Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth met on the set of the "The Last Song," but it was their first song. In the coming years, we watched as Cyrus wore an engagement ring, and then got really mad when we thought she was engaged, and then she was actually engaged, and then was possibly not engaged, and then was maybe engaged again.


It's been a wild ride, not unlike one of those old wooden roller coasters; the couple's young love has been filled with the kind of ups and downs that probably won't lead to your death, but are likely to give you back pain. Yet, like all wooden roller coasters, it's time this one got the wrecking ball.


Here, to help you deal with the heartbreak (or maybe just general confusion), an exhaustive guide to Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's on-again, off-again, on-again, and now definitively, p.r.-rep-confirmed off-for-good relationship.



August 2009 - Miley and Liam are officially dating, and it was like a door had opened (literally). Miley later told Ellen DeGeneres how it happened:


"I was like, guys just need to be out of my life for a little while. [I thought] 'I just need to be alone.' But I met him, and he opened the door for me, and I was like, I have been in L.A. for three years and I don't think any guy has actually opened the door for me. It wasn't that he wanted the job. That's just who he is. I was like, 'Wow, that is super-impressive.' I actually turned to the director and said, 'He's got the job.' He's hot and he opened the door. Excellent."

March 2010 - In an interview with Parade magazine, Miley calls Liam her "first serious boyfriend." "I know who I am now," she said, "I am so content and full of purpose ... I guess God was like, ‘Girl, here is this amazing guy.’” Well, thank heavens.


March 25, 2010 - Miley and Liam walk the carpet together at the "Last Song" premiere. They smile, and look like two crazy kids in real-life love (as they pose in front of pictures of themselves, pretending to be two crazy kids in acting love).


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Aug. 25, 2010 - The world dims to a dull silence as reports emerge that Miley and Liam have split.


Sept. 20, 2010 - The couple looks "so in love" over milk and cookies. On-again.


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Nov. 5, 2010 - Off-again. Sources tell People magazine that the relationship is off-again. "There was no drama. The relationship just ran its course. They were good friends first and remain friends."


Nov. 23, 2010 - Although "clearly not over Liam," Miley is spotted kissing Nickelodeon star Avan Jorgia -- unfaithful to her man AND Mickey Mouse. Tsk, tsk.


Aug. 22, 2011 - Miley and Liam are back to being totally in love ... or at least eating spinach salad together.


Dec. 29, 2011 - Frolicking in Hawaii, Miley and Liam soak up the sun and each other.


Jan. 11, 2012 - Miley's hair gets a little funkier, but the two are still smiley, spotted here in official capacity at the People's Choice Awards...


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Feb. 26, 2012 - ...and again at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.


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March 21, 2012 - Liam professes his love for Miley in Details magazine, and it all kind of sounds like this great big rushing waterfall of feelings:


"What happened happened, and we've been together two and a half years. She makes me really happy. When you start, you want to be professional, but when you're filming those scenes with someone and pretending to love them, you're not human if you don't feel something."

March 23, 2012 - Liam continues to gush about Miley in interviews, telling Ryan Seacrest, "[Miley's] one of the biggest stars in the world, there's no shadowing her."


March 25, 2012 - After wearing an engagement ring to Muhammed Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII ... and then tweeting a photo of her engagement ring, Miley is just furious that people would think she is engaged.



April 23, 2012 - The couple is spotted out on a date and they are color-coordinated (read: both happen to be wearing black)!


May 31, 2012 - Miley and Liam are engaged!!! "I'm so happy to be engaged and look forward to a life of happiness with Liam," Miley says.


June 1, 2012 - One day after the engagement, Miley is either feeling super '80s or in a place of pre-marital bliss.



June 27, 2012 - With her locks chopped off, Liam and Miley smile for the Australians In Film Awards.


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Dec. 18, 2012 - Flying all the way from Los Angeles, Miley visits Liam on the set of his film "Paranoia," and the two actually seem like they might possibly be a real (celebrity) couple.


Jan. 26, 2013 - Miley takes to the cover of Cosmopolitan to express her love, while wearing a blazer and not much else. "Number one is my relationship with Liam," she says. "That's what I feel the most confident in."


March 20, 2013 - Miley tweets a selfie, which includes her engagement ring ... and that weird unicorn onesie.


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April 11, 2013 - Luke Hemsworth's wife Samantha Hemsworth, says that the Hemsworth children call Cyrus "Aunt Miley:" "She plays with our kids. She loves our kids." Things sound really fun and safe.


April 18, 2013 - Despite all that time playing with and loving the kids, Miley and Liam allegedly decide they are not ready to walk down the aisle. "They want to figure out their life together before they get married," a source tells People magazine. "They're still engaged and living together."


May 01, 2013 - It turns out, Miley doesn't have time to walk down the aisle. She confronts rumors in V magazine, saying:


"I'm not home with my boyfriend all the time. We work! He gets up to work out at six and I come home around five from the studio. Every week it's, 'Are they broken up? Because we don't see a photo of them.' I don't have time to go to Starbucks with my boyfriend every morning. I wish I did, but I don't."

May 29, 2013 - Us Weekly reports the couple has is broken up. No reports on whether Miley had time for Starbucks.


Sept. 6, 2013 - Liam reportedly finds Miley's VMA performance "mortifying." Sources tell Us Weekly he just wants a "clean break."


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Sept. 15, 2013 - Miley unfollows Liam on Twitter. #ouch


Sept. 16, 2013 - A rep confirms that the engagement is off. It seems everyone saw it coming ... except possibly Miley.


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    BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at Clive Davis & The Recording Academy's 2013 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Antonio 'L.A.' Reid at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 9, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)




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    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Miley Cyrus poses backstage at the Marc Jacobs Collection Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at New York Armory on February 14, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs)




  • February 24, 2013


    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Miley Cyrus attends the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at West Hollywood Park on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for EJAF)




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    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Miley Cyrus attends the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The Huffington Post)




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    LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)




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    LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 12: Actress/recording artist Miley Cyrus attends the Myspace Event at the El Rey Theatre on June 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)




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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - JUNE 29: Miley Cyrus poses at the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party Presented by VISIT FLORIDA at Fontainebleau's BleauLive in Miami on June 29, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Clear Channel)




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    UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - AUGUST 11: Singer Miley Cyrus attends the Teen Choice Awards 2013 at Gibson Amphitheatre on August 11, 2013 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)




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    NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Miley Cyrus attends the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on August 25, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV)