“The last decade has taught me a lifetime of lessons,” Lovato asserted.
Unsurprisingly, then, the “29” hitmaker is still feeling the effects to this day.
PerMamas Latinas, the singer divulged, “When I first met Wilmer he was 29.
I met him on January 11 of 2010.
It was at a PSA shoot at his house for the 2010 census forms.”
The outlet confirms that it was a Voto Latino PSA.
I didn’t really care about the census forms."
Unfortunately, because of their 12-year age difference, Valderrama wasn’t interested in being anything more than friends.
But, Lovato noted in “Simply Complicated” (viaHello!
magazine), “When I turned 18 we started dating.”
However, neither party opened up much about their private life at least, not at first.
In March 2015, Lovato made it clear they were very much together, though.
He’s loved me the way I never thought I deserved to be loved and …
I want the world to know how incredible his soul is."
Lovato even admitted, “I really wouldn’t be alive today without him.”
We will always be supportive for one another."
He also shared that they connected because of mutual love, respect, and honesty.
Rather, “We decided together that we’re just probably better as friends.”
She did acknowledge, however, feeling worried that they wouldn’t remain as close after breaking up.
Crucially, Valderrama stuck by Lovato in her toughest moments, including following her first rehab stint.
“People told him, ‘You should probably leave.
“But he was like, ‘I’m not leaving.
This is somebody I really care about.'”
“Wilmer is completely devastated.
Us Weeklysnapped Valderrama looking shell-shocked while visiting his former girlfriend in hospital a short while later.
“He stayed for around three hours,” an insider confirmed.
To see her back in such a sad and vulnerable place is heartbreaking for him.”
The two continued to be good friends after their romantic relationship.
There were suggestions that both parties were holding out hope they’d reconcile, though.
Those hopes were firmly shot down when Valderrama got engaged in 2020.
Lovato toldHarper’s Bazaarthat she wished him the best but that they’d lost touch over the years.
“But I think I needed that because I needed to learn to be okay on my own.
Did Demi Lovato write a cutting song about the relationship?
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“I was afraid of fully letting go of people,” the singer acknowledged, perUs Weekly.
If they’re an ex, it’s for a reason.”
