John Cena just addressed his breakup with Nikki Bella in a bittersweet Twitter post

When you get engaged, you think you’ve found your forever partner. But sometimes that’s not the case — and sometimes, issues come up that make people realize they’re better off parting ways. After one year of engagement, John Cena and Nikki Bella broke up — and Cena has just opened up about the split.

The pair, who met through the WWE, were set to get married on May 5th. They’ve been linked since 2012 and have been together for six years. Cena proposed to Bella, fittingly, at WrestleMania in 2017.

Bella, who has a major role in the E! reality show Total Divas, brought Cena on for a number of episodes throughout the series, meaning that fans got to see their relationship blossom over the years. Bella announced the news of their breakup on Instagram, noting that the decision to split was a difficult one. “We continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another,” she wrote.

In 2016, Cena shared his opinions on marriage in an interview with Rolling Stone, which might give us a clue as to why they’re no longer together.

" I don't want kids, I don't want marriage," he said. "That's me just saying, 'Hey, this is my life and this is how I'm going to live.'"

But that doesn’t mean he’s taking the split lightly. Today, April 16th (one day after the announcement), Cena posted the following message to Twitter.

Hardship, loss, and humility are extremely difficult waters to navigate, but perseverance thru them builds a strength to withstand anything life throws your way.

— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 16, 2018

And yesterday, April 15th, he posted:

Anybody feeling down, check out #WaltWhitman has always been a helpful voice in times of crisis. Beautifully wild thinker, and was certainly onto something with ideas like these. pic.twitter.com/tGl3p9smFl

— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 15, 2018

Fans are being incredibly supportive, even though many are saddened to see the couple call it quits.

https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/985859294246592513

Lots of love and support being thrown your way! ♥️🙏🏻

— AllAboutCena86 (@WWENikki86) April 16, 2018

It sounds rough but I think every fan has experienced some sort of break up. They know how much it hurts so we're all hoping for the best for both of you moving forwards

— Tom Colohue (@Colohue) April 16, 2018

We wish both Cena and Bella nothing but love. Break ups are hard, and we hope they’re doing okay today.