How 10 Of Your Favorite Black Couples Met And Fell In Love

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Jay-z and Beyonce

Beyoncé and Jay Z

The star couple met when Beyoncé was just 18 and started dating when she was 19. Bey never explained how the two first encountered one another but said that she took her time before dating him. “We were friends first for a year and a half before we went on any dates,” she told Oprah Winfrey. “We were on the phone for a year and a half and that foundation is so important for a relationship.”

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