Sadly, this is the case for actressPauley Perretteand her ex-husband, musician Coyote Shivers (viaCheatSheet).
The pair wed in 2000 but separated four years later, with their divorce granted in 2006.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of the Perrette-Shivers story.

“The three of us fear for our lives 24 hours a day.
We’re always looking over both shoulders.”
Shivers did eventually remarry, wedding Brazilian writer Mayra Dias Gomes in 2010 (via CheatSheet).

The two split up in 2018.
Despite two subsequent engagements, Perrette seemingly has decided she prefers being solo.
In 2019,she wrote on Twitter,“I decided to be celibate and single for life.
Best decision I ever made.
It is just healthy for me.”
Whether or not Perrette decides to find love again, hopefully she has at least found peace.
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