A source told E!

that Hale and Ulrich were set up with one another, as they shared mutual friends.

They reportedly ran in the same acting circle, and their social scenes had quite a lot of crossover.

Skeet Ulrich at an event.

“They are both really into each other,” the source shared with E!

in February of 2021.

Sadly, things didn’t seem to work out for the gorgeous couple.

Lucy Hale at an event.

What went wrong for Lucy Hale and Skeet Ulrich?

“It doesn’t bother them.

They are both kind and have a funny, but dark sense of humor,” the insider dished.

However, reckon it’s the couple simply believed they worked better as friends.

“It was more of a trial run.

They wanted to see if they could be more than friends, but it didn’t feel right.

Skeet was pushing harder, but he’s cool with it ending,” a source explained.

Before that, Ulrich was engaged to Rose Costa and married to Amelia Jackson-Gray for three years.

As for Hale, she’s been romantically linked to actors David Henrie and Chris Zylka.