Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have been together for literally a million years ('kay, like, 15) and the time has come to mine the history of their relationship. Unlike many celeb couples, Kristen and Dax are extremely honest about the ups and downs in their marriage and have even gotten into details about their fights, cheating allegations, and their sex life. In other words, we have a lot to cover….

Circa 2007

Kristen and Dax meet in 2007 at a birthday dinner for mutual friends. They start dating, although Dax briefly breaks up with Kristen in the early days of their relationship. She’s since opened up about the moment with PopSugar:

“We were dating for about three months, and I already knew that I was in love with him and he was hesitant because he knew he was still dating other people. He sat me down and said, ‘I can’t have this right now. I think you’re wonderful, but I am still dating other people.’ And then I, like, liquefied and fell to the ground, but I felt incredibly respected that he had the balls to tell me we weren’t in the same place...He called me and he was like, ‘I don’t know what I was thinking. I was dating someone else but they’re just not as interesting as you, and I don’t know what I’m doing,’ and he came back. But I still always remind him of when he broke up with me.”

Unforgivable, TBH.

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Circa Winter 2010

Dax and Kristen get engaged but decide to hold off on making it official official until the state of California passes same-sex marriage legislation. At the time, the Veronica Mars actor's rep confirms to People that the engagement took place “over the holidays.”

March 28, 2013

Dax and Kristen welcome their daughter Lincoln!

June 26, 2013

Prop 8 is repealed and the actors announce their plans to marry via a number of since-deleted posts on Twitter.

October 16, 2013

Dax and Kristen get married at the Beverly Hills County Clerk’s Office. Here’s a cute throwback for ya:

December 19, 2014

The couple welcomes their second daughter, Delta. “Delta Bell Shepard is here. She doesn’t look like either Kristen or me, but we’re gonna keep her anyway,” Max hilariously announces in a since-deleted Twitter post.

And because we're friends, here’s a cute throwback pic of the pregnancy!

February 17, 2016

Kristen joins Insta with a kissy pic of Dax alongside the caption, “I don't know how to use instagram but I do like this picture.”

July 12, 2016

Kristen opens up about her and Dax’s sex life in Redbook, saying, “We’re pretty decent about staying on top of it. We’ll be like, ‘Okay, it’s been how many days?’ We find a night when nobody is coming over and we don’t have to work super early in the morning, and then we slot it in.”

December 13, 2018

Dax denies reports that he cheated on Kristen two years into their relationship with Julie Andrews’ granddaughter, writing, “Hey, Daily Mail, that photo is 13 years old, not 9.”

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February 2019

The couple launches a line of affordable baby products dubbed Hello Bello and reveals that their reason for pursuing the project isn't just to have “another job or another paycheck.”

“When we started Hello Bello, I was really clear with our partners that I don't need another job or another paycheck, and that's a very lucky reality to live in,” Kristin says at the time. “I want something that's going to fill my soul. I want access to be able to give a lot of stuff away just as gifts, as a way of saying thank you for existing in this hard time called parenting,” she adds.

July 11, 2019

Kristen posts a casual thirst trap of Dax to Insta:

January 8, 2020

Kristen opens up about fighting with Dax and says this on the Life Is Short With Justin Long podcast:

“We had this pretty incredible fight recently. Incredible. I mean, like, top-of-the-lungs screaming. It was about the things around the house that I felt I needed help with. We have a relationship where you are supposed to be able to say, ‘I need your help with this.’ For those of you listening, I’m telling this from my perspective. He’s not here, he can’t defend himself.”

April 1, 2020

Kristen tells Katie Couric that she and Dax are “at each other’s throats, real bad” in quarantine, and Dax even leaves their interview halfway through after saying, “America’s sweetheart has some character defects.”

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May 13, 2020

Kristen tells People that while the first two weeks of quarantine were “f*cking brutal,” Dax’s help homeschooling their kids caused her to fall even harder for him:

“He’s made me feel like I’m not doing it by myself, which has made me fall much deeper in love with him.”

January 2021

The couple opens up about their relationship challenges during the pandemic and the importance of therapy.

“Dax and I, when we started this pandemic, were at a point in our marriage where we definitely needed a little therapy brush-up,” Kristin begins during her convo with People. “Every couple of years, we're like, 'We're being very antagonistic towards each other,' and we don't want that...We go back to therapy and figure out what I'm not doing that's best for you and what you're not doing that's best for me, and how we can serve this team goal better. It's been incredibly helpful,” she adds.

January 2022

Kristin pens a heartfelt message for Dax on his 47th birthday that reads, “To the greatest husband and #dadbeast I could ever imagine. Laughing, snuggling and growing with you has been more enjoyable than anything I could have ever imagined for my life. Your patience and commitment with our daughters is only bested by your patience and commitment with the hiccups. None of us deserve you. You are singular. Happy birthday, stud. ❤️🎊😍”

We're not crying, you are!

April 2022

While speaking with Page Six at the Broadway show Funny Girl, Kristin sings Dax's praises and calls him her “number one.” “Oh, he's the best. He's the best there ever was, 100 percent,” she gushes.

August 2022

These two go on a vacay and the vibes are honestly unmatched. Ahem:

September 2022

Another day, another ~wholesome~ family trip!

November 2022

During a chat with Today, Kristin reminisces on the day she married Dax in October 2013. She describes the ceremony, which cost the actors a whopping $147 (!!) as the “easiest day” of her life because the duo had wanted a “really intimate” ceremony and chose to get married at the Beverly Hills courthouse. “I came out in sweatpants, and my husband was in a tuxedo, which was so cute, and he was like, 'I'll go pick your outfit out,'” the actor reveals before adding, “And he picked out a little black jumpsuit.” S'cute!

February 2023

These two singlehandedly redefine work trips:

July 2023

In honor of Kristin's birthday, Dax writes a touching (and hilarious) post about his wife.

September 2023

Kristin opens up about her and Dax's secret to a strong marriage during a convo with Entertainment Tonight and has this to say: “Common goals, seek them out. Our kids are a common goal, right? People are like, 'Oh, I wouldn't be able to work with my husband or wife or partner.' For me, I want another common goal with him. I respect him so much creatively. I have so much trust in him. Of course, I want him to be my director or my scene partner.”

January 2024

The Frozen actor celebrates her husband's latest trip about the sun with a heartfelt Instagram post that reads the following:

“To the man who this year started using his flashlight to read the menu, who eats 175 g of protein a day, who loves his friends ferociously, who never balks when I ask him to participate in a dress-up party, who taught our daughters how to change a tire, who once had the hiccups for 72 hours, who still loves a savage tan, who snuggles with the dogs even though he doesn’t like them, who fixes all the bikes, and who always riles the kids up before bedtime: I will never be able to articulate how happy I am that you were born, and that I found you.
Happy birthday my love 💜🎉🥳”

That brings us up to date, but stay tuned for more updates from these two.