This Is Us Alum Chrissy Metz and Boyfriend Bradley Collins Split After Nearly 4 Years: ‘The Best Path for Us’

Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins are going their separate ways.

The This is us the actress and her ex-partner shared the post via social media on Friday.

“After three and a half years together, we have decided to amicably end our romantic relationship,” she began in a joint Instagram post with Collins.

Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins announce breakup.

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“Although we still love each other very much, we believe that this is the best path for both of us. We have more books to write, songs to sing and a special friendship that will keep us in each other’s lives forever,” their message continued.

Earlier this year, Metz and Collins published their first children’s book together, When I talk to God, I talk about you. It was published in February and features illustrations by Lisa Fields.

The authors then spoke to PEOPLE and shared the inspiration behind the book. “When [we] when we started getting to know each other, I just realized we had a lot in common,” Collins said. “And through those conversations, a lot of things came up for both of us. Unfortunately, traumas and tragedies have no age limit.”

Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins.

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Metz added, “The book is a general introduction to prayer and a reminder that children can pray for anything on their hearts and minds.”

“And we hope this book will remind everyone who reads it that you don’t have to pray only when bad things happen. You can pray when good things happen. It also talks about gratitude and how gratitude is just as important as prayer,” he continued. is a Breakthrough talent.

The couple started dating after meeting on the dating app Bumble.

In January 2021, Metz revealed how their paths crossed during an appearance on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM Radio Andy show.

The Stay awake star said she “didn’t put a ton on my profile because I thought it kind of eliminated people who might want to talk to me for any reason other than a real reason.”

However, Collins’ profile stood out to Metz for a sweet reason.

Chrissy Metz.

“I remember seeing a picture of a guy, and he was an aspiring writer and he had This is us cup of coffee and I said, ‘Oh, I can’t, I can’t. That would just be too weird,'” Metz recalled. “And then I said, ‘Oh, that’s cute. But, like, I can’t.’ So yeah, sure, you talk to a few people and it’s like, ‘Oh, we don’t click. We don’t vibrate.'”

Surprisingly, their common traits did not end with love for This is us. They even discovered that they had “all the same friends.”

“Who knew I had to go on the old Bumble, but I have no shame,” she joked during the interview.

For her birthday in September 2020, the writer honed his creative side. In a selfie he shared on Instagram, Collins used her last name in a cute hashtag to express his gratitude for their relationship.

“Since our first date in May, you’ve #Metzmerized me with love, laughter and kindness,” he wrote alongside a post of them laughing.

“You’re not the best thing that happened during quarantine; you’re the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you. You’re the best!” Collins added.

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