Well, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are still going strong, thanks in part to Justin already blowing $1 million on his lady, and the two have even adopted a puppy together. Still, the Bieb doesn’t make the deal any less uneasy by telling everyone that he wants to be a young dad. And even though many of you gleefully hoped that Biebs had in fact become a very young dad by way of groupie Mariah Yeater, that possibility has fallen by the wayside. In the aftermath of that scandal, the Enquirer has heard from a friend of the couple who says that Selena wants Justin to realize that she’s in it for the long haul. Her alleged tactic to do so will be a Christmas proposal to Justin:

Justin Bieber is going to find a big surprise “Under the Mistletoe” — an engagement ring from his girlfriend Selena Gomez!

The 19-year-old Disney star knows a proposal will show Justin, who was recently hit with an ugly paternity lawsuit, that she’ll always stand by him, sources say.

“Selena is crazy about Justin, and she hates seeing him so upset over the paternity allegations,” a friend revealed. “He’s been on edge thinking Selena might leave him, so she wants to get him a ring to show that she’s with him for the long haul.”

The 17-year-old “Baby” singer’s world turned upside down in October when Mariah Yeater, 20, of San Diego, Calif., filed a hand-signed affidavit claiming he fathered her now 4-month-old son when the two had a sexual romp after a sold-out show at Los Angeles’ Staples Center last year. Bieber denies the woman’s claims.

Since then, Justin as been talking about starting a family with Selena, but as THE ENQUIRER has reported, family and friends are begging them to slow down their relationship.

The two have dated for 11 months, and Selena plans to give Justin the ring in front of his family in Canada over the holidays, says the source.

“Even Justin’s mom Pattie is in on the secret,” the source added.

“Pattie thinks Justin is talking about having kids partly because he’s afraid of losing Selena. But if Selena proposes, Pattie thinks Justin will feel more secure, and she’ll be able to talk them into putting off a wedding and kids.”

[From Enquirer, print edition, December 19, 2011]

Meanwhile, the Mail has a bunch of photos of the couple on a romantic vacation and claims that Justin and Selena are in fact celebrating their one-year anniversary by being gross again, this time in Mexico:

Life is a beach for Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez, who are celebrating their year anniversary on a romantic Mexico getaway. The amorous pair shared a lingering kiss on the golden sands in Cabo yesterday, before cooling off in the ocean and making a splash on a pair of jet skis.

Putting the drama of recent weeks behind them – which has seen Justin accused of fathering a lovechild – the happy couple sipped on pink smoothies as they topped up their tans. Selena, 19, looked stunning in an aqua blue bikini while 17-year-old Justin went topless, donning a pair of cut off denims.

While the couple are in the resort for a wedding, Bieber fans can relax as it isn’t their own. Selena and her pop sensation beau landed in Mexico on Tuesday, ahead of a close friend’s private wedding, according to TMZ.

Selena sparked rumours the couple were engaged by wearing a ring on her engagement finger earlier today but her representative has told Us Weekly that the pair are not engaged and Justin has not proposed.

[From Daily Mail]

Selena’s figure in the Mail’s photos is absolutely smashing, but it’s strange because the Mail also made a huge deal of her wearing spanx under her Jingle Ball outfit last week. Mostly, I think she was only trying to make sure that her underwear didn’t show underneath that very short dress, which I can appreciate.

Note also that the Mail takes great pains to state that Justin hasn’t proposed, but that doesn’t mean that Selena won’t jump the gun and do it herself because, essentially, she’s still drinking the tween Kool-Aid and thinks that Justin is the hottest thing ever. Also, she makes plenty of her own money to buy Justin an engagement ring (you know he’d wear it) and has yet to waste it in manner of the next M.C. Hammer on silly crap like the custom-made Batmobile below, which actually came before the $160,000 car that his mommy grounded him for buying. If he gets married, then mommy can’t ground him anymore, right? Still, a bad idea. Any starter marriage that can be prevented should be wholeheartedly discouraged.

Photos courtesy of Fame