Ray J and Princess Love’s Split is “very Different” Than Previous Splits

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Ray J And Princess Love I’m serious about breaking up this time.

“Ray J and Princess have had a long-standing, on-again, off-again relationship. And even though they’ve broken up in the past, this time feels very different,” a source tells us exclusively Us weekly. “They both walk away feeling confident that they made a real effort to save their marriage.”

Love (full name: Princess Norwood), 39, announced the couple’s decision to divorce via Instagram in February.

“After much reflection, discussion and deliberation, we have come to the difficult realization that our paths have diverged and it is in both our best interests to part ways,” she wrote in a lengthy statement, adding that the choice “was made created thoughtfully and with mutual respect and consideration for each other’s well-being.”

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The former couple, who tied the knot in 2016, have separated several times. Love initially filed for divorce in May 2020, but filed for dismissal two months later. In September of this year, Ray J (full name William Norwood Jr.), 43, filed for divorce before filing for dismissal in February 2021. He filed for divorce again in October 2021, but called off the divorce in March 2023.

The two also clashed in November 2019 when a pregnant Love claimed on social media that Ray J had left her and their daughter Melody, now 5, “stranded in Las Vegas and stopped me from calling.”

Ray J, who also shares four-year-old son Epik with Love, denied the allegations.

“I am my family. I love my family. I have dedicated my life to my family,” he wrote via Instagram at the time. “To insinuate that I would do anything to harm my daughter was just sad, man.”

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Despite their ups and downs, Love emphasized in her separation announcement that she and Ray J are “committed to raising our children together and maintaining a positive and supportive family dynamic.”

The source reveals that his love for Ray J’s parents is still strong Us.

“Ray J’s parents love Princess and want to have a great relationship with her, not only for the sake of their grandchildren, but also because Princess will always be family to them,” the insider says. “Ray J admires his parents’ relationship and would like to have what they have. But he also wants to be in a marriage where he feels fulfilled and happy.”

The source adds that Ray J will “always love and respect Princess,” but the exes have “decided they are better off as friends.”

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