Selena Gomez gushes about boyfriend Benny Blanco in sweet birthday post

It looks like Selena Gomez is in love with Benny Blanco like a love song. Blanco celebrated his 36th birthday on March 8, and his singer-actress girlfriend commemorated the milestone with a passionate post on social media. Not only did Gomez share a few photos of them on her Instagram grid, she also included a caption listing the many qualities she admires in him.

a love list

"Happy birthday baby!" Gomez captioned her post. "Your emotional endurance, positive personality, incredible talent (that blows my mind), undeniable sense of humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kills me. I love you @itsbennyblanco."

Her photos show several of the couple's special moments together, from cuddling at the beach to cuddling on the couch. They can be seen kissing, riding a spinning teacup and relaxing together. Of course, the loving scenes of couples in the comment section also fascinated countless fans.

"Mom and dad," singer Harvin wrote. "You guys [sic] are so cute." Meanwhile, actor Ashley Benson added two black heart emojis, while other fans called them "angels," "the cutest couple" and more. As for Blanco, he responded with a series of six emojis, including a kiss and different heart emojis, to express his appreciation for the sweet message.

Relationship first

It was the first time the couple celebrated Blanco's birthday since they started dating. Gomez went public with their relationship on social media in December, revealing they had been together for six months. Their relationship began around June 2023. When she confirmed the dating rumors, Gomez called Blanco "the best thing that ever happened" to her and "better than anyone she's ever dated."

Recently, Gomez spoke about her new relationship with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1's New Music Daily . After saying it was "really cute," she went on to praise Blanco, albeit with some restraint.

“Without going into too many details, I think it’s important to meet someone who respects you,” Gomez said. "I think it's really nice to lean on someone who understands the world that I live in. I have to say, overall, it's the safest I feel and it's really lovely and I just grew up in it so it marvelous".

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From collaborator to lover

Gomez and Blanco met before they started dating. In fact, they collaborated on the song "I Can't Get Enough" in 2019. Now that they're no longer just colleagues, they're not shy about showing it. "My goodbye," Gomez wrote on one of their photos on February 12. He agreed in the comments, writing, "This is my goodbye."