Cute update: Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse just welcomed their first child together (and are apparently engaged!!!) after years of dating. 🥺❤️ So clearly, the time has come for a handy journey through their relationship timeline, starting at the very beginning.

July 2018

Robert and Suki are spotted for the first time, and the PDA is On. Another. Level. By which I mean they’re seen kissing after a showing of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (wow, hot) in some pics published by E! News.

“Along the way, they were very close and cuddled and kissed many times,” an eyewitness says at the time. “Robert was very affectionate to her and had his arm around her the whole way and Suki reciprocated by holding his hand and kissing it.”

Cute, but FYI: This same month, another source downplays the relationship to E! News, saying Suki and Robert are simply “casually dating.”

August 2018

The Daily Mail out of nowhere, randomly reports that Robert and Suki have broken up. Which, nope! But before long, Lainey Gossip disputes the claim, pointing out that on top of being seen together at a Miguel show in L.A., Robert and Suki both attended TIFF at the same time:

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December 2018

The couple is spotted leaving a Christmas party at 5 a.m. in photos published by the good ol’ Daily Mail.

January 2019

At this point, Robert and Suki are getting papped a ton and are seen enjoying a stroll through London in photos published by People.

April 2019

Robert is interviewed by the Sunday Times and makes it clear that he will not be talking about Suki:

“Do I have to [talk about her]? If you let people in, it devalues what love is. If a stranger on the street asked you about your relationship, you’d think it extremely rude. If you put up a wall, it ends up better...I can’t understand how someone can walk down the street holding hands, and it’s the same as when I do it and a hundred people are taking your photo. The line between when you’re performing and when you’re not will eventually get washed away and you’ll go completely mad.”

May 14, 2019

Robert and Suki get papped while celebrating his birthday in photos published by People. In other words, they are Still! Going! Strong!

June 2019

The pair is spotted on a double date with, uhm, Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn (?!?!?!) at San Vicente Bungalows in Hollywood, where a source tells Us Weekly they “were laughing and talking” all night and “were at a table, just the four of them.” Oh, and apparently, “Rob and Taylor were across from each other,” in case you were curious about the seating arrangement for whatever reason.

January 2020

Robert and Suki make a suuuper-rare public appearance together at a Dior dinner during Paris Fashion Week.

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And naturally, engagement rumors are sparked thanks to that ring ^^^ on Suki’s finger.

May 2020

While chatting with GQ, Robert lets it slip that he’s staying “with his girlfriend” in a London apartment during quarantine.

Good! To! Know!!!

September 2020

Suki and Robert are spotted making out on a bench, as ya do!

October 2020

A source tells E! News that Robert and Suki have “definitely discussed” getting engaged but that “Suki is not pressuring him and they are both very committed to each other.”

April 15, 2021

Fans are convinced there’s a picture of Robert and Suki kissing in the background of this solo Instagram she posts:

July 2021

In a since-deleted tweet, Suki criticizes the Gossip Girl reboot for using this line: “He’s R-Patz and you’re Suki Nobody.”

“Another day to be reminded that women can also be the patriarchy. Seeing critiques of the patriarchy and sexism, then I get name-checked as somebody’s nobody girlfriend,” she says at the time. “Make it make sense.”

February 2022

Robert once again refers to Suki as his girlfriend in a GQ interview, saying she couldn’t stop telling a man who had come to fix the boiler about his Batman role. “I’m sitting there facing the other direction, and my girlfriend just keeps continuing the conversation with him,” he recalls. “And I’m looking at her like, ‘Shut the fuck up. Why are you doing this to me?’ She was very entertaining. Just talking to an obsessive fan.”

He also talks about Suki’s reaction to the movie during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, saying, “It was really her reaction that kind of changed the entire thing because I’m pretty sure she’s not normally into watching superhero movies. And just seeing that it was capturing her attention the entire time and then she held my hand and touched it [to her face] and I could feel a little tear. And I was like, ‘No way!’”

December 2022

After more than four years of coupledom, Robert and Suki (*fiiiiinally*) make their red carpet debut on December 3, 2022, at the Dior Men Fall 2023 show in Giza, Egypt, where they are the epitome of Fashion Goals™️ (she wears a mauve dress, he wears a silver-toned jacket over a v chill turtleneck):

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In addition to making their ’ship red carpet official, Robert and Suki pose for several loved-up pics at the event, packing on levels of truly 😍😍😍-inducing PDA that honestly kinda makes it worth the four-year wait. Srsly, just look:

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February 19, 2023

Suki makes a rare comment about Robert during an interview with The Times, saying, “I’m shocked that I’m so happy with someone for nearly five years. I had two days off the other day and it was, like, no question I’m going back to see him. Then he’ll come out for a couple of days.”

She also says, “Rob definitely isn’t getting advice from me about acting, but of course I’ll try and get him to help me with an audition before he falls asleep on the sofa.” Oh, and elsewhere in the interview, the model *also* muses on how they both grew up in Southwest London and ended up together after having such similar journeys in the entertainment industry: “We always say that I never ever would have thought I’d go out with a boy from Barnes and he didn’t think he’d go out with a girl from Chiswick.” S’cute!

May 1, 2023

Suki and Robert make their Met Gala debut!

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October 21, 2023

These two step out at the GO Campaign's annual GO Gala in Los Angeles—a pretty rare appearance!

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November 19, 2023

Suki confirms she's pregnant while on stage at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico and gushes, “I'm extra sparkly today because I thought it might distract you from something else that's going on. I'm not sure if it's working.”

December 18, 2023

Robert and Suki spark engagement rumors yet again in pics published by TMZ of the couple walking around London and the model specifically wearing a ring on *that* finger.

But it doesn't take long for fans to find out the truth because on...

December 21, 2023

A source F-I-N-A-L-L-Y confirms that the duo is engaged! “They are engaged. They both want to be married. It’s important for them,” the insider dishes to People at the time.

March 26, 2024

The celebs officially welcome their first baby!!! And according to pics published by the Daily Mail, they're already comfortable being out and about and walking their bb in a stroller (which btw is pink 🥺).

April 4, 2024

Suki posts the first photo of her newborn baby to Instagram, writing "welcome to the world angel ❤️."

April 8, 2024

Suki shares a candid update on her life postpartum via a series of mirror selfies alongside the caption, "The fourth trimester has been…humbling! the postpartum period has been filled with exhilarating joy, so much laughter, tears, soo many hormones! I’m proud of everything my body has achieved and proud of the kindness and grace I’ve given myself during this recovery period. 💕"

Literally couldn't love these two more if we tried!

April 12, 2024

The couple shows up to Coachella!

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And Suki confirms on stage that they welcomed a baby girl:

May 29, 2024

Suki reveals the hilarious story her and Robert's bb girl loves getting read.

"Who would've thought baby's favorite bedtime story would be the air fryer recipe book that was thrown at me at a North Carolina show. Really makes you think," the Daisy Jones and the Six star pens in a post on X.

Naturally, the fan responsible for throwing said book on stage responded the way any of us would. Ahem: "YOU'RE SO WELCOME."

This isn't the first time the musician's fans have seen the must-read, however. Back in October 2023, Suki posted this *chef's kiss* Insta (peep the last slide):

June 21, 2024

While at the Dior Homme Menswear spring/summer 2025 show in Paris, Robert reveals that having a baby "makes you feel very old and very young."

"I'm amazed by how quick their personality comes, at just 3 months," he adds before gushing, "I can kinda see who she is already. It's great."

July 2, 2024

During an interview with British Vogue for the outlet's August cover, Suki reveals that she and Robert met six years ago at a game night in L.A and notes that the activity is "one of the things people do here to congregate." "I was sure that I’d met him a long time ago, but he didn’t think that we had," she begins before detailing the events of the night.

On the docket was Werewolf ("think the The Traitors, and if you haven’t seen that, then wink murder"). "It was very, very intense...There were lots of ‘big’ characters, real heavy hitters...Al Pacino was there. Javier [Bardem] and Penelope [Cruz] were there…and, you know, everyone was really acting," she adds.

Except for Suki and Rob, obvi, who found themselves drawn to each other that night. 🥺❤️ "I think we both sort of have the same slight uncomfortable-ness," the model reveals before adding that she and her now-fiancé "starting giggling at the absurdity of the whole thing."

The two didn't end up exchanging numbers at the get-together, however, they *did* run into each other nearly a year later. And the rest is history, people!

Oh, and during another part of the interview, Suki confesses that she and Rob fully planned having their bb: "No, we really planned it...One day we looked at each other and said, 'Well, this is as ready as we’re going to be.'" "I was like, ‘What can make more chaos?'" she hilariously adds.

Aaaaaand that brings us up to date! But before we go, we have one final message for Robert and Suki:

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