The early aughts were full of great celebrity couples — Brad and Jen, Britney and Justin, Ben and Jen (Part 1) — but sometimes we’re just as fascinated by those who flew a little more under the radar.

Years before she married Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel was in a serious, long-term relationship with another famous heartthrob: Chris Evans.

Let’s look back at their relationship and figure out if she loved him even more than she loved wearing jeans and a nice top to red carpet events.

How it Started

Both parties were trying to break into movies when they got together after meeting on the young Hollywood scene in 2001. Biel, then just 19, was a famous TV face thanks to six seasons on 7th Heaven, while Evans, then 20, had just made Not Another Teen Movie. While the 2001 comedy didn’t get

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