Justin and Hailey Bieber are talking about kids already, less than a year after their engagement!
The couple reportedly wed last fall in a secret courthouse wedding. They'd only just gotten engaged in July, and they started dating again that June, so this whole thing has been a WHIRLWIND. And now, they're discussing children.
A source told Entertainment Tonight that they'd like to have kids pretty soon. Justin, 25, has always wanted to be a young father, like his own parents.
"[Justin's] parents were young when they had him," the source explained. "He’s always loved the relationship they have and how it’s more of a friendship."
"Justin and Hailey have talked about kids, and it’s a priority to them. They want to be in the right place before having them: having a home, being married and Justin being in a good mental state."
Justin's recent Instagram caption basically confirms this report; more on that below. Baby Biebs, here we cooome.
Justin Bieber, 25, and Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin), 22, are deeply in loooove. They married in late 2018 after a whirlwind romance and years of on-again/off-again dating and friendship.
Justin proposed to Hailey during a trip to the Bahamas in July 2018. Both of them gushed on social media over how much they loved each other and how excited they were to spend their lives together.
"I am so utterly grateful to God for giving me such an incredible person to share my life with!" Hailey tweeted at the time.
Mere months later, they were reportedly married in a secret private ceremony. People speculated that they rushed because Hailey was pregnant, but there's no baby bump… yet.
A source told Entertainment Tonight that the couple wants to have kids soon and that Justin would like to be a young dad – something the singer has asserted himself in previous interviews.
"[Justin's] parents were young when they had him," the source said. "He’s always loved the relationship they have and how it’s more of a friendship."
"Justin and Hailey have talked about kids, and it's a priority to them," the source added. "They want to be in the right place before having them: having a home, being married and Justin being in a good mental state."
While Justin once said that he wants to be a dad by 25 or 26 (his current age!), Hailey's timeline is a lot more generous. She'd like to be married with kids within the next 20 years.
They still have a ways to go before they're in that "right place," though. Justin is struggling with his mental health, as he explained to fans in an emotional Instagram post. He likely won't be releasing any new music anytime soon until he sorts himself out.
"I am now very focused on repairing some of the deep rooted issues that I have as most of us have, so that I don’t fall apart, so that I can sustain my marriage and be the father I want to be," Justin said in the tweet. "Music is very important to me, but Nothing comes before my family and my health."
Justin and Hailey are reportedly planning a big blowout wedding with family and friends to follow up their secret whirlwind ceremony last fall. But sources say they're also putting that ceremony off so Justin can focus on his health.
Meanwhile, the couple has had their share of arguments already in their short marriage. But they say that's a positive thing, and it's definitely not due to Justin's mental health.
"Fighting is good," Justin told Vogue in the March issue, according to Today. "Doesn’t the Bible talk about righteous anger? We don’t want to lose each other."
"The thing is, marriage is very hard," Hailey said. "That is the sentence you should lead with. It's really effing hard."
Interestingly enough, the couple also decided to wait until marriage to have sex. When they reconnected, Justin had already been celibate for a year to address "a legitimate problem with sex."
Maybe that was what the rush to the altar was about?
"Sometimes people have sex because they don’t feel good enough, "Justin explained in Vogue. "Because they lack self-worth. Women do that, and guys do that. I wanted to rededicate myself to God in that way because I really felt it was better for the condition of my soul. And I believe that God blessed me with Hailey as a result."
Meanwhile, people continue to speculate that Hailey is secretly preggers already. You never know!
