Love Is Blind’s Ashley Adionser Splits From Tyler Francis

It’s over! Love Is Blind‘s Ashley Adionser announced her split from husband Tyler Francis, revealing their separation less than three months after the former couple wed on the season 7 finale.

“After much reflection, I want to share that Tyler and I have been separated for several weeks and have now made the difficult decision to end our marriage,” Ashley, 32, told People in a statement on Tuesday, January 21. “While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage.”

“This was not a decision I made lightly, but one I know is necessary for my own growth and peace,” she added. “While this chapter is ending, I will always hold respect for the time and love we shared. I kindly ask for privacy during this deeply personal time as I focus on healing and building a new future. Thank you for your understanding and support.”

Tyler, 34, was embroiled in a paternity scandal where it was revealed he was the father of three children as Love Is Blind season 7 aired in real time. He told Ashley about the kids while claiming he was a “sperm donor” to a friend. The couple married in the finale episode, which aired on October 23, 2024, and revealed they were still going strong in the October 30, 2024, reunion episode.

Just prior to their wedding, Tyler opened up to then-fiancée Ashley about being the biological father of two girls and a boy in episode 9. The following day, cameras were rolling when the pair discussed the situation.

“I’m not sure this is, like, a resolution kind of conversation,” Ashley began. “This is a big thing. I feel like we had such great communication and I don’t understand how two weeks before our wedding you drop this kind of bomb.”

The marketing director said it was “something [she] should have known before agreeing to say yes.”

“I’m not upset by you trying to help a couple have kids. I think that’s admirable in certain ways, but the issue comes in with me feeling like I was not getting the full picture of you,” Ashley explained. “Once you’re not given the full picture of something, it’s hard not to question everything. Me being a single woman before this, to come into this scenario and fall in love with a guy who has three sperm babies, sperm-donor babies, is a lot to absorb.”

Things heated up when the children’s mother, Bri Thomas, disputed Tyler’s version of the story in an Instagram post on October 10, 2024.

“Yes, I am the mother of Tyler’s three children. I’m trying really hard to do this the right way, but I have no understanding why he would characterize his relationship with his children as he has,” she wrote. “I guess I have to speak on this, despite trying so hard not to. ‘Sperm babies’ they are not.”

Bri then shared a since-deleted video of Tyler and one of his biological sons and wrote that it was taken around Christmas 2022. “My children love their ‘Dad.’ To think that he has reduced them to ‘sperm babies,’ when I was told he was going on the show to be able to better provide for them,” Bri added.

According to Bri, her son was conceived via sperm donation from Tyler while she was married to her ex-wife. However, following her divorce, she and Tyler conceived twin girls as a result of “natural unplanned intercourse with absolutely no complexity surrounding parentage.”

After Tyler’s admission, Life & Style exclusively reported that Tyler’s child support case was reopened after season 7 filmed.

Ashley seemingly defended Tyler in the comments of an October 24, 2024, Instagram post, where a user left the comment, “I hope you never need egg donation. It’s not cool to make someone feel bad about it — it’s just genetic material, it’s not paternity.”

“Did you hear the part where I say, ‘I’m not mad at him trying to help a couple start a family … in fact I find it to be admirable!’” she wrote. “I would NEVER EVER demean anything about a woman’s fertility.”

Tyler addressed the paternity scandal on the season 7 reunion episode.

“Those kids, that family, they did not sign up for this. So, what is happening now is I try to keep that from happening. Their birth certificates are online. Things that shouldn’t be happening are now happening,” the account manager stated. “And to get into the story, I did help a friend and her wife start a family, but her wife ended up leaving her and left her high and dry.”

He continued, “This was my very close friend. So I stepped in, voluntarily stepped in and helped. So there is pictures of me around. You’ll see me around. I’ve spent holidays with all my friends, you know, all their kids. And I played a part that became very shaky with a friend.”

“There’s no rule books to this. There’s no set lines to this,” Tyler added. “But I do want to let people know, Ashley knows all this. This is news to the world. This has never been news to us.”

The following day, Tyler publicly showered Ashley with praise, saying that their “love isn’t for anyone to understand but us.”

“To my incredible wife, Ashley. From the moment I heard your voice, I knew there was something special about you. We took a leap of faith together, and every day since has shown me how lucky I am to have you in my life,” Tyler captioned his Instagram post on October 31, 2024. “You bring so much joy, love, and laughter into my world, and I’m constantly amazed by your strength, kindness, and the warmth you share with everyone around you.”

“Yet, that experience taught me what truly matters, your heart, your wisdom, and the way you make me feel fully seen and loved. I’m so grateful for the journey that brought us here,” he wrote, later adding, “Thank you for choosing me, every day, just as I choose you.”