[post_page_title]It wasn’t working[/post_page_title]
For the pair to both reportedly cheat says a lot about the state of their marriage. Clearly, it wasn’t as strong as either of them had wanted it to be, and they knew that. Even if she’d been unaware of Dennis’ infidelity at the time, Ryan still struggled to be around her husband.
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The actress once admitted to Oprah Winfrey that the marriage broke down because “it was not working.” She didn’t leave her husband to be with Russell; she just couldn’t handle being in an unhappy relationship any longer. Some things simply aren’t meant to be.