Therese Gibson and wife Samantha divorced

Gibson shared the news On his verified Instagram account Tuesday.

Commenting on a picture showing Gibson kissing his wife on the cheek, he wrote that the couple “decided to make a statement about a painful and important development in our lives.”

“After much thought, thinking and prayer, we unfortunately made the difficult decision to officially separate and divorce,” the caption read. “Our goal is to remain best friends and strong parents.”

The couple, who got married in 2017, are the parents of a two-year-old daughter named Soraya.

They feel “blessed” and “deeply grateful” for their relationship, and Gibson noted that “our journey together has been a journey of ups and downs, but one that neither of us would have chosen to take with anyone else.”

“We have a lot of love and respect for each other,” he wrote. “We have both grown tremendously within this relationship; we have shared many beautiful memories and moments, and we also look forward to individually seeing the amazing future ahead of us.”

He said they want to preserve the “energy” of the division in 2020 and not carry it into the new year.

Gibson also later They posted a video set of their families Accompanied by a song that appeared to be about his wife whom he referred to in the caption as “the love of my life.”