Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey’s Quotes About Their Failed Marriage

Exes Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are often still asked about their relationship and former reality series, Newlyweds.

Simpson and Lachey tied the knot in 2002. After less than four years of marriage, she filed for divorce in December 2005, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

“After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,” the twosome said in a joint statement at the time. “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.”

They finalized their divorce in June 2006. While Lachey started seeing now-wife Vanessa Lachey shortly after the split, Simpson was linked to Tony Romo and John Mayer before she met eventual husband Eric Johnson. In November 2010, Nick and Simpson announced their respective engagements within a week of each other.

“I am extremely, extremely happy for him,” Simpson told Ryan Seacrest at the time. “My mom actually called me and said that everyone was saying that I was ‘saddened.’ I was just in complete shock. I couldn’t be more happy for Nick.”

Scroll through to read about the end of Simpson and Nick’s marriage in their own words: