So I finally read Eva Amurri’s September blog post where she confirmed her third pregnancy and wrote about why she changed her mind about having a third child. She apparently claimed that she was done at two kids, but in the September blog post, she wrote that her husband Kyle Martino convinced her to have a third, that he wanted a “do-over” because he hadn’t been around or “present” for the first two kids’ early years. I know that Eva was and is an unreliable narrator, but reading it now, it just strikes me that Kyle was being so manipulative. Especially given their separation, which they announced last Friday. I keep saying that some sh-t had to have gone down for a couple to split while expecting a child. It’s some Affleck-Garner level of nonsense. But Eva is still trying to put a glossy mommy-blogger/Instagram influencer face on the mess:
Eva Amurri Martino and husband Kyle Martino remain on good terms amid their split, as evidenced by a sweet piece of jewelry the pregnant mom of two proudly wears.
“Def rocking this gorgeous friendship ring Kyle gave me on our anniversary this year to commemorate our 8 year marriage ❤️,” Amurri Martino, 34, wrote on her Instagram Story on Monday, showing off the ring for the camera.
The post came as Martino, 38, was moving out of the family’s home following the couple’s announcement of their split they made on Friday. Sharing a photo of Amurri Martino cuddled together with their two children — son Major James, 3, and daughter Marlowe Mae, 5 — the proud father documented his packing up and moving out on Instagram.
“Move out day. Couldn’t have asked for a better send-off crew,” Martino captioned his Instagram post. “I love you guys so much and will always be your dad in our beautiful family. See you tomorrow 😘”
Amurri Martino opened up about the transition and their divorce process, telling her followers that the move out was “really hard” for her. “It really doesn’t matter how good of friends you are and how ‘right’ the decision is – there are moments in the process of a divorce that are just absolutely brutal for the soul and very scary as newly single mom of almost 3 kids,” she wrote on an Instagram Story post. “I know it all will get easier and better and there are good and bad days. Trying to hold it together for my precious kiddos who mean the world to us and deserve the best and healthiest life possible. They are my North Star 🌟”
We’ve reached Peak Bulls–t when professional Instagram mommies are now documenting their husbands moving out of the house for posterity, and for the world to see. “Look at us, our separation is SO INSPO!” But yeah, there’s a rash of this going around. To the Eva Amurris and Hilaria Baldwins of the world… please do some of this in private.
Our family is starting down a new path. After a lot of thoughtful consideration, and work on our relationship, we have made the difficult decision to lovingly part ways as a couple. We are committed to, and excited about, raising our three beautiful children as close friends & pic.twitter.com/xDyN0lvrkp
— Eva Amurri Martino (@TheHappilyEva) November 15, 2019
It’s officially Gift Guide Season on Happily Eva After, and today I have my special selects for Her & Him !!! https://t.co/ruVriZ0v8J pic.twitter.com/Pdbjk7srah
— Eva Amurri Martino (@TheHappilyEva) November 11, 2019
Photos courtesy of Eva’s social media.
Does she write his Instagram posts? That sounds an awful lot like her voice.
He cheated on her. Why would you wear that ring! 🙄🙄
Bless her heart, she is exhausting.
Maybe one of them is gay. We really don’t know if the reason is nefarious.
It really doesn’t matter why, imo. But JC on a cracker-some things should be dealt with privately and not spun out as aspirational.
I wondered this myself. But then I thought/still think think the same about Drew Barrymore/Will Kopelman. I think that was a closet of convenience.
You think Drew’s ex husband was in the closet? Or drew?
@Meg Will.
I never saw a resemblance to Eva and Susan, until now. She looks like Susan in that top photo.
It’s laughable she called herself a single mother, she has nannies and housekeepers to help raise her children and inspire more inappropriately themed birthday parties, and she has her husband turned best friend who will be there. She needs to stop with this BS charade, just a few months ago she was beaming with pride and joy about how far they’ve come in therapy, happy couples don’t up and divorce, especially during a pregnancy! She’s doing all this to send a message to someone, and I feel like it’s his mistress, to show some type of control or to have one up on her. This is not normal behavior and it’s almost insulting she thinks we’re dumb enough to buy it.
I think there are a lot of cheater red flags, too. The fact that he wasn’t around much for the first two kids and wanted a “do over.” That could be two things: 1) he had a guilt-trip and broke up with his mistress for a minute and thought that he could recommit to his marriage and family with a new baby to act as an extra reason to keep himself at home. Or 2) he wanted her to be distracted with a pregnancy and new baby because then she’d be too busy to ask questions or pay close attention to his shadiness. He thought he could keep her in the marriage “for the kids” by making her feel extra vulnerable and tied to him with a pregnancy. He thought three kids might make her feel overwhelmed and rethink being a single mom. He wanted her to be too emotionally and physically weak to leave him.
I think he was a pro soccer player and commentator, no? He probably just was on the road a lot, cheating or no cheating.
@justvisitinv yup. He was a pro soccer player for years and then retired and became a commentator. And his job was in NYC if Im not mistaken along with on the road commentating. And their family is based in LA. So yeah cheating or no he was gone a lot.
Whew chile…that blog post. He COMPLETELY manipulated her into that third child – and now he’s bouncing. All that talk about her essentially feeling like a single parent when their first two were babies. And now she actually will be a single mom – but with THREE. I actually feel sorry for her. That was some major emotional manipulation he pulled on her.
Let’s try empowering women instead of playing the victim violin. She’s not a brainless blob.
Okay, full disclosure, I’d never heard of her or her instagram before this but – in general – it feels like women can’t win in divorce.
If they’re honest about what happened or don’t maintain a good relationship with the ex (which often involves a *ton* of emotional labor on the woman’s part), what about the kids? Omg, their kids will read this and find out what happened, flailing and condemnation.
If thy try to put a good face on it – for the kid’s sake, often – they’re criticized for being fake or only worrying about their brand or lying.
If you’re a woman getting divorced in the public eye, I genuinely don’t see how you can “win.” Even in a private divorce, it can be a mess. And it’s an emotional roller coaster, one day you’re fine, the next you’re locking yourself in a bathroom stall sobbing your eyes out. I don’t like what I’ve seen of this woman’s posts or blog, but she may just be putting on a good face as a copying mechanism.
VERY good point. And also – she’s pregnant. Which is such an incredibly vulnerable and emotional time for a woman in the best of circumstances. I cant imagine having to deal with such a major life and relationship upheaval while also being pregnant. It’s a LOT. And after reading her pregnancy announcement post and getting how emotionally manipulative her husband was about having a third kid. I actually feel very sorry for her. I get the distinct feeling he wanted her pregnant because it put him a position of power with whatever else was going on.
oh my god yes on the emotional labor post-divorce.
I agree with the sentiment of your post completely, especially for women in the public eye.
But I’ll say I think there’s a big difference between remaining friends and putting on a brave face for the kids’ sake, vs broadcasting everything to the general public, including instagramming one of the spouses moving out. It’s just beyond inappropriate, IMO.
Agreed. Rich or not, famous or not, insufferable or not, she is a pregnant woman going through a divorce. I’ve known people who went through this and it is TOUGH. Going through a divorce without kids is TOUGH… Even if you have “everything” you can still be hurt, and sad, and scared.
I’m so often so glad I’ll never be famous…
Sorry, but I call bs. As someone who separated and subsequently divorced when my kids were 4 years old and 9 months old, you know something awful must have happened. I wouldn’t wish that kind of pain on anyone but why put a glossy spin on it? Just say this is awful but there’s was no way around it. And stop putting everything on IG! I will now get off my soap-box and go back to work 🙂
Yes, it’s so transparently fake…
Exactly! And if they’re so gawddamn happy as the pics show, then why are they divorcing??
Yes, it’s that glossy spin that feels so disingenuous.
This is sooooo fake. If he’s always away on work trips, then why announce anything?! No one would have even noticed if he just moved his stuff out. It’s not like they both have 24/7 paparazzi.
This is so eye roll worthy. There’s no way a pregnant wife and mother of two is so happy with this situation at all even in the best possible conscious uncoupling of divorces.
Close call who’s more insufferable her or Gwyneth.
I think it’s a tie!
Gwyneth. Always Gwyneth. 😀
Yes, it’s very close, but I give it to Goopy.
What kind of self-absorbed fools decide to bring another child into the world when their marriage is shaky and they’re getting couples’ therapy? Sounds like Amurri is taking a page out of GOOP’s “consciously uncoupling” book. I feel bad for the kids.
This story is so perplexing… It just makes no sense? I was waiting for you guys to upload your take on the whole situation because I honestly just wanted to see what other people would say? It’s just peak weirdness to me… like who DOES that? Leaves a pregnant woman and tries to pretend everything is cool?
On a related note, I actually have a huge soft spot for Eva Amurri because one of my favorite movies is “Saved!” I always thought she was great in it and wondered why she wasn’t acting more. Turns out she’s a baby blogger (shrugs).
I had a whole long analysis in my head that boiled down to “this is just weird!” so didn’t write it but, yeah, that’s my take, too.
No one is happy to be pregnant and getting a divorce. That’s just insane.
She’s annoying AF, just like her mother!
Prefacing this with I’m on social media and post about my meals outfits trips and something random… that’s said my God why so ppl post so much personal bs??! I see ppl posting at funerals and really inappropriate things that I feel are too much. Come on I know glass houses and such but geez some stuff needs to remain private
Ok, if someone manipulates you into having “a third, that he wanted a “do-over” because he hadn’t been around or “present” for the first two kids’ early years”….. that’s not being manipulated, that’s being dumb AF. This is playing the victim and then putting a shiny happy bow on it for social media. People need to grow up, especially when there are kids involved. Gross on so many levels.
This, this, this. The correct answer to that is, “Why should I trust you now when you already had two chances to do it right?”
Perhaps she know destroying him could destroy her. she needs for him to keep his career. we are living in a time of canceled culture
she was in a movie with her mom why didn’t her acting career take off? If her bad overacting in that photo opening a gift is any indication….
and why work when you can get attention for your husband getting sexts from your nanny
This is a desperate act to both stay on brand, save said brand, begin the re-branding of the brand.
No way a woman with an ounce of empowerment and self-autonomy would celebrate a separation (while pregnant) on the heels of humble-bragging about her marriage without it being about protecting a false image and most likely hiding an uglier truth.
This is a strange era, one of absolutely not living authentically, instead staying on message, maintaining a facade because their livelihood has become inextricably linked with their source of income. And “influencing” is a very shaky career, requiring the living of more than one life. Talk about exhausting.
I guess behind the scenes she can cry, wring her hands, commiserate with her girlfriends, complain to her mother, but she is determined to control her public face no matter how incongruous and disingenuous it is. The sad irony is that she wants to set an inspirational example, and any woman with an ounce of self-awareness wouldn’t follow this rather pathetic path, no matter how pretty it looks…
+1 it is so sad. And to have to (or feel you have to) put on an act while *pregnant* takes the cake. It is just hard to believe anyone can be THIS optimistic and perfectly Instagram-inspo- ready while your husband is leaving and hugely pregnant with kiddo number three. I wouldn’t wish this on any woman 🙁
And a friendship ring seems like a goddamn cruel joke ! Friendship?! Tf.
I agree, it is desperate. And slightly ironic given how much the word “authentic” is thrown around amongst insta influencers.
The friendship ring, and the post about how he had an awesome day packing his boxes?! Wtf. This is like a parody of an Insta influencer.
Remember when Denise Richards left Charlie Sheen when she was heavily pregnant? That does not happen unless some serious crap has gone down.