Will A Trial Separation Help Catelynn And Tyler Mend Their Teen Mom OG Marriage?

As Catelynn mentioned on tonight’s Teen Mom OG, she and Tyler have been a unit for so long that they’ve perhaps had trouble establishing their own identities. So what do they believe is the ideal solution? Some time apart to work on themselves.


On tonight’s dramatic episode, the middle-school sweethearts revealed that they took a couple of weeks off from the MTV cameras to attend a couples retreat in Arizona, where they concluded they’d soon live apart for about a month to work on themselves individually.


“My therapist and I spoken about it. We kinda had a plan, nevertheless then we went on that retreat [and] I felt like it was the ideal place to bring it up,” Tyler told his partner. “And any time the construction is done on the new home, we’re doing a trial separation. We’re going to live separate.”


Though Cate was “devastated at first” with her husband’s decision, she eventually warmed up to the idea and told producer Kiki that this arrangement doesn't mean they're splitting up.


“We don’t desire to be able to see other people because we’re not getting a divorce or anything like that,” she mentioned. “I texted him and asked him if there’s someone else...It was just so blindsiding. I feel like the separation thing for me is going to be hard, although it’ll be good for me because I have time give attention to me and Nova. It’s routinely been Cate and Ty. It’ll give each of us some room to grow on our own.”


And by the way, this was all going down amid some exhilarating news: While in their filming hiatus, Cate noticed out she was pregnant. They later threw a gender reveal party for their relatives, where each person learned Nova could be getting a baby sister.


although the pregnancy was a little bit of a shock, the baby and new circumstances will probably only bring the spouse and spouse closer with each other in the long term... Even if they’ll be spending more time apart in the short term.


“It’s like a fresh start,” Tyler told his mom. “It’s going to be fine. We’ll go on date nights, I’ll pick her up. I’m working on my stuff; she’s working on her stuff.


Although what do you know? Will a trial separation will assist the couple move forward, or will it only make them drift apart? Share your thoughts, then tune in to Teen Mom OG Mondays at 9/8c.