Cardi B and Offset's relationship timeline: Marriage and the two divorce filings explored

Cardi B filed for divorce from her husband for the second time on July 31 after seven years of marriage.

A representative of the singer confirmed to Page Six that the actress has requested primary custody of their children, Kulture aged 5, and Wave aged 2.

After tying the knot in 2017, Cardi B had previously filed for divorce in September 2020 and confirmed the news in her Instagram live session. However, a month later, the singer revealed the two had worked it out and Cardi said, "It's hard not to talk to your best friend" on an Instagram live session.

Cardi also announced that she's expecting a third child on Instagram on August 1, a day after filing for divorce. In the post, she is wearing a red dress while flaunting her baby bump.

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Cardi B and Offset's relationship and marriage explored

Cardi B and Offset's relationship has been on and off since 2017.

2017

Cardi B and Offset first linked together when their collaborative track, Lick, came out in December 2016. In February 2017, Offset during an interview with Rolling Stone confirmed he liked the rapper. Offset had a publicist set up a dinner in New York with a group of women, including Cardi.

"I was like, 'Damn, I am on her! I am like, S**t, I like Cardi B!"

In the same month, Cardi posted an Instagram video of the two at the Superbowl. In October 2017, Cardi posted a series of tweets explaining why she and Offset "got into it." She also revealed her dad yelled at her after hearing breakup rumors about the two, to which Cardi in the tweet said,

"Naaa but on a serious note I really loveeeee my man he was gifted to me from Jesus."

In the same month, Offset proposed to Cardi at Power 99's Powerhouse in Philadelphia.

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2018

In April 2018, Cardi B revealed she and Offset are expecting, as Cardi flaunted her baby bump at Saturday Night Live. In June 2018, Offset then referred to Cardi as his "wife" at the BET Awards. A marriage certificate obtained by TMZ at the time revealed the two had tied the knot in Atlanta in September 2017.

In July, the two welcomed their daughter, Kulture. In December 2018, Cardi on Instagram announced the two have split,

"We got a lot of love for each other, but things just haven't been working out between us for a long time. It's nobody fault I guess we just grew out of love, but we are not together anymore. It might take time to get a divorce and I'm going to always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter's father."

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2019-2020

However, the two worked on their marriage and got back together in January 2019, as per their Instagram posts. During an interview with ELLE in September 2020, Cardi B mentioned her relationship with Offset can have "a lot of drama" and a "lot of love." Cardi then filed for divorce from Offset in September 2020 after getting to know about Offset's infidelity. However, the two kissed each other on her birthday in October.

The couple called off their divorce in November 2020 and confirmed reconciliation and welcomed their second child, Wave in September 2021. Cardi B has again filed for divorce from the musician on July 31 and is requesting primary custody of their children.