DISCLAIMER: I want to make it clear that I am NOT an Ariana Grande hater. I’m actually a big fan of her music which is why this topic interested me in the first place. It’s pop culture discussion! I simply found and compiled public information into one place for people to take it all in and form their own opinion.
January 1, 2014 — Ariana and Big Sean ring in the new year with a performance of “Right There” and when it ends, Sean says “You got that bow on.. that ass a present huh?” x
January 24, 2014 — Ariana posts an instagram picture from Jai's room.
January 31, 2014 — An article with The Mirror comes out where Ariana says she and Nathan broke up "a little while ago"
Jariana 2.0 is a soft launch this time after all the drama but here's a quick rundown.
February 23/25, 2014 — Ariana and Jai refollow each other on Instagram.
March 13, 2014 — Ariana is seen at the Janoskians (the youtube group Jai is a member of) party in LA
March 15, 2014 — Ariana is spotted by fans wearing Janoskians merch
March 21, 2014 — Ariana and Jai like the other's instagram picture
March 24, 2014 — Jai is heard laughing in the background of Ariana's instagram video
March-April 2014 — cryptic tweets (there's so many i'm only adding a couple)
At the same time, Ariana was performing “Right There” with Big Sean at different events
April 19, 2014 — Ariana and Jai are seen together by fans
April 29, 2014 — Ariana describes Jai as her ideal type while slightly shading Nathan Sykes. (video in article) x
"[I like] lots of tattoos. I like funny boys, I like a bad boy. I tried the good boy thing for a minute and I was like oh my gosh…. Ahhhh. Yeah it wouldn’t work.”
May 1, 2014 — Ariana and Jai are caught kissing in the most staged video l've ever seen. like actually. (the hair flip, the giggling and covering her face even though neither of them are barely talking during this whole exchange)
And this doesn't mean it's all fake, they were just ready to go public and likely encouraged to capitalize on the moment. This way, it seems like they were "outed" as a couple and now have no reason to hide anymore. And if the fans see how happy they are together rather than just hear about it, they are more inclined to accept it. If they moved on from the past, why can’t we all?
This is a good time to bring up a real question, and really ponder on it. Are you more likely to go back to someone who cheated on you or someone who tried to ruin your reputation and career by lying to the world that you're the cheater?
my OPINION: Ariana was Jai's celebrity crush. He persistently tweeted her to get her attention and once he got it, he would do anything to keep it even if that meant letting things slide that he shouldn't. He even admitted in his twitlonger that he still loved her even after being “cheated” on. There's a power imbalance here that yall don't want to acknowledge..
But let me clear, I do not think Jai is innocent either. That power imbalance breeds insecurity. The fear of losing his celebrity crush would also invoke some severe trust and jealousy issues. He may have become possessive, controlling, suffocating, etc. and yes maybe even threatened to expose her cheating if she ever left him. I guess the question is, did Ariana give him a reason to become so paranoid?
Anyways moving on, they're in love and everything is still going well until late July.
Ariana spent all of July flying back and forth between business obligations and being with her sick grandfather in Florida. Meanwhile, Jai flew to Mexico around July 20th to film for the upcoming Janoskians movie. Apparently though, he was stuck there longer due to visa issues..
July 13, 2014 — Ariana captioned her selfie with "👩💭👦" the way she always did during this time to show she was thinking of Jai. So I believe they're still together here.
But then I noticed that she stopped liking his instagram pictures entirely after July 17th.
July 22, 2014 — Ariana's grandpa sadly passes away. Jai stays in Mexico until early August.
August 4, 2014 — Ariana posts a letter to twitter hinting that Jai did not come to be with her during this time and they have broken up. Someone did fly to Florida to be with her though.. Big Sean. Ariana’s mom shades Jai as well.
August 7, 2014 —Jai unfollows Ariana on Instagram.
August 11, 2014 — Ariana and Jai unfollow each other on Twitter and E! News reports that she and Big Sean are dating.
August 14, 2014 — Ariana's ex friend/coworker Jennette McCurdy posts a mini web series that features a character inspired by Ariana. A vegan, self-absorbed, obnoxious singer named "Gloriana". Jennette and Perez Hilton tweet about it and she backs up Jai's statements. The last time we saw them hang out was Halloween 2013 so Jennette may have witnessed some of the infidelity.
August 16, 2014 — Jai makes a statement about the break up on Facebook. They never interact again.
August 18, 2014 — Ariana and Sean share an intimate performance of their new collaboration “Best Mistake” at her album release party.
August 24, 2014 — They are seen holding hands backstage at the VMAs, officially going public with their romance.
August 25, 2014 — Ariana’s sophomore album My Everything is released with songs alluding to being unfaithful, mistreating a partner and taking them for granted, and being in an on/off toxic relationship — all likely about Jai.
There’s also a track called “Be My Baby” that she dedicates to Sean on the first night of tour in 2015 while they’re still in a happy relationship. Possibly letting us know he was the inspiration but the song was recorded in February 2014.
And Best Mistake was recorded with Sean in March.
That timeframe lines up with Big Sean's ex fiancé Naya Rivera finding Ariana in Sean's house. This would’ve been shortly before the engagement was called off by Sean in April 2014 supposedly due to Naya's "fits of anger and jealousy". Was Naya’s jealousy over Ariana one of the final straws?
Seaniana date for the next 9 months.
Nothing interesting happens so we'll skip to the end..
