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Congratulations are in order for Selena Gomez<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Benny Blanco<\/b><\/a>, who announced they are engaged after 1 year of dating.<\/p>\n \u201cForever begins now \u2026\u201d Selena, 32, wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday, December 11. Alongside the caption, the Wizards of Waverly Place<\/em> alum shared a snapshot of her stunning diamond ring and a sweet photo of her and Benny, 36, cuddling.<\/p>\n Selena and Benny confirmed that they were dating in December 2023 after they collaborated on her song \u201cSingle Soon,\u201d which was released in August of that year. \u201c[Benny has] been the best thing that\u2019s ever happened to me,\u201d she wrote via Instagram at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s still better than anyone I\u2019ve been with. Facts.\u201d<\/p>\n After they confirmed that they were more than just friends, Selena and Benny started sharing glimpses into their relationship with fans by posting PDA photos.<\/p>\n News of their engagement comes after Selena shut down a social media user<\/a> who claimed that the younger version of herself wouldn\u2019t marry Benny. While sharing a throwback clip of Selena via TikTok, the social media user wrote, \u201cI know and so do you that at the time she would never have gotten engaged to Benny, she was in her IT GIRL era.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Selena clapped back in July by responding, \u201cKinda makes me laugh because I was so depressed back then lol.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to their engagement, an insider exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> in March that the \u201cCome & Get It\u201d singer hoped they would get married<\/a>. \u201cSelena can\u2019t wait for Benny to propose,\u201d the source shared. \u201cShe\u2019s been telling friends she\u2019s finally found the right guy and she\u2019s ready to walk down the aisle. There are some who fear she\u2019s rushing into things a little bit, though. They don\u2019t want Selena to get her heart broken.\u201d<\/p>\n After noting that Selena and Benny had \u201calready discussed their dream wedding,\u201d the insider said that the Wizards of Waverly Place<\/em> alum \u201cwants lots of color and tons of flowers\u201d and they both want \u201cthe menu\u201d to \u201cbe off the charts.\u201d<\/p>\n Selena gushed about Benny in a sweet Instagram<\/a> tribute on July 24, which featured several photos of them cuddling and spending quality time together. \u201cThank you for sharing your life with me today and everyday,\u201d she captioned the snapshots.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Benny previously opened up about falling in love with Selena while speaking to the Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> in April.<\/p>\n \u201cI was the last one to know,\u201d he admitted. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy how your partner could just be sitting there the whole time, right in front of your eyes, and you don\u2019t even notice, and then you have that Clueless moment where you\u2019re like, \u2018Wait, I\u2019m in love.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Selena clearly feels confident in her relationship with Benny, and another source exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> that she has been in \u201ca much better place\u201d<\/a> since they started dating. \u201cEven though she\u2019s gained weight and is curvier than she used to be, Selena feels sexy, confident and comfortable \u2014 and she refuses to hide her body,\u201d the source said in February.<\/p>\n \u201cBenny makes her feel extremely confident,\u201d the insider shared. \u201cHe\u2019s always telling her how beautiful she is and how much he loves her.\u201d<\/p>\n While the source said that she is \u201chappy with her career and her relationships,\u201d they added that Selena \u201cknows that these are the things that matter most.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n