Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict are calling it quits.

In response to documents obtained by TMZ, she filed papers on Tuesday (Oct. 4) in Los Angeles, citing the explanation for his or her split as “irreconcilable differences.”

The actress is asking for joint physical and legal custody of the couple’s two children, Cree and Cairo. She’s also asking that any attempts on the court granting spousal support to either party be shut down, as that they had a prenup in place.

She hinted that a giant change was coming in her Instagram Stories on Tuesday morning, sharing the Vex King quote, “Letting go could be painful. But, it won’t hurt as much as holding on to an illusion.”

She would go on to talk directly with fans about their split, doing so in an Instagram post of the 2 together after news broke.

We’re quite sad to see these two call it quits after 14 years. Have a look back at their story and the way they found themselves at this point through a timeline below.

01

How They Met

So there are a pair of various stories with regards to how Cory and Tia first met. One is that they met on the set of an independent horror movie they were working on together in 1999 called “Hollywood Horror.” But you’ve likely heard his account of encountering the famous twin while waiting for the bus. “I used to be waiting [at] a bus stop … Her sister and her drove by, they saw me waiting and asked to present me a ride,” he said. “They gave me a ride, and we were friends ever since.”

02

Their Engagement

The couple dated for some time (six years!) before he asked for her hand in marriage in 2006, on Christmas Day. It happened during Christmas dinner. “He had handed me this card and in the cardboard it said to ask my brothers to hit the play button, and the song that began to play was ‘meet me on the altar in your white dress.’” He got down on one knee in front of her entire family and proposed while Jagged Edge played. She happily showed off her rock on the premiere of ‘Stomp the Yard’ in 2007.

03

Their Wedding

The couple wed on April 20 2008, doing so in Santa Barbara, Calif. in front of 170 guests. “It was a lot fun,” Mowry told PEOPLE of her wedding day. “When it was over I said, ‘Let’s do it again!’”

04

The Start of Their Family

In early 2011, after reports surfaced that she was pregnant, Tia broke the news herself that she and Cory were expecting their first child. Her pregnancy was a giant a part of her reality show “Tia & Tamera” along with her twin sister, and in June of that very same 12 months, she gave birth to son Cree.

05

Her First and Last Boyfriend

As they enjoyed the early years of married life, Mowry shared that Hardrict was the primary boyfriend she ever had. “I’ve only had one boyfriend and that’s my husband. I haven’t dated lots,” she told MadameNoire in 2013. She also told OK Magazine that once they became an item, they kept their hands and lips to themselves. “I feel the one thing I did do was I just held out,” she said. “We weren’t physical, we didn’t do anything for some time to be sure that this was something special and this was something real. That’s what we did…we courted one another for a few 12 months. We didn’t go on dates with just him and I, there have been other people around. We waited a 12 months to kiss. That’s mainly what I did.”

06

Vow Renewal

The couple renewed their vows just five years into marriage in April 2013. They were inspired to accomplish that after welcoming son Cree. “Cory and I even have been together for 13 years and married for five. Nonetheless, we now have this recent miracle in our lives and I desired to have a good time our love, and what our love together created — Cree!” She told Us Weekly that 12 months.

07

They Expand Their Family

In 2017, the star, with help and a kiss from Cory (and son Cree) announced that she was expecting their second child, later sharing that it wasn’t easy to get to that time resulting from her struggles with endometriosis. The couple welcomed their daughter, Cairo, within the spring of 2018. Cory named her!

08

20 Years

In March 2019, the sweetness celebrated 20 years of knowing Cory. She took to Instagram, writing, “Man, I’ve known this soul for 20 years! Just wanted to present you like @coryhardrict! You’re such an incredible father to our two kids!”

09

How They Made It Work

In response to Tia, work and family responsibilities made it essential for the couple to be sure that they were setting aside time for each other — namely within the bedroom. She shared this during a chat on the ‘What to Expect’ podcast, after host Heidi Murkoff said she too has scheduled sex dates along with her husband. “Once I was younger and after I would hear that, I’d be like, ‘Why do you might have to do this? But such as you said, you do — especially with kids and with work and all that. You might have to be sure that that it’s not neglected in any form of way.”

10

Doing Marriage As a Team

Tia spoke in 2021 about having the ability to keep the peace in her union by working together and never having expectations of each other based on gender. “Lots of people, they ask Cory and I, like, ‘What makes your marriage, , an important marriage?’ And if I’m being really honest with you — and we’ve been doing this for years — we don’t deal with specific gender roles.” She added, “Meaning the ladies should just do one thing after which the lads should just do one thing. It’s a team effort at our house.”

11

Calling It Quits

Despite their best efforts, and celebrating 14 years of marriage in April of 2022 (where he posted “Love you for eternity”) Mowry filed for divorce on October 4, citing irreconcilable differences. Interestingly, the identical photo that Hardrict used to have a good time their anniversary on Instagram, is identical image Mowry used to announce their divorce on the platform.