Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s Relationship Timeline

“The ones that are meant to be are the ones who go through everything that is designed to tear them apart and they come out even stronger than they were before,” she captioned the post. “Thank you for showing me everything you said you would. For the father you are. For the best friend I have in you…I hope you know today and everyday how loved you are by me and so many.”

She concluded that she “can’t wait for all the memories. This is when life just starts getting good!”

June 2021: Nichols files her lawsuit against Thompson

E! News reported on Dec. 3, 2021, that Nichols filed a paternity suit against Thompson in June 2021 in Los Angeles asking for pregnancy and child-related expenses as well as full legal and physical custody of her son, while requesting that Thompson be granted visitation rights.

July 2021: Thompson responds by filing a countersuit in Texas

Thompson filed his own lawsuit against Nichols in Texas, according to E! News, and requested that genetic testing be ordered to establish paternity after the baby is born, in accordance with state law. In court documents, Nichols responded. Her legal team argued that neither of them live in Texas, she planned to give birth in California and Thompson already had two children whose moms live there.

Thompson also shares his first son, 6-year-old Prince, with his ex Jordan Craig.

December 2021: Nichols gives birth to her and Thompson’s baby boy

Nicohols gave birth to a baby boy, Theo, on Dec. 1, 2021.

She broke her silence amid her and Thompson’s legal drama and told E! News in a statement later that month that Thompson had told her he was single and co-parenting when they got involved. She added that she is not looking for “a romantic relationship” with Thompson.

“My goal is to raise our son in a safe, healthy, loving and private environment,” she told the outlet at the time.

Kardashian and Thompson broke up, seemingly for good, when she learned of Theo’s existence and that he was conceived while she and Thompson were together.

She learned of the child when news of Nichols’ paternity lawsuit against Thompson made headlines in late 2021.

January 2022: Thompson apologizes to Kardashian after paternity test shows he fathered another child

In January 2022, Thompson publicly apologized to Kardashian for the “heartache and humiliation.”

“Today, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols,” he wrote on his Instagram story. “I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established, I look forward to amicably raising our son.”

In a second text screen, Thompson said Kardashian didn’t “deserve” all the trouble he’d caused.

“Khloé, you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years,” he wrote. “My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think.

“Again, I am so incredibly sorry.”

June 2022: Kardashian and Thompson are civil, she says

In the June 8 episode of “The Kardashians,” the Good American founder said that she and Thompson were officially over but get along for the sake of their children.

“Tristan and I, we always get along great,” Kardashian said at the time. “Him and I, have a great friendship-relationship, we get along fine. And for my kids, I will put anything to the side. What’s done is done, so what would I still be holding on to something for? I don’t need to punish him because I’m not getting back with him.”

July 2022: Kardashian and Thompson announce baby No. 2

On July 13, 2022, a spokesperson for Kardashian confirmed to TODAY.com that the pair were expecting another child together.

“We can confirm True will have a sibling who was conceived in November. Khloé is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing,” a spokesperson for Kardashian said. “We’d like to ask for kindness and privacy so that Khloé can focus on her family.”

August 2022: They welcome their second child together

Kardashian became a mother of two in early August. A rep for Kardashian confirmed the news to TODAY.com on Aug. 6 that the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” alum welcomed her second child, a baby boy, with her ex.

She would later reveal in the third season premiere of “The Kardashians” that she had named the baby Tatum. In a post honoring Tatum’s birthday nearly a year later, she revealed he was born on July 28.

January 2023: Thompson and his brother Amari move in with Kardashian

In January 2023, Thompson’s roof caved in while he was mourning the loss of his 53-year-old mother, Andrea, who died unexpectedly from a heart attack. Thompson became the sole caregiver for his brother, Amari, who has epilepsy and uses a wheelchair.

In a conversation featured in the Oct. 5, 2023 episode of “The Kardashians”, Thompson and Kardashian discussed their relationship both as co-parents and former partners.

Kardashian noted that Thompson is a “good” father and “helpful” to have staying at her house while hinting he’s overstayed his welcome in her home.

Later in the conversation, Thompson reiterated to Kardashian that he loves her and she is his “best friend,” and expressed his regret for cheating on her.

“How come I meet my person, how come I’ve done so (many) wrong things, why put you through that?” he asked her, rhetorically.

Thompson went on to say that he wants to make sure his children are never embarrassed by his actions.

“True is understanding stuff and Prince understands things where they go to school and they have classmates. The last thing I ever want them to do is feel embarrassed that I’m their father,” he said.

Later, in an interview, Kardashian added that her “moral compass” was telling her to help her ex in his time of need after his mother’s death.

“I lost a parent. I don’t wish that on anybody,” she said. “I don’t care what you did to me. This is something beyond my pain. My moral compass is saying for me to be a good person and to be supportive when someone is in need.”

Robert Kardashian — who fathered Kourtney, Kim and Khloé Kardashian with Kris Jenner — died of cancer in 2003.

March 2023: Kardashian wishes Thompson a happy birthday

Despite their differences and history, Kardashian still wished Thompson a happy birthday on Instagram this year, calling him “truly the best father, brother & uncle.”