nick and jessica officially splitting up. =X Options

[berry_lickable]

Nick and Jessica Split

November 23, 2005

After more than a year of break-up rumors, "Newlyweds" JESSICA SIMPSON and NICK LACHEY have officially decided to call it quits, ET has confirmed.

"After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways," the couple said in a statement Wednesday. "This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

Back in October, rumors of a split started to swirl when Jessica arrived solo (and without her wedding ring) to her sister ASHLEE's 21st birthday in Las Vegas and Nick, who was scheduled to be there, was a no-show. Nick and Jessica were also reportedly apart for two more special dates: their 3rd wedding anniversary on October 26 and Nick's 32nd birthday on November 9.

It was just this fall, while talking about her new body care collection "Sweet Kisses," Jessica spoke with ET, offering marriage advice. "I think you have to always remember, and he has to remember, that you do need a compromise, even though it's hard," she said.

She admitted though, that sometimes strong personalities can get in the way of marital negotiations. "There's people with pride involved," she says. "You have to back down sometime -- just a little bit."

The couple married in Austin, TX, in front of 350 guests in an hour-long Baptist ceremony. Jessica wore a strapless VERA WANG gown and Nick sang "My Everything," a song he wrote just for his bride.




DAMN.
but they looked so adorable together

[ceara cecilyrose]

I didn't think they'd last. Why? Well, they really didn't seem that affectionate on Newlyweds (as some people have already said) plus, they were just always sniping at each other! Even early on, I found it frustrating to watch them because they were ALWAYS having conflicts :P
Any marriage is going to have some conflict, but I didn't see how they ever wound up together because they conflicted that much it seemd, that they were just too different to each other.

I was more shocked when tom and nichol broke up. Their marriage lasted for quite a while (although how is beyond me, considering that Tom seems like a bit of a nutcase to me...)