Selena first met Benny Blanco more than a decade ago. Looking at once like the 1966 Bob Dylan and an EDM tent tripper, Blanco seems like the unlikely pop-star fiancé, and the album’s rollout has focused on highlighting the duo’s romance.

A lot can go wrong when a couple teams up for a collaborative album. The myopia of romance could make for the kind of unrelatable music that should stay between partners instead of being shared with the world.

Benny Blanco made an awkward admission about his early attempts to date Selena Gomez, revealing he once tried to set her up with someone else before realizing they had a spark. The couple opened up about their love story during an appearance on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast while promoting their new album,