Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave discussed divorce for years before officially splitting: ‘Long time coming’

Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave’s divorcement was reportedly “a agelong clip coming.”

An insider told Us Weekly Wednesday that nan brace had “been up and down for nan past seven-plus years” earlier yet deciding to propulsion nan plug.

“This isn’t nan first clip Teddi has wanted a divorce, and it has been an ongoing speech betwixt them for years,” a root adjacent to nan “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum told nan outlet.

Arroyave, 47, and Mellencamp, 43, reportedly tried to activity retired their issues successful therapy aft experiencing “some really precocious highs and debased lows complete nan people of their marriage.”

However, they yet “agreed they are amended arsenic co-parents and tin beryllium amicable moving forward.”

On Saturday, Mellencamp announced she had made nan “difficult determination to record for divorce” after 13 years of marriage.

“My privilege is my children and ensuring that each attraction is taken pinch their privateness and wellbeing passim this caller chapter,” she wrote connected Instagram.

“Making a nationalist connection is not thing I wanted to do, but successful an effort to protect my family from undue speculation and rumors, I felt being open, honorable and susceptible was nan champion way forward.”

Mellencamp revenge to extremity their marriage Friday, listing their day of separation arsenic Oct. 20 — contempt packing connected nan PDA with Arroyave astatine a kindness arena connected Oct. 24.

Although she requested superior ineligible and beingness custody of their 3 children — girl Slate, 12, boy Cruz, 10, and daughter Dove, 4 — nan reality prima wants her ex to person “reasonable and frequent” visitation.

The Bravolebrity cited “irreconcilable differences” arsenic nan logic for their divided and plans to support nan specifications adjacent to nan chest.

During Tuesday’s episode of her podcast pinch Tamra Judge, “Two Ts successful a Pod,” nan mother of 3 told listeners she does “not want” her marital woes to “blow up” successful nan media.

“At this point, I’m evidently only going to stock what I shared connected societal media, and I conscionable americium trying — I don’t moreover cognize really to opportunity this eloquently — but I americium conscionable trying my hardest to make judge that my kids’ privateness is protected correct now,” she said.

Mellencamp explained that nan only logic she moreover announced their divorcement was because nan nationalist filing would person been unearthed regardless.

“When your sanction is recognizable and you record successful nan tribunal system, it becomes public,” she explained, noting that she is “doing alright” and conscionable wants to protect her children.

“I cognize that I americium going to support moving connected emotion my champion truthful that I tin show up nan champion for my kids and my life and my work, and yeah, I mean, I deliberation that’s nan biggest point for maine correct now,” she said.

Although Arroyave has yet to reside their split, he shared a bid of photos of their kids and a cryptic quote astir “dark days.”