No one could say that Cardi B and Offset\u2019s relationship is drama-free. With three different cheating scandals, plenty of public interviews, and one divorce filing, there\u2019s been plenty of controversy surrounding the couple, who first got together in 2017.<\/p>\n
Despite all the drama, five years into their relationship, Cardi and Offset are still going strong. The parents of two are happily together \u2014 and now, Offset is discussing how they got to this place.<\/p>\n
In an October interview with Call Her Daddy<\/em>, he opened up about their \u2018ship, specifically how they got past the cheating and how they first fell in love<\/a>. \u201cI had seen her online, and I just loved the way how raw she was and how confident she was,\u201d the rapper told host Alex Cooper, per Us<\/em>. \u201cShe didn\u2019t give a f*ck what nobody thought, nobody think, nothin\u2019. And it\u2019s just like damn, that\u2019s fire. Funny, great personality, from what I could see, you know I\u2019m saying? Like that\u2019s a funny girl, she\u2019s a cool girl, and then I shot my shot and I swished it.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a full breakdown of their love story.<\/p>\n January 20, 2017: They Collaborated For The First Time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi and Offset were first officially linked when they released their collaboration track “Lick.\u201d<\/a> The track came out on Jan. 20 as part of Cardi B’s Gangsta B<\/em>*tch Music Vol. 2 <\/em><\/em>album. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n February 5, 2017: They Went To The Super Bowl Together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Videos surfaced of Cardi and Offset at the Super Bowl in 2017, sparking rumors that they may be more than collaborators.<\/p>\n “Around Super Bowl time I told my publicist<\/a> to tell him, because I was very shy, ‘Listen, if we gonna go on a public date together, you cannot make me look like a dumb-*ss after this.’ I never wanted to date a rapper because I would hate to look crazy in public,” she later told GQ <\/em>of the time leading up to their first date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n February 14, 2017: Cardi B & Offset Went Instagram Official<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Feb. 14, 2017, Cardi B<\/a> made their romance IG-official when she posted a since-deleted video of her and her “bae” to Instagram, per BET. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n March 17, 2017: Cardi B Denied Relationship Rumors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Despite the telling IG post, in a March 2017 interview with Fader<\/em><\/em>, Cardi B denied<\/a> any sort of romance. \u201cI\u2019m not saying I\u2019m dating an Atlanta guy,” she said as a direct reference to Offset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n April 28, 2017: Offset Refused To Discuss Cardi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi wasn’t the only one keeping quiet. When asked about relationship rumors<\/a> during an interview with Tim Westwood in April 2017, Offset responded with just a smirk. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n May 1, 2017: They Attended The Met Gala Afterparty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Despite keeping their public commentary to a minimum, the couple made their second public appearance at a Met Gala afterparty<\/a> that May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n September 20, 2017: They Got Married In Secret<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Although their fans wouldn’t realize this until almost a year later, Cardi B eventually announced that she and Offset secretly tied the knot<\/a> in an extremely small ceremony in September 2017. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n October 27, 2017: Offset Proposed To Cardi B On Stage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the middle of an October 2017 show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Offset proposed to Cardi B<\/a> mid-performance. Although they were *actually* already married at the time, the public didn\u2019t even know for sure that they were dating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n January 2018: Offset Was Reportedly Caught Cheating<\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to Newsweek<\/em>, rumors of Offset’s cheating<\/a> started after an explicit video of the rapper with another woman surfaced on the internet in January 2018.<\/p>\n Although it was unclear when the video was shot, sources maintained that it happened while he was with Cardi B. Newsweek <\/em>also reported that Cardi addressed the video at a show, saying she would not get married if he got caught cheating again. (At this point, they were already married.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n March 19, 2018: Cardi Explained Why They Stayed Together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi B defended their relationship in a March 2018 interview with Cosmopolitan<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s like everybody is coming down my neck<\/a>,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, \u2018Why are you not leaving him? You have low self-esteem.\u2019 I don\u2019t have low self-esteem. B*tch, I know I look good. I know I\u2019m rich, I know I\u2019m talented. I know I could get any man I want \u2014 any basketball player, football player. But I want to work out my sh*t with my man, and I don\u2019t got to explain why. I\u2019m not your property. This is my life.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, “Since when are all these women dating pastors and deacons? I\u2019m going to take my time, and I\u2019m going to decide on my decision. None of these b*tches is going to eat my p*ssy at the end of the day. None of y\u2019all b*tches going to hug me to sleep and clean the tears off my face, so let me deal how I want to deal with it. It\u2019s not right, what he f*cking did \u2014 but people don\u2019t know what I did, \u2019cause I ain\u2019t no angel.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n March 29, 2018: Cardi B Released “Be Careful\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After publicly addressing the cheating rumors, Cardi released a track<\/a> that seemed to be about the Offset sitch. <\/p>\n The song has some choice lyrics for her spouse, including: “Be careful with me \/ Do you know what you doin’? \/ Whose feelings that you hurtin’ and bruisin’? \/ You gon’ gain the whole world \/ But is it worth the girl that you’re losin’?” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n April 7, 2018: Cardi B Announced Her Pregnancy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi B announced that she was pregnant<\/a> with her and Offset\u2019s first child mid-performance on Saturday Night Live<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n April 9, 2018: Cardi B Addressed Cheating Rumors (Again)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In an April 2018 interview with GQ<\/em>, Cardi B spoke about the cheating rumors<\/a>, explaining they both were dealing with a lack of trust when they started seeing each other.<\/p>\n She explained, \u201cFor a long time, we was in love with each other but we didn’t really trust in each other. It was like a competition of who’s gonna hit each other up first. I don’t want to hit him up first; he will hit me up first.<\/em> People used to put things in my head: ‘He gonna leave you. He be f*cking with mad b*tches.’ People used to put things in his head: ‘Cardi, she’s a dog. Don’t trust her.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Cardi added, \u201cWe never really trusted each other because I always feel like he could get any girl he wants \u2014 what makes me think he’s gonna want me? I think he felt the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n But in that same interview, Cardi B opened up about how Offset makes her life better. “He’s so attending in my business,” she said. “I don’t really know the music business too well, so I always feel like people taking advantage of me. He’s always making sure that I’m well taken care of or that I learn something.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n June 25, 2018: Cardi B Revealed Their Secret Marriage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n July 10, 2018: They Welcomed Baby No. 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On July 10, 2018, Cardi\\and Offset welcomed their first baby, Kulture Kiari Cephus. Per TMZ, their daughter\u2019s name was a tribute to Offset,<\/a> whose real name is Kiari Cephus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n October 9, 2018: Cardi B Talked About Cheating (Again!\\)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi continued to talk about the cheating controversy in interviews. “When I got married with my dude<\/a>, we still had a lot of doubts, because our relationship is not like everybody’s,” she told W <\/em>in October 2018. <\/p>\n According to her, their careers as musical artists played a role in their relationship struggles. “He was always traveling, and I was always traveling. We’re artists. So I used to see him, like, twice a week, and, you know, he’s known for having different women, and I’m known for, like, not taking sh*t from guys,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we really loved each other, and we was scared to lose each other.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n December 2018: They Broke Up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Dec. 4, 2018, Cardi B posted a since-deleted video on IG to announce her split from Offset<\/a>. \u201cThere you go, peace and love,\u201d she captioned the video, per Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n A few days later, Offset mourned the breakup<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cF*CK YALL I MISS CARDI,\u201d he wrote on Dec. 9, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n January 2019: They Got Back Together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi and Offset\u2019s breakup didn\u2019t last very long. After Offset publicly apologized to Cardi on Instagram for \u201cbreaking your heart, breaking our promise, breaking God\u2019s promise and being a selfish, messed-up husband<\/a>\u201d in December, per Elle<\/em>, they were able to make amends.<\/p>\n On Jan. 31, 2019, Cardi told a reporter that she and Offset were \u201cworking things out<\/a>, baby,\u201d per E!<\/em>. By February, they were celebrating Valentine\u2019s Day together as a couple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n September 15, 2020: Cardi B Filed For Divorce<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cardi B filed for divorce from Offset<\/a> in September 2020. According to People<\/em>, the court docs called the marriage “irretrievably broken<\/a>,\u201d adding that “there are no prospects for a reconciliation.\u201d Per the outlet, Cardi filed after more infidelity allegations came to light.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n November 2020: Cardi B Called Off The Divorce<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Two months after filing for divorce, Cardi changed her mind, and the divorce case was \u201cdismissed without prejudice.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe main thing that I wanted him to stop and everything, he stopped and he changed, and it showed me that he wanted to change for me,\u201d she explained her decision<\/a> in January 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n June 2021: Cardi B Announced Second Pregnancy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On June 27, 2021, Cardi announced her second pregnancy<\/a> while at the BET Awards. She joined Offset\u2019s group Migos for their performance of \u201cType Sh*t.\u201d A sheer panel in the \u2018fit revealed her baby bump.<\/p>\n To make things crystal clear, she followed up with an Instagram post<\/a>. \u201c#2! \u2665\ufe0f @offsetyrn,\u201d she captioned the photo of her baby bump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n September 2021: They Welcomed Baby No. 2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In September, Cardi B announced the birth of her second baby<\/a> on Instagram<\/a>. The couple\u2019s son, named Wave Set Cephus, was born on Sept. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n June 2023: Cardi Responded To Offset\u2019s Cheating Accusations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After Offset accused Cardi<\/a> of cheating in an Instagram Story, she took to Twitter to deny the \u201cstupid\u201d claims. \u201cFirst of all, let me say \/ You can’t accuse me<\/a> of all the things \/ You know that you are guilty of,\u201d she sang the lyrics of \u201cI Should\u2019ve Cheated\u201d by Keyshia Cole, per People<\/em>.<\/p>\n Cardi added, \u201cThat motherf*cker spiraling and thinking sh*t.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n July 2023: Offset Admitted To Lying About Cardi Cheating<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a July episode of the podcast Way Up With Angela Lee<\/em>, Offset explained why he lied about Cardi cheating<\/a>, which he said happened during an argument when they\u2019d both been drinking.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s my wife. I love her to death,\u201d he clarified, per People<\/em>. \u201cIf you got a New York woman, you know she\u2019s a pitbull at the mouth. She get crazy at the mouth a little bit, and I was really lit that night<\/a>. We [were] going back and forth and I was like, ‘Watch this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n October 2023: Offset Talked About Cardi On Call Her Daddy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Offset](\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/getty\/2023\/10\/20\/d8cea405-8b95-46c3-9298-73d071fa7e8c-getty-845943762.jpg?w=760&h=603&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format%2Ccompress)
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