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We take a look back at soon-to-be-divorced couple’s whirlwind courtship and marriage. By Jocelyn Vena and Christina Garibaldi Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian on August 17, 2011 in Hollywood, California Photo: Jason LaVeris/ WireImage After a $10 million wedding, a TV special, 72 days of marriage and several weeks of speculation about a split, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband off less than three months, Kris Humphries, citing “irreconcilable differences.” “After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage. I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision,” Kardashian told MTV News in a statement about the headline-making divorce. “I had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don’t work out as planned. We remain friends and wish each other the best.” So how did Kim and Kris go from falling in love overnight to an even faster falling-out? Well, let’s take a look back at the whirlwind romance: October 31, 2010 : Exactly one year before she filed for divorce, Kim was spotted sitting courtside at her soon-to-be boyfriend’s basketball game. A few days later, they made their first public appearance together in New York. January 1, 2011 : By the time New Year’s Day hit, the romance heated up and Kim was feeling comfortable enough with her new beau to tweet a photo of a young Kris with the message “I want my son to look like this!” January 23, 2011 : Even though it was pretty obvious the two were dating, Kim told MTV News she was still very much single. “I never have been single in my life,” she said. “So [after] getting married as a teenager and then getting into a relationship, each lasting like four years, after that, something inside of me, I just felt like I wanted to be single.” Kim’s Cover Up: How The Tabloids Got It Right February 5, 2011 : Kris and Kim stepped out to celebrate his 26th birthday. Just two months later, they took their relationship to the next level when he traveled with the rest of the Kardashian clan to Bora Bora for a family vacation. May 18, 2011 : Just seven months after meeting, Kim and Kris got engaged after he slipped a 20.5-carat, $2 million ring on her finger. “I didn’t expect this at all,” Kardashian said of the proposal, which included Humphries writing out “Will You Marry Me?” in rose petals in her bedroom. “I was in such shock. I never thought it would happen at home, and I never thought now.” June 8, 2011 : Kim’s family was just as shocked as the rest of us about the upcoming wedding. “We were totally surprised. I mean, because I had been working so much, and Kris lives in New Jersey, I’ve only met him not even a handful of times,” Khlo