With all the romantic attention being in a high-profile boy band entails, you might think it would be hard for those fresh-faced young lads to settle down with just one partner. And it is! But despite their surfeit of options, a few boy-banders have made the leap into monogamy (or at least, into monogamish-ness). Just in time forBoy Band Week, here is our tribute to the special someones who inspired their boy-band beaus to give up the single life�even if only for a time. Who's your favorite? Just like ourGreatest Boy-Band Song of All Timetournament, you don't need to choose just one.MORE BOY BAND WEEK:Vote for the Greatest Boy-Band Song of All Time!What Exactly Is "I Want It That Way" About, Anyway?When Is a Boy Band Not a Boy Band? When You Ask Them If They AreListen to Our Best Boy-Band Songs Playlist!
Take that, groupies! ThisStudio 60actress has been married to Robbie Williams since 2010.
Before he struck worldwide fame as a member of the Wanted, Max George found support in the arms of music industry veteran Bobbi Aney.
During her days as a teen star, Brandy was involved with Boyz II Men's Wanya Morris, but the"That Boy Is Mine"singer's mother didn't approve of her daughter dating an older man. The couple hid their relationship until their 1997 breakup.
The Grand Dame of boy-band squeezes, Britney dated 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake for three years, forming bubble-pop's greatest power coupleat the exact moment of the genre's peak.
Once Timberlake split from Britney, a break from 'N Sync was not far behind. Next up on Timberlake's docket wasactress Cameron Diaz, whom he dated during his years as a solo musician. Happily, the couple's 2006 breakup did not dim the pair's friendship; they co-starred amicably in 2011'sBad Teacher.
Bobby Brown's romantic life may make the headlines, but his former New Edition bandmate Ralph Tresvant's seems to be much happier: Ralph married Amber Serrano in 2004�in a joint ceremony alongside New Edition's Ricky Bell!
Real life is often more complicated than "good girl vs. bad girl," but you couldn't ask for a better illustration of the age-old archetype thanTaylor Swiftand Victoria's Secret modelCara Delevingne, who are reportedly battling it out for the heart of One Direction's Harry Styles.
Despite being linked to seemingly every eligible woman under the age of 25, Harry Styles has had remarkably few confirmed relationships. We're no experts, but we're guessing that the tabloid controversy over his famous fling withXtra Factorhost Caroline Flack, 14 years his senior, is fueling his current shyness.
At the height of 'N Sync's worldwide fame,Lance Basswas able to snagBoy Meets Worldactress Danielle Fischel. And then, for some unknown reason, they broke up. They're still friends, but we always wonder what might have been.
It was a classic backstage romance, between the reality-show contestant and one of the show's professional backup dancers. And, unlike many show-mances, the relationship between One Direction's Liam Payne anddancer Danielle Peazerlasted long after the house lights came on; the couple stayed together for nearly two years, beforebreaking up this fall.
Australian adult-contemporary artistDelta Goodremhas a taste for boy-banders, and she doesn't discriminate when it comes to the question of which decade's boys were the best. Goodrem got a taste of the '90s during the seven years she dated Westlife's Brian McFadden, but after the couple called off their engagement she rebounded with the next generation of boy bands,romancing Nick Jonasfor a time.
Don't call her a WAG. Bennett was married to Boyzone's Shane Lynch for two years in the late '90s, but she was also a successful British R&B artist in her own right�as a member of the girl group Eternal she had 12 top-10 hits in the UK. The marriage dissolved at the same time Eternal did, and Bennett now works as a songwriter for the likes of Girls Aloud.
Quite possiblythe most harassed woman on Twitter, British student Eleanor Calder is the target of digital vitriol for one simple reason: She's dating One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, putting a damper on fans' dreams of a secret gay romance between Louis and bandmate Harry Styles.
Emma Ferguson's life may be a cautionary tale for any fans hoping to snag a boy-bander of their own. TheMile Highactress married Take That singer Mark Owen in 2006, only to find out in 2010 that Owen had been unfaithful for nearly the duration of their relationship.
Though she starred in Hollywood exposeEntourage, Chriqui has kept her own personal life on the down low. Even a decade later, her romance with 'N Sync'sJC Chasezmostly exists in the form of Internet rumors.
Desperate Housewivesactress Eva Longoria also datedex-Syncer JC, and stuck around long enough both to be photographed in his presence, and to inspire some heartbreaking ballads on his unreleased second album.
Though Justin Timberlake had abandoned his song-and-dance ways by the time he met Biel, she still deserves massive credit as the woman the prince of '90s boy-bandersfinally ended up with.
Were the Beatles a boy band? You could probably convince us of that, especially if we're talking about their early days. That means that redheaded actress Jane Asher�Swinging '60s icon and one-time fiance ofPaul McCartney�is quite possibly the original Boy Band Squeeze. Congratulations, Jane! That's a huge honor, much more prestigious than inspiring "And I Love Her," we bet.
Jodi Albert, it seems to us, has hit the British celebrity trifecta: Not only has she been in a prefabricated girl group (one-hit wonder Girl Thing) and enjoyed a successful acting career (starring in the soapHollyoaks), she's also landed a boy-bander husband of her very own, marrying Westlife's Kian Egan in 2009.
Take That singer Howard Donald reportedly met girlfriend Katie Halil "when Take Thatfilmed the 2008 Marks and Spencer Christmas advert," which sounds like the most adorably twee thing ever.
The boys of the Wanted might not have their names floated in relation to Hollywood starlets the way their competitors in One Direction do, but something tells us Tom Parker isfeeling just fineabout his girlfriend, civilian Kelsey Hardwick.
Talk about brotherly love! This former beauty queen dated Backstreet Boy Nick Carter for a hot minute, before moving on to his younger brotherAaron, to whom she was briefly engaged.
Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona has reinvented herself by speaking out about her own drug abuse and bipolar disorder, but a decade ago Kerry was all smiles as the wife of Westlife's Brian McFadden.
A boy-bander himself as one of the members of V, McDaid is now best known for his seven-year relationship with Westlife singer Mark Feehily, which made them perhaps the world's first dual-boy-band couple.
Kim Fey met Donnie Wahlberg when he was just another ex-New Kid on the Block, and their relationship lasted throughout hiscareer rejuvenationas a successful character actor. Sadly, their marriage didn't have the right stuff: The couple divorced in 2010.
How many women on this list have set off an industry scandal? Linda Haines did, when she marriedMonkee Davy Jonesin secret at the height of the band's fame. When fans found out years later their heartthrob had already put a ring on it, the Monkees lost an undeniable part of their appeal, and the band never recovered.
With his shaved head and intense features, the Wanted's Max George looks every bit the heartbreaker. But in his engagement withCorrieactress Michelle Keegan, the bald boy-bander showed off a softer side. Though the couplebroke it offthis year, Max still has nothing but kind words for Michelle�calling her "beautiful inside and out"�and admitting that he'sstill too hung up on herto date anyone else.
Siva Kaneswaran is the quiet member of the Wanted, so we have to take whatever clues we can get as to his relationship status. Judging from the matching his-and-hers outfits he shares with girlfriend Nareesha McCaffrey, we're guessing he's very happy indeed.
Yes, that's right.Paris Hiltononce dated Nick Carter. Even typing that sentence is giving us early-'00s acid flashbacks.
What was it about Little Mix singer (and fellowX Factoralum)Perrie Edwardsthat caught Zayn Malik's eye? We guess she just had that ... one thing.
As the "Disc Girl" on Britain'sTop of the Pops, Juste enthralled an entire generation of viewers�and at least one performer. When Monkees drummer Mickey Dolenz visited the show in 1967 to play "I'm a Believer" he was instantly smitten: The couple was married the next year.
Sometimes, it takes the love of a good person to help a boy-bander through a turbulent time in his life. That was the case withAmazing Racewinner Reichen Lehmkuhl, who was dating Lance Bass when the former 'N Sync member came out as gay. As Bass toldPeoplemagazine, "I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy."
What's the quickest way to a boy-bander's heart? Easy: Star in his music video. Tara Reid was on the receiving end of JC Chasez's come-ons inthe video for "Blowin' Me Up"and sure enough, fantasy soon turned into reality: The pair began dating shortly thereafter.
In the early '90s, pop fans went crazy after teen star Tiffany began spending a lot of time alone with New Kids on the Block's "sensitive" member, Jonathan Knight. Tiffany denied the romance, claiming the two were "just friends." Nearly two decades later, though, the truth was revealed: While appearing on Andy Cohen'sWatch What Happens Live, Tiffany admitted she had dated Knight, and then unintentionally outed him as gay.
R&B star Willa Ford got America's attention with her hit"I Wanna Be Bad,"so it's probably no surprise that she ended up with Nick Carter, perhaps the boy-bander most attuned to the seductive allure of the bad girls.
It may be hard to see it in the wake ofthe way it ended, but there was once a time when Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston were young and full of promise, just an insanely talented former boy-bander, and his even-more-talented girlfriend. For a few years back then, they wereroyalty.
Puppy love lasted for Boyzone's Ronan Keating and his wife, model Yvonne Connolly�but only for a time. The couple, who had been together since they were teenagers, have been on a roller coaster ride ever since Keating's affair with a backup dancer came to light in 2010. The two separated and then reconciled, but now appear to have gone their separate ways for good.