Pink and Carey Hart: A Timeline of Their Relationship

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Pink and Carey Hart: A Timeline of Their Relationship

Pink’s found her true love in her husband, Carey Hart! The long-term Hollywood couple seem to have found the secret to making their relationship work, no matter the circumstance. The twosome met in 2001 at the Summer X Games in Philadelphia. After reconciling following a brief split in 2003, Pink proposed to Hart in 2005 while the motocross racer competed during the Pro 250 class finals in Mammoth, California. They tied the knot in Costa Rica in 2006. The “Just Give Me a Reason” singer revealed in 2008 that the pair had called it quits after two years of marriage. Their separation inspired her tracks “So What,” “Mean,” “I Don't Believe You” and “Please Don’t Leave Me,” all of which appeared on her Funhouse album that same year. The duo ultimately found their way back to each other, as Pink confirmed their reconciliation in February 2010. Nearly eight years later, she brought up their rocky past while commemorating their 12th anniversary via Instagram. “12 years married today. 16 if ya count the 4 years we spent deciding if we were going to live together forever or kill each other,” she captioned a collection of pictures of the couple from over the years in January 2018. “It’s been a nice mix of that ever since. Get em’ young and train em’ ladies. I still have a crush on you @hartluck.” [jwplayer keE5RqB0-zhNYySv2] Pink and Hart are now the parents of daughter Willow, born in 2011, and son Jameson, born in 2016. The Grammy winner previously opened up about how becoming a parent alongside Hart has “completely changed” her for the better. “I’m much more open. I’m much more accepting of myself. I’m much more thoughtful,” she told Carson Daly on Today in 2019. “I plan more. I have to. I have to figure out the balance.” She added, “I think about the world more and what we’re leaving for these kids and the direction we’re headed in so I guess it changes your music, but I’m not writing songs to my children because I feel like the best ones have already been written.” Scroll down to see a timeline of Pink and Hart’s relationship through the years! [podcast_block]

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2001

The couple first began dating in 2001 after meeting at the Summer X Games. 

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2005

After a short-lived split in 2003, the couple reunited and eventually got engaged in 2005. 

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2006

The pair got married in a stunning ceremony in Costa Rica in 2006.

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2008

The pair separated two years after their wedding. Pink shared the news on her website at the time, writing: "The most important thing for you all to know is that Carey and I love each other so so much. This breakup is not about cheating, anger, or fighting. I know it sounds like cliché bulls--t, but we are best friends, and we will continue to be."

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2008

During their 2008 split, the pair even went as far as drawing up divorce papers before they reconciled. “We’ve had two breaks,” Pink explained on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2016. “The first one was about a year. And the second one was 11 months.”

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2008

The songstress called her 2008 single “So What” a “vomiting of truths” because she mentioned losing her husband in the lyrics. She also credits the song’s music video as the reason why they reunited, since they got back together after she called to ask him to appear in the clip.

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2010

The Pennsylvania native confirmed that the duo reconciled after seeking marriage counseling. “It’s the only reason that we’re still together,” she said 10 years later during an Instagram  Live in June 2020. “I think partners, after a long time — I can't say it’s a man and woman thing, I think it’s a partner thing, a spouse thing — you just speak two different languages.”

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2011

Pink and Hart welcomed their first child, a daughter named Willow, in June 2011.

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2016

The pair welcomed their son, Jameson, in December 2016.

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2017

The tattooed pair are now a tight-knit unit, complete with their two children. “They’ve been through a lot, but they are solid now,” an insider revealed to Us Weekly in May 2017. “They love their life together.”

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2017

The family walked the red carpet together at the 2017 MTV VMAs before the songstress accepted the Video Vanguard Award during the ceremony. Willow was dressed in a tiny three-piece suit just like her mom and dad, as they posed for photos.

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2017

The “Beautiful Trauma” singer spoke about her turbulent relationship with the motocross racer in an interview with The Guardian in October 2017. “There are moments where I look at [Hart] and he is the most thoughtful, logical, constant … he’s like a rock. He’s a good man. He’s a good dad. He’s just the kind of dad I thought he’d be and then some,” she said. “And then I’ll look at him and go: I’ve never liked you. There’s nothing I like about you. We have nothing in common. I don’t like any of the s--t you like. I don’t ever wanna see you again.”

“Then two weeks later I’m like, things are going so good, you guys. Then you’ll go through times when you haven’t had sex in a year. Is this bed death? Is this the end of it? Do I want him? Does he want me?” she continued before adding, “Monogamy is work! But you do the work and it’s good again.”

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2018

The “What About Us” singer came to her husband’s defense after a troll took issue with his parenting skills. “I love your music, your kids are beautiful,” a commenter wrote on a photo of the couple’s son, Jameson, covered in chocolate. “But your husband, I’m sorry, lacks the responsibility your kids need in his care.”

Pink clapped back with some criticism of her own, replying, “You sound well informed on the performance of my husband as a father. Answer me this: how often have you spent time with my husband? How often have you watched him parent? Do you know my children? Are you aware of their development? Even better: what are your credentials in Parenting expertise?”

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2019

Hart took to social media to give thanks for his partner on their 13th wedding anniversary. “Who would have thought two misfits like us could pull it off!!!” he wrote on Instagram. “I’m very grateful for you, baby. We have created an amazing life and family together. I love you. #17YearsStrong.”

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2019

The athlete penned a touching 40th birthday tribute to his wife via Instagram in September 2019. “Welcome to 40 baby. I’ve celebrated 18 birthdays with you, and I can say it’s amazing growing up with you,” he wrote. “The person you have grown into is inspiring. You have become a successful business woman, superstar, dedicated mother, Philanthropist, supportive wife, wine maker, motorcycle mama, and amazing friend to all around you. I’m so proud of the woman you have become, and you are more beautiful than ever. You truly are like wine. You just keep getting better, and I’m so lucky to be along on this crazy ride with you. I love you baby. Looking forward many many more birthdays with you. I can’t wait to see how nuts you and I are in our 80’s. Enjoy your day.”

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2019

After taking home the People's Choice Champion Award on November 10 with her family by her side, the three-time Grammy winner stepped out for a performance with Chris Stapleton at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards a few days later. On the red carpet in Nashville, Pink took a moment to announce that she will be taking a break from music to spend more time with her biggest fans: her husband and their two children. "We did two-and-a-half years [recording and on tour] and Willow is back in school now and Jameson's gonna start preschool soon, so it's kind of the year of the family," the singer told Entertainment Tonight. Her decision to briefly step away from the spotlight was also made with her husband at the front of her mind. "He is super supportive. He follows me around the world, and now it's his turn."

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2019

The happy couple makes sure to keep their relationship both fun and light — including their annual dress-up party that takes place every December. In 2019, the lovebirds dressed as two of the “What About Us” singer’s heroes, Billie Jean King and John McEnroe. “I appreciate heart and determination in every facet of ones life. Serena is my modern day, of course. Booking tennis lessons as we speak,” the singer captioned the pair’s costume snap. Following the festivities, Pink and Hart took to the actual courts — playing tennis in real life.

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2020

The Pennsylvania native and her main man celebrated 14 years of marriage on January 7 and took to social media to commemorate the occasion. “So many years, So many hairstyles @hartluck…We’ve been at this thing a long time, babe. It isn’t perfect, but I’m grateful it’s ours,” Pink wrote via Instagram. “I love our family. Thank you for walking in front of me, beside me, and right behind me at times. ‘You’re a real man, carey hart.’ #agreetodisagree #fightnice #wehatethesamepeople #myrock #noonemakesmeangrierthanyou #butyouresuperhot.”

“14 years married to this amazing woman. I’m so proud of the life that we have built together,” Hart posted to his Instagram. “Both of us came from broken homes, yet we made the choice to work hard at our relationship. And look at us now! Two misfits when we met, we have grown together and now have an amazing family. Thank you for being my best friend (I know you don’t like that), and amazing mother to our wild kids. I love you so much.”

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2020

The couple went through a scary time when the singer and Jameson both battled coronavirus amid the global pandemic. “Battling COVID-19 along with my 3-year-old son was the most physically and emotionally challenging experience I have gone through as a mother,” she wrote in a Mother’s Day op-ed for NBC News in May. “Weeks after receiving our test results, my son was still ill and feverish. It was a terrifying time, not knowing what might come next.” One month earlier, Hart also said their battles were “intense” during an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Jason Ellis Show. “They both got extremely sick. My son probably got the worst of the two of them and it debunks the whole theory that this only hits old people. She has asthma and it totally attacked her lungs and her chest. She was having a hard time breathing.”

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2020

Pink opened up about their couples counseling during a candid conversation with Vanessa Inn via Instagram Live in June. “I got a lot of sh-t for telling people that Carey and I have been in couples counseling with Vanessa [Inn],” the songstress said while speaking to Inn about mental health. “So I talk to Vanessa on my own and I also talk to Vanessa with Carey and for Carey and I. It’s the only reason that we’re still together because you know, I think partners after a long time, we just speak — I can’t say it’s a man and woman thing, I think it’s a partner thing, a spouse thing — that you just speak two different languages.”

She continued: “You need someone to hear both of you and then translate it for you, and without Vanessa translating for me for the last 18 years, I mean we would not be together. We just wouldn’t because we are not taught as kids how to have relationships, how to get along with people."

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2020

Pink paid tribute to her husband on his 45th birthday on July 18. "Happy birthday @hartluck I still remember your 27th birthday. You're so much cooler now," she captioned a black-and-white photo of the pair by the ocean. "I hope this year is your happiest. #youdeservethebest your kids worship you and I am grateful for you every single day almost."

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2020

“Happy birthday to my MUCH better half, @pink,” the Seal Beach, California native wrote via Instagram on Pink’s 41st birthday on September 8 alongside five photos. “I’ve been w/ you for almost half of your life! It’s been so amazing to watch you grow from a young hell raiser, to the best mom to ever do it, role model, philanthropist, icon, and wife. Enjoy your birthday baby. Willz, jamo, and myself love you 😘.”

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2020

The “Raise Your Glass” singer got real about marriage and her dynamic with Hart in September 2020. “He’s still my favorite sweet little dirtball. He and I have been at this a long time, and it is our relentless and stubborn idealism that keeps us together,” she wrote via Instagram. “Marriage is awful, wonderful, comfort and rage. It is boring, terrifying, and a total nail biter. It is loving another fallible creature while trying to love yourself.”  

She continued: “It is a lifetime of coming back to the table. People laugh at us because we’re either fighting or laughing. They roll their eyes when we talk about therapy. But I’ll tell you what. It’s worth it. All of it. Even when it isn’t. I love you babe. I’m grateful we made it to this photo @hartluck.”

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2021

The “Raise Your Glass” singer commemorated the pair’s 15-year anniversary via Instagram in January 2021. “15 years. Proud of us babe,” she captioned several pics of the duo over the years. “See, sometimes being stubborn pays off. What a wild ride it’s been, once we learned how to stay in our race line. Here’s to at least the next 15 months hahahah. I love you and I love our family.  .”

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2021

Pink opened up about feeling "completely grateful" for the care she received following hip surgery.

"It was a brutal first week full of tears and pain med depression, ulcers from meds and constant fevers, but my @hartluck brought me through," she captioned a selfie via Instagram in November 2021. "(No one recovers from surgery like he does, he’s not real.) He brought me coffee in the shower, lugged around my 100 pound CPM contraptions every where I went, dried my tears, cooked me oatmeal, kept track of my meds, got me my phone charger, plugged in my compression machines, took my temp, made the bed, and talked me off the ledge."

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November 2022

While getting ready to attend the AMAs on November 20, the “What About Us” singer posted a hilarious video about Hart’s unfortunate wardrobe malfunction.

"I've been telling you guys that Mr. Hart has a juicy booty," Pink said in the clip, captioning the post, “Attack of the booty.”

After telling her two children that their dad "ripped his pants," she asked the motocross competitor what happened, to which he jokingly replied, “The ass blew out of my pants.”