Jenni Farley and her Jersey Shore pals vowed to never fall in love, but she bucked her
own creed when she met juicehead gorilla Roger Mathews.
We thought he'd be her guido forever until she flipped the script and filed for divorce.
Here are the real reasons JWoww is divorcing Roger.
Long time coming?
According to the couple's divorce filing, JWoww and Mathews' differences had been breaking
down for at least six months - but that wasn't all.
The documents also stated that there was "no prospect of reconciliation."
What went wrong?
While an insider told Us Weekly that the breakup was "a long time coming," they didn't really
go into any further detail.
The estranged duo had bouts of separation before, with JWoww staying busy while filming
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation and Mathews staying at home to raise their two children.
However, when JWoww wasn't out in clubs doing the Jersey turnpike, she was with her children
and Mathews, and they appeared to be happy and in love in videos posted to her YouTube
channel.
So, we're all sorts of confused.
Harsh reality
Mathews made a few appearances on Jersey Shore during the time he and JWoww's love began
to blossom, and he received even more camera time on the 2012 spin-off, Snooki & JWoww.
But Mathews seemed content with his low-key life as a truck driver.
Speaking to Us Weekly, an insider said,
"He is fine with who Jenni is, but never had any desire to be famous or on TV.
He lets her do her thing and doesn't get in the way."
Looking back on their union, we're shocked we didn't notice their opposing thoughts about
life in the limelight a long time ago.
In an Instagram caption dated January 2018, Mathews expressed his sympathies to Snooki's
husband, Jionni LaValle, who was opposed to being featured on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Mathews commented, in part:
"As someone who has survived reality TV I know exactly where he is coming from."
The Shore thing
With so many shows getting the reboot treatment, it didn't take long for MTV execs to hop on
the bandwagon.
After years of spinoffs, the network brought back our favorite guidos and guidettes for
2018's Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
JWoww appeared to be juggling motherhood, being a wife, and the revival of her reality
television career with ease, but we can't help but wonder if returning to the spotlight
did more harm than good - at least for her marriage.
Seeing the old gang back together again is a nostalgic experience for series fans, so
we wouldn't be surprised if returning to her old stomping grounds also reminded JWoww of
her pre-Roger days.
Maybe getting a taste of life without Mathews made her long for a time when she had no responsibilities
and worried only about which mini dress she would wear out to Karma.
Hey, it's a possibility.
Gym, tan, 'repetitive pattern'
Following news that their marriage was done-zo, Mathews filled up our tea cups with all the
heart-wrenching details in an Instagram video.
"My wife filed for divorce, it's true.
I'm just gonna keep it simple.
I don't blame her."
He assured his followers that there was "no cheating" involved in the breakdown of their
marriage, but he did relate that JWoww grew tired of the "repetitive pattern" that they
fell into.
He refused to go into further detail about what that pattern could be, but he wanted
to make one thing certain - he's not done holding out hope.
"I'm not done fighting.
I'm gonna win my wife back, I'm gonna win her affection back, I'm gonna win her love
back."
Mathews stated that the pair is already in couples counseling, so from his perspective,
there's still hope.
He also said he has no intention of being a single father.
No matter how it works out, we're sending him a fist pump as a sign of our support.
A smush-less marriage?
If we really wanted to know what was going down in the Farley-Mathews bedroom prior to
JWoww's divorce filing, all we had to do was take a look at Mathews' Instagram.
In one caption, he admitted he didn't follow many celebrities on the social media platform,
but he did follow JWoww because, in his words, "I see her more naked on her social than I
do in real life."
Uh oh.
It's possible he was just making a joke at his own expense to keep his followers entertained.
But now that we know that they were going through some problems, maybe there was a little
bit of truth behind his words.
Mommy's midlife crisis
Remember when we mentioned the possibility that Jenni Farley's return to reality TV may
have caused her to have second thoughts about her marriage?
Maybe we weren't that far off base, judging by Mathews' social media account.
While JWoww was busy with "T-shirt Time" and beating up the beat in various nightclubs
back in January 2018, Mathews was holding down the fort on dad duty.
While his wife was away, he took to Instagram to film a video dedicated to her when she
was on location.
In the footage, he pans his camera over to their two children, who are in the middle
of a tussle.
He assures JWoww that despite the state of complete pandemonium in their home, he has
everything under control.
But then, he looks into the camera and asks her:
"How's your midlife crisis going?"
You can barely hear him over the sounds of the screaming children.
You could argue that he's joking… but it doesn't look like it.
Midlife crisis or not, we wish these two the best with whichever direction life takes them.