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Charlie Puth Went Instagram Official With His Girlfriend Brooke Sansone And The Pics Have People Sliding Down The Wall, Crying

I regret to inform you guys that Charlie Puth is now taken.

Yup — the "Cheating on You" singer appeared to confirm his relationship with Brooke Sansone yesterday on his 31st birthday.

Sharing a series of cuddly photo booth pics to Instagram, Charlie captioned the post with a reference to his song "Loser." "🎶Ohhhhh I'm NOT a loser…'cause I didn't lose her!!! 🎶 (Happy birthday to me)," he wrote.

According to People, Brooke also posted the photos to her Instagram Story along with a shoutout to the "birthday boy 🤍@charlieputh."

He said in the same interview that he'd also been seeing "someone" and had "definitely" fallen in love, but didn't say with whom.

People are glad he's happy (even if it might not seem like it):

LOL. No, but in all seriousness, we love this for you, Charlie.

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