe" and "not judged," since he was also sober. The duo called it quits in March 2019 after four months together. MEGA
Lovato made her feelings about the Bachelorette alum clear while he was competing for Hannah Brown's heart on season 15 of the ABC dating series. Us confirmed that the two were "casually dating" in September 2019 — but that their relationship wasn't "anything serious." They "pumped the brakes" on their brief romance one month later. ABC/John Fleenor; Brian J Ritchie/Hot Sauce/Shutterstock
The Disney alum made her relationship with the model Instagram official in November 2019, but the duo called it quits after only a few months. Before their split, an insider told Us that they were "both great influences on each other" on their sobriety journeys. Courtesy Austin Wilson/Instagram
Us confirmed in March 2020 that the "Skyscraper" songstress had moved on with the Young and the Restless actor following her split from Wilson. The pair had been exchanging flirty messages on each other's social media for weeks before a source told Us that the couple was "getting serious" while self-isolating together. "The quarantine has been really great for Demi and her and Max have gotten so close," the insider said, adding that Ehrich is "a really nice guy and they are happy together." Following a short-lived engagement, a source revealed to Us in September that Ehrich and Lovato were no longer together. Courtesy Demi Lovato/Instagram
In August 2022, Us confirmed that the performer was "really happy" in a new relationship with a fellow musician. Scott Kirkland/FOX/Picturegroup/Shutterstock
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