Selena Gomez revealed that before meeting her now-boyfriend Benny Blanco, she was planning to adopt a child. The actress got vulnerable in a recent interview with , which was published on Thursday, May 30, revealing that if she hadn't met Blanco, she envisioned adopting a baby within the next few years. "I was alone for five years and I got really used to it.

A lot of people are afraid of being alone and I probably tortured myself in my head for like two years being alone, and then I kind of accepted it," Gomez, 31, said. "Then I came up with my plan, which was I was going to adopt at 35 if I had not met anyone," the Rare Beauty founder continued, noting that she had a friendship with Blanco that turned into a romantic relationship. "It just happens when you least expect it.

" Blanco has been very forthcoming about his relationship with Gomez in recent interviews, even expressing his desire to marry her and start a family together. When she was asked the same, the actress wasn't as open to answering. "I know what people can do to people I love.

My own fans, who I adore and feel like have shaped who I am, will say the most hurtful things to me about how I live my life," the "Single Soon" singer shared. "But he has the strength in him that none of that noise fazes him." She continued: "It's really impressive, and I just cherish every moment with him.

I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that he's not going anywhere any time soon." Gomez and the record producer have .