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Trust is key in any relationship, especially a marriage. But it’s hard to give your partner that trust when they have a track record of infidelity. Justin Bieber seems to have turned over a new leaf with his wife Hailey Bieber. The singer has stopped his insane partying, drug use, and has turned to the Christian faith. He talks openly about how much he adores Hailey and wants to be a good husband for her. But was their relationship always this way? Has Justin ever strayed from his wife?

 Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Justin and Hailey Bieber’s relationship didn’t work the first time

Though the Biebers seem to be a match made in heaven now, the first time that they dated things didn’t work out between them.

“There was a time when our lives seemed to be going in very different directions,” Hailey recently told Elle. “I actually think—now that I look back at it being married—that it was a good thing for the two of us, very healthy.”

It wasn’t until years later, when they both attended the same church event, that they were able to reconnect in a meaningful way.

“We ended up being at this church conference together in Miami, and it was the first time we’d seen each other in a while. I remember we were hanging out and I was like, ‘Listen, I’m really, really happy for us to be friends again. I want us to always be cool and be friends.’ He was like, ‘Yeah, here’s the thing: We’re not going to be friends.’ And I was like, ‘Oh. Is that so?’” she recalled. “I think we were both a little unsure about what was going on in the very beginning. It was familiar territory, but when a lot of time goes by, it’s like getting to know a new person.”

The first time around, Bieber was partying with lots of women, making reckless decisions, and just doing whatever he wanted. When they met up again, the singer had changed.

“He had grown up so much,” she said. “I was actually shocked. I think I had grown up a lot, too. He was somebody I’d always cared about so deeply and loved very deeply. Obviously, it took work and getting past things between the two of us, but it was all very worth it.”

Has Justin ever cheated on Hailey?

Though Justin always had strong feelings for Hailey, he wasn’t able to be a one-woman man when they first started dating.

“I’d let her know prior to the tour when we were hanging a lot, I said, ‘Listen, I’m still really hurt and still trying to figure out my way, and I’m not ready to make a commitment to you… I just don’t want to say something and do the opposite,'” he recently told Zane Lowe in an interview.

Overall, Justin just didn’t want Hailey to expect him to be a person that he couldn’t be.

“I was at the point where I’d done that in the past,” continued the singer. “And I just was honest with her, I was like,’I’m not in a place to be faithful,’ and all this sort of stuff, that I wanted to be, but I just wasn’t there yet.”