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Brittany Cartwright shared a cryptic post amid her split from Jax Taylor on Monday night.
As an insider opened up about their hardships, noting that the Vanderpump Rules alums have been facing marriage drama for a “long time,” Brittany, 35, took to her Instagram page, where she shared a message that hinted she’d been met with “disrespect” from Jax, 44, as she enjoyed some quality time with their son, two-year-old Cruz Michael Cauchi.
“Distance is the best response to disrespect. Don’t react or argue. Save yourself further anxiety, see your worth, withdraw your energy, and continue your life,” her March 4 message from Her Psychology read.
“Amen!” Brittany wrote in a caption.
In another Instagram Story, Brittany was seen cuddling with Cruz, who she and Jax welcomed in April 2021.
“No place I’d rather be,” she wrote with the pic.
As for what led up to Jax and Brittany’s breakup, which she confirmed on their podcast, When Reality Hits With Jax and Brittany, last week, a source said their issues are longstanding.
“Jax and Brittany have been having relationship issues for a long time. They are trying to figure things out and need space from each other in order to do so. They want to do what’s best for their family,” an insider told Entertainment Tonight on March 1.
Although there have been rumors suggesting that the couple is faking their separation for attention or publicity for The Valley, their new Pump Rules spinoff, the insider insisted that was not the case.
“They aren’t in a place where they would fake a break up for attention or press,” the source stated. “They are genuinely going through a hard time.”
On last week’s When Reality Hits With Jax and Brittany, Brittany explained her decision to separate from Jax.
“Marriages in general are very hard and I’ve had a particularly rough year in mine this past year. Jax and I are taking time apart and I made the decision to move into another home to take some space for the sake of my mental health,” she revealed.
That same day, during an interview with Page Six, Jax denied the two of them were divorcing and said they were still living together.
“We’re together. We’re living in our home right now,” he told the outlet. “She was in a house for a while, but yeah, she’s back now.”
But the following day, Brittany denied Jax’s statement and accused him of failing to put in the work needed to reconcile.
“Whenever you fight with somebody for so long there’s only so much you can take and I deserve better. [Our son] Cruz deserves better,” she noted. “We want a good co-parenting relationship and I think that me moving out and taking space to figure out if this is what I want is the best situation for me right now.”
The Valley season one premieres on Bravo on Tuesday, March 19.
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