Now, in a very similar trajectory, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin were first seen making out in Brooklyn on June 16. Three weeks later, on July 8, he proposed with a ring TMZ estimates cost $500,000. TMZ reports that the ring weighs between 6 and 10 carats, which you know, might explain the hefty price tag. Jack Solow, the jeweler who made it, gave an interview with E! Where he said that Bieber was shown the ring the morning before the singer proposed to Baldin in the Bahamas.
A source told Us Weekly that while it may seem sudden, “He has known Hailey for a long time. This might seem sudden, but they know each other very well.” What’s with young celebs marrying young lately? Perhaps it’s a general feeling of the world burning, though I’m not sure these young celebs are thinking along those political lines when it comes to getting hitched. It might also be as simple as boredom. When you’re young and famous and have the world at your fingertips, pursuing a traditional institution may seem, ironically, like the wildest thing you can do.
Either way, Bieber’s somewhat rambling Instagram dedication to Baldwin is low-key sweet, if not a bit scattered. Perhaps sometimes the recklessness of young love is the way to go.