Camila Cabello opens up about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and says it's 'not just the happy, blissful moments'

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Camila Cabello opens up about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and says it's 'not just the happy, blissful moments'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were friends for years before they started dating.Steve Granitz/WireImage
  • Camila Cabello spoke about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and said that it's not always as perfect as it appears in photos or videos.
  • The "Havana" singer said that she "learned a lot about love" with Mendes, who she met in 2014 and started dating in 2019.
  • "To be in love means to choose that person over and over again, to go through the messy stuff with," Cabello said. "And that's way more beautiful and raw and real than perfection."
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Camila Cabello spoke candidly about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and said that it's "not just the happy, blissful moments" captured in photos and videos.

On Saturday, the 23-year-old "Havana" singer posted a photo on Instagram of her and Mendes kissing and said that she "learned a lot about love with this guy."

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"It's not just the happy blissful, moments you see in pictures and videos," Cabello said in her lengthy caption. "When you're in a relationship with someone, it feels like they are this mirror reflecting yourself back to you.

She continued: "I constantly have to confront my fears, my anxieties, my insecurities, my patterns of thinking, my beliefs about life and about myself."

Cabello went on to say that "the FORCE that is love" enables people to be "braver, wiser, and better than you were yesterday."

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Addressing her relationship with Mendes, who she met in 2014 and started dating in 2019, the "My Oh My" singer said: "To be in love means to choose that person over and over again, to go through the messy stuff with. And that's way more beautiful and raw and real than perfection."

Camila Cabello opens up about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and says it's 'not just the happy, blissful moments'
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes performing in November 2019.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Mendes spoke about Cabello in his Netflix documentary called "Shawn Mendes: In Wonder," which was released on November 23.

In the film, the 22-year-old singer said that plenty of his songs released in the last few years, like "Treat You Better," were inspired by Cabello.

But he also admitted that he doesn't think any of the tracks he writes will sufficiently encapsulate their relationship.

"I don't think that I'm going to be able to write songs that really do it justice, that can really capture the things and the feelings with her," Mendes said.

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He added: "I think it's like when you see a moon or stars and you try and take a photo of it with your iPhone and then you just can't. It just doesn't look good. And you're like, 'It's not supposed to be captured,' you know? It's just supposed to be for us."

Camila Cabello opens up about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and says it's 'not just the happy, blissful moments'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello in "Shawn Mendes: In Wonder."Netflix

Cabello also gushed about how proud she was of Mendes upon the release of his documentary.

"Das my best friend das my best friend !!!!!!!" she captioned a video shared on Instagram.

She continued: "I love you @shawnmendes so proud of you and how vulnerable and beautiful and open and honest you are in this documentary and in every moment! You inspire me to do the same. Thank you for your magic. felicidades mi amor!"

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