Singaporean blogger Wendy Cheng, also known as Xiaxue, announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening (5 April) that she had ended her marriage with her husband Mike Sayre.
She revealed that they had been separated for a long time now, and will focus on co-parenting their son Dash moving forward.
She said in a lengthy Instagram post that she captioned “a note from Mike and Wendy”:
“After 17 years of being together, Mike and I have decided, mutually and amicably, to end our marriage. This announcement may come as a surprise to many of you, but we have actually been separated for a long time now.
We both took a long time to come to this decision, and it’s not an easy one to make. This may not be the fairytale ending that everyone wishes for, but 17 years is a long time and we had a good run with loads of love, happiness and memories we formed together.
Unfortunately nothing lasts forever. Our focus now is on co-parenting Dash and continuing to support each other as we move forward in separate lives.
To my ex husband, my partner in crime all these years and the father of my child, I wish you nothing but happiness for your future. Despite things ending this way, I never regretted picking you.
To all of you followers who have been here with us all these years, I’m sorry that this love story has come to an end. During this time, I know I sound cliched, but we would like to seek some privacy.
Separation is difficult, but it’s so much worse when you have to tell it to so many people – about a decision that technically has nothing to do with them.”
Got married 13 years ago
Xiaxue and her now ex-husband, American engineer Mike Sayre, first tied the knot back in 2010 and she gave birth to their son Dashiel Sayre 3 years later in 2013.
Images source: @xiaxue on Instagram