Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski announced on Sept. 15 that they had separated after nine years of marriage, keeping the decision private while continuing to parent their 9 year old daughter Nina and 5 year old son Thomas Jr. The former couple said the split was the right choice for their family and that they would remain connected. The news landed quietly because Seyfried and Sadoski rarely treated their relationship like public property. The former couple was last photographed together in January, and their private approach meant the separation stayed inside their inner circle until their joint statement to People. This Love Story Was Low Key From Day One Seyfried and Sadoski first met while appearing in the 2015 off Broadway production The Way We Get By , but they were only friends at the time. Seyfried was dating Justin Long, while Sadoski was married to casting director Kimberly Hope, and Seyfried later said his respectful behavior stood out to her. The relationship changed when Seyfried and Sadoski reunited for the 2017 film The Last Word . By the movie's premiere, the pair had announced both their engagement and their first pregnancy, then eloped in Topanga in March 2017 before celebrating with brunch at Cheebo in Los Angeles. Their marriage stayed intentionally intimate, a fitting choice for two actors who built a major love story without inviting the audience into every scene.