01of 22Jon Kopaloff/Getty“After I called off the engagement, we tried to work on our relationship to get back to where it was, and in order to move forward with our wedding. After much time and soul-searching alone and together, we have decided to officially part ways."“I had a beautiful and loving 6-year relationship with a wonderful man. I have the utmost respect for John, but I know this is what’s best for me.”— Bella, toPEOPLE
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“After I called off the engagement, we tried to work on our relationship to get back to where it was, and in order to move forward with our wedding. After much time and soul-searching alone and together, we have decided to officially part ways."
“I had a beautiful and loving 6-year relationship with a wonderful man. I have the utmost respect for John, but I know this is what’s best for me.”
— Bella, toPEOPLE
02of 22E!“Even though I was going through depression, i think when you have a relationship in the public eye, it’s like you don’t want to let your fans down. And everyone’s fairy tale was John and I getting married, Superman and Wonder Woman … so you just force yourself to believe it, too, even if you start to feel something different. I feel like I’m starting the journey of finding me again … and when I heal myself and find whats wrong with me, he will be there. And if not, it wasn’t meant to be.”“I feel like I’ve ruined everyone’s fairy tale. My heart hurts so bad."— Bella, onTotal Bellas
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“Even though I was going through depression, i think when you have a relationship in the public eye, it’s like you don’t want to let your fans down. And everyone’s fairy tale was John and I getting married, Superman and Wonder Woman … so you just force yourself to believe it, too, even if you start to feel something different. I feel like I’m starting the journey of finding me again … and when I heal myself and find whats wrong with me, he will be there. And if not, it wasn’t meant to be.”
“I feel like I’ve ruined everyone’s fairy tale. My heart hurts so bad."
— Bella, onTotal Bellas
03of 22E!“It just sucks. I wish it could be different, and I think that’s why I’ve had almost six years of working on us and fighting and just taking in a lot. I just feel like I’ve hit the point that I’m just so exhausted and done.”“I just don’t want to hurt him. It’s just hard when you love someone so much and care for them so much, but you just can’t do it anymore. It’s not his fault, it’s not my fault. We’ve had this amazing love story and it’s just come to an end.”— Bella, onTotal Bellas
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“It just sucks. I wish it could be different, and I think that’s why I’ve had almost six years of working on us and fighting and just taking in a lot. I just feel like I’ve hit the point that I’m just so exhausted and done.”
“I just don’t want to hurt him. It’s just hard when you love someone so much and care for them so much, but you just can’t do it anymore. It’s not his fault, it’s not my fault. We’ve had this amazing love story and it’s just come to an end.”
04of 22“It’s tough because he’s like, fighting really hard for me. [But] there’s something that is making me not feel like I can walk down the aisle right now. And that doesn’t mean ever with him — I just can’t do it right now. The tables have kind of turned. John is all in, will do anything to work on on us … and for some reason right now, I need to work on me. We naturally just give and sacrifice and I’ve been doing it for a long time.”— Bella, onTotal Bellas
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“It’s tough because he’s like, fighting really hard for me. [But] there’s something that is making me not feel like I can walk down the aisle right now. And that doesn’t mean ever with him — I just can’t do it right now. The tables have kind of turned. John is all in, will do anything to work on on us … and for some reason right now, I need to work on me. We naturally just give and sacrifice and I’ve been doing it for a long time.”
05of 22E!“I feel like I’m continuing to grow more apart from John, and I should be growing closer to him.”— Bella, onTotal Bellas
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“I feel like I’m continuing to grow more apart from John, and I should be growing closer to him.”
06of 22Gregg DeGuire/WireImage“I want him to live the life he wants and I think that’s why I’ve always sacrificed for him. I love taking care of people, but I think I’m so over-pleasing. I think it makes me feel like I’m going to be forever a wife, someone’s wife. Like, I’m not going to be Nicole or Nikki. Some of me is like, ‘Why did I want marriage so bad? Why am I even doing this?' Because I don’t know how much longer I can go without actually having a big meltdown.”— Bella, onTotal Bellas
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“I want him to live the life he wants and I think that’s why I’ve always sacrificed for him. I love taking care of people, but I think I’m so over-pleasing. I think it makes me feel like I’m going to be forever a wife, someone’s wife. Like, I’m not going to be Nicole or Nikki. Some of me is like, ‘Why did I want marriage so bad? Why am I even doing this?' Because I don’t know how much longer I can go without actually having a big meltdown.”
07of 22“I’ll admit my relationship, it has been in a super emotional rollercoaster ride, and I think it’s hard for people to understand because we film and things get show months after. I feel like I have to say what’s the update on John and I, but right now, we are just friends.”“We are both working on each other and trying to work on us. We talk every day. He is not only my best friend but he truly is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. He has patience with me, and he has really taught me a lot over the past few months. I think one of those things is an inner strength that I thought I had, but didn’t realize how strong I had it.”“I do have hope for us. John right now is in China filming a movie. I hate to say perfect timing, but it’s giving us this time in life to see what we really want for the future.”— Bella, onher YouTube channel
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“I’ll admit my relationship, it has been in a super emotional rollercoaster ride, and I think it’s hard for people to understand because we film and things get show months after. I feel like I have to say what’s the update on John and I, but right now, we are just friends.”
“We are both working on each other and trying to work on us. We talk every day. He is not only my best friend but he truly is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. He has patience with me, and he has really taught me a lot over the past few months. I think one of those things is an inner strength that I thought I had, but didn’t realize how strong I had it.”
“I do have hope for us. John right now is in China filming a movie. I hate to say perfect timing, but it’s giving us this time in life to see what we really want for the future.”
— Bella, onher YouTube channel
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“I dedicated my life to my work, and now I’m realizing that there is life, and life exists, and it’s beautiful, and I think part of that is being a parent.”
— Cena,to TMZ
09of 22“John, I mean he’s like a frickin’ magnet to me. It’s like my heart sinks so deep into my stomach. Like I feel like I don’t even know how to breathe as if my lungs are filled with fluid.”— Bella, onTotal Bellas
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“John, I mean he’s like a frickin’ magnet to me. It’s like my heart sinks so deep into my stomach. Like I feel like I don’t even know how to breathe as if my lungs are filled with fluid.”
10of 22Source: WWE WrestleMania/Twitter“I definitely do [think we will get married]. I think he’s Mr. Right. He’s Prince Charming. He’s an amazing man. I hope that our paths do come back together and I think they will.”— Bella,to PEOPLE
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“I definitely do [think we will get married]. I think he’s Mr. Right. He’s Prince Charming. He’s an amazing man. I hope that our paths do come back together and I think they will.”
— Bella,to PEOPLE
11of 22Gary Miller/FilmMagic“I think that a lot of us that through the wedding planning process are forced to face all these issues we have just hiding deep down inside. I just know that a healthy me would be a healthy us, and I do have hope for a future, but I know right now I need to work on me.”— Bella, onToday
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“I think that a lot of us that through the wedding planning process are forced to face all these issues we have just hiding deep down inside. I just know that a healthy me would be a healthy us, and I do have hope for a future, but I know right now I need to work on me.”
— Bella, onToday
12of 22“Before I do say those vows and walk down that aisle, I just don’t want to be hesitant. I don’t want to be regretful. I think when you sacrifice for so long, it’s like, you can give so much and then you kind of get tired of giving. And then someone wants to give it back and you just already feel exhausted."— Bella, onToday
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“Before I do say those vows and walk down that aisle, I just don’t want to be hesitant. I don’t want to be regretful. I think when you sacrifice for so long, it’s like, you can give so much and then you kind of get tired of giving. And then someone wants to give it back and you just already feel exhausted."
13of 22Kevin Mazur/Fox/Getty"I just want us both to live the rest of our lives happy. Hopefully that’s together, maybe it’s not. But right now, I’m just focusing on me and healing me. I think I kind of lost me and now I want to find me, so that’s my goal."— Bella, toEntertainment Tonight
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“I just want us both to live the rest of our lives happy. Hopefully that’s together, maybe it’s not. But right now, I’m just focusing on me and healing me. I think I kind of lost me and now I want to find me, so that’s my goal.”
— Bella, toEntertainment Tonight
14of 22Jim Spellman/Getty"John is such an amazing man. He really is the love of my life … I truly hope one day that we can work it out and get back together. I think there is hope."— Bella, toEntertainment Tonight
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“John is such an amazing man. He really is the love of my life … I truly hope one day that we can work it out and get back together. I think there is hope.”
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— Cena, onToday
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17of 22Frazer Harrison/Getty"The point is for anyone out there speculating on what’s going on, I love her. I want to be with her. I want to make her my wife. I want to be the father of her children. I just want us to work and that’s so just from [the heart]. And all that other stuff is B.S. I’m just trying to live life without her on a very emotional set of time."— Cena, onToday
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“The point is for anyone out there speculating on what’s going on, I love her. I want to be with her. I want to make her my wife. I want to be the father of her children. I just want us to work and that’s so just from [the heart]. And all that other stuff is B.S. I’m just trying to live life without her on a very emotional set of time.”
18of 22“If you look at me five years ago: stubborn, selfish, self-focused, life had always been about me. And then slowly over time this woman waltzes in and just steals my heart, and whether I wanna realize it or not, she becomes my number one. So I’m willing to go back on all of these things that I say, and a lot of them I would hang onto just out of stubbornness. ‘I won’t have kids,’ and it took a very strong look in the mirror for me to be like, ‘Why? This is person is my number one and it’s something that’s very valuable to her. Of course we can do this, and I think it would be wonderful.'”— Cena, onToday
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“If you look at me five years ago: stubborn, selfish, self-focused, life had always been about me. And then slowly over time this woman waltzes in and just steals my heart, and whether I wanna realize it or not, she becomes my number one. So I’m willing to go back on all of these things that I say, and a lot of them I would hang onto just out of stubbornness. ‘I won’t have kids,’ and it took a very strong look in the mirror for me to be like, ‘Why? This is person is my number one and it’s something that’s very valuable to her. Of course we can do this, and I think it would be wonderful.'”
19of 22Ethan Miller/Getty"Nicole knows I love her and I miss her, but that is what it is … When you love somebody, it stings. That’s why musicians write about it. That’s why poets write about it."— Cena, toE! News
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“Nicole knows I love her and I miss her, but that is what it is … When you love somebody, it stings. That’s why musicians write about it. That’s why poets write about it.”
— Cena, toE! News
20of 22Rich Fury/Getty"It sucks … There’s no other way to say [it]."— Cena, toEntertainment Tonight
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“It sucks … There’s no other way to say [it].”
— Cena, toEntertainment Tonight
21of 22Taylor Hill/FilmMagic"I just wanted to say hi to you guys. I know I’ve been MIA, and I’ve kind of been hiding out. But I wanted to reach out to you all and thank you all for your love and support. Can’t tell you how much it meant to me, especially through a really difficult time."— Bella, onher YouTube channel
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“I just wanted to say hi to you guys. I know I’ve been MIA, and I’ve kind of been hiding out. But I wanted to reach out to you all and thank you all for your love and support. Can’t tell you how much it meant to me, especially through a really difficult time.”
22of 22"While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another. We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives."— Bella, annoucing the couple’s split, ina statement posted on Instagram
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“While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another. We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives.”
— Bella, annoucing the couple’s split, ina statement posted on Instagram
source: people.com
