Leo romini and Angelo Pagan have decided to call it quits after 21 years of marriage the former couples shared a joint statement on social media and detailed the reasons they're getting a divorce well here we are after 28 years together and 21 years of marriage we have decided to file for divorce the lengthy Instagram post began this decision came after a lot of thought and care and as hard as divorces we are approaching this with a positive outlook because we know it's what's best for us we are proud of how we have worked through this together the couple accompanied their statement with a throwback photo next to a picture of themselves in the present day yes we're sad and we've got some figuring out to do as we continue to move forward into our new normal together still in many ways and apart in some new ones the post continued despite being best friends for many years and still Gathering as a family the PA listed reasons why they have decided to part ways to put it simply we both changed as people do and we got used to playing roles that didn't fit us anymore after a lot of effort and consideration we've decided to take this step which reflects who we are today they added our bond is still strong it's just evolved into something different we think a marriage that lasted this long and created so many beautiful memories especially raising our incredible daughter is something to celebrate the post referred to their daughter Sophia Bell ramini and Pagan welcomed Sophia on June 16th 2004 Pagan has three additional sons from a previous relationship from our perspective this marriage was a huge success the statement continued and now we're looking forward to creating even more cherished moments just in a different way Rini and Pagan explained they wanted to be as transparent as possible since their marriage had been in the public eye for years the two s were featured in special projects that aired on VH1 and had a reality show liar Rini it's all relative that ran for two seasons on TLC from 201415 we are sharing this unknown territory with you all as we take our first steps into this next stage of Our Lives publicly the couple said they added that they want people to have more access to different kinds of relationship stories and not feel so isolated in navigating the changes that millions of couples make every year we hope our journey can Inspire others to see that relationships whether they change or and darn failures we'll keep sharing Snippets of Our Lives as we navigate this new chapter love Leah and Angelo the post concluded ramini and Pagan tied the not in 200 2003 after they met at a Cuban Club Al Florida in Los Angeles where Pagan was performing in 1996 their announcement comes a week after longtime friend Jennifer Lopez additionally filed for divorce from Ben Affleck in May Remini and Lopez reconnected after having a falling out in 20202 over Affleck according to page six the King of Queens actress warned Lopez to remember the reason she originally broke up with Affleck when they first dated in 2002 because he is selfish and is not fully committed as a partner as Source said at the time ramini did not attend Lopez and Affleck's second wedding ceremony in Georgia as for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck while the couple have also filed for divorce after 2 years of marriage the video can be seen on the channel as well subscribe for more content