A curious relic of 00s pop culture, celebrity relationship timelines are as ever popular as they once were. But why do we continue to comb over high profile romances, and what does

The psychology of why we love celebrity relationship timelines

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The internet was once again teeming with comprehensive timelines of their relationship history, and in the middle of it all, I was happily scrolling carousels of Bennifer’s coupledom

Now that they’re back together, we feel like we have been here before – older, wiser and in better places, which makes them ultra relatable     

Flicking through photos of them over the years, there’s a sense that everything has come full circle, just like it was all supposed to

Christobel Hastings investigates the curious relic of 00s pop culture that continues to hold sway.

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