April 2005
Aguilera first began dating Bratman, a music executive, in 2002. After three years together, the couple tied the knot in Napa Valley, Calif. in November 2005.
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December 2005
Three weeks after saying "I Do," Aguilera showed off her wedding ring. "Marriage unites you and makes you official, but it didn't change our relationship," Aguilera later admitted.
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October 2006
"It's important to be open to growing together, and when the going gets tough, you have to see how you can make your relationship more special and how you can spend more quality time together," Aguilera (at a Halloween party in NYC) once told Cosmopolitan UK.
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February 2007
After Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" earned her a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal, the couple celebrated with a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
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September 2007
Aguilera -- who gave birth to son Max in January 2008 -- once bragged about Bratman's parenting skills. "He changed the first nappy while I was in bed recovering from my C-section, and he's been so hands-on ever since," she gushed.
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October 2007
"Jordan has a way of making me feel sexy," Aguilera once told Cosmopolitan UK. "When you see something you dislike and your partner looks at you and embraces it, it makes you feel good."
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December 2009
The "Beautiful" singer and her husband scouted potential schools for Max in December. Four months later, Aguilera hinted that she wanted to expand her family. "I would love that one day, but not right now," she told radio station Q100. "Eventually, I would like to give Max a brother or a sister."
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June 2010
To celebrate Father's Day, Aguilera and her son treated Bratman to a shopping trip and a lunch date in Venice, Calif.
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August 2010
Prior to their split, an Aguilera confidant told Us that the singer "proposed their August trip to Italy to rekindle their relationship, but it didn't help."
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September 2010
"They were very much in love," a source tells Us of the couple. "But over the last six months, it became clear they were more like friends than husband and wife." Adds Aguilera: "Although Jordan and I are separated, our commitment to our son Max remains as strong as ever."
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