Meagan Good is reflecting on her 2021 divorce from producer and creator DeVon Franklin on her first solo cowl of ESSENCE. The 41-year-old revealed that the choice was one thing she by no means “would have ever chosen.”
Additionally, Good defined that after her divorce, she questioned celibacy. A subject that she and Franklin had prioritized throughout their courtship and even printed a guide about.
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Meagan Good Opens Up About The Decision To Divorce
During the interview with Essence, Good revealed that it was not her resolution to separate from her husband of 9 years.
“It’s nothing that I would have ever chosen, and when I realized that it was happening, I was devastated. I was like, ‘This is me, Lord. I did everything that I could do to the best of my ability. I don’t understand why I did all these things, and then this is my end result.’”
She added that the pair additionally didn’t cut up due to her reluctance to have youngsters. Or as a result of both of them engaged in “malicious” exercise.
Meagan Good Revealed That She Questioned Giving Celibacy Another Try
Additionally, the 41-year-old revealed that she truly contemplated giving celibacy a second attempt — one thing that she and Franklin printed a guide about, The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love.
According to a 2016 article printed by NBC News, Franklin felt celibacy taught him the ability of self-discipline and Good credited the apply for giving her “needed time to heal.”
After the divorce, Good admitted that she “struggled” with the considered giving celibacy a second attempt.
“I struggled with that. I was like, ‘I don’t know if I should be celibate now. I don’t know what I should do.’ I even was at a point early on when I felt, obviously, I still believe in Jesus, but I’m not sure what to believe about anything else anymore.”
The Couple’s Divorce Was Finalized 7 Days After Their 10-Year Wedding Anniversary
According to Essence, Good and Franklin’s divorce was finalized on June 23, 2022. The milestone occurred simply seven days after their 10-year wedding ceremony anniversary.
During the interview, Good opened up about how the cut up affected her religion.
“That was tough as a result of my greatest concern was what occurred between my mother and my dad would to occur to me, which is you’ve been along with your husband for 10 years and also you break up… It took me a very long time to grasp that God didn’t do divorce. DeVon and I each have free will. So, I needed to settle for that God didn’t lie when he informed me that was my husband. That was my husband. But he didn’t say we’d be collectively without end…
Good went on to clarify how her outlook on the unlucky occasion shifted.
“God’s word remains true no matter what happens to you and if anything changes, it’s because sometimes life deals you cards you don’t expect or anticipate, but He’ll still bring you through it and He still has an incredible plan for your life.”
Additionally, the 41-year-old defined that she’s “grateful” for the time she and Franklin had collectively. But now she is trying ahead to attending to “start life all over again,” in her “prime.”
“Once I accepted everything, I felt grateful for the time we had together and the beautiful journey. Then there was an excitement. I get to start life all over again, in my prime, with so many incredible things happening in my life and in my career. I get to do this again.”
Meagan Good & DeVon Franklin’s Initial Divorce Filing & Joint Statement
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, DeVon Franklin filed for divorce from Meagan Good in December 2021. The resolution got here after the couple had been married for 9 years.
In a joint assertion, reported by The Shade Room, the pair defined that neither celebration was at fault for his or her cut up and the 2 had been each trying ahead to the subsequent chapters of their lives.
“We celebrate almost a decade of marriage together and a love that is eternal. There’s no one at fault, we believe this is the next best chapter in the evolution of our love. We are incredibly grateful for the life-changing years we’ve spent together as husband and wife. We are also extremely thankful to God for the testimony being created inside us both and for blessing our lives with each other.”