MAFS’s Jamie Thompson publishes cryptic note about choices amid divorce

Amid Jamie Thompson‘s ongoing divorce from Elizabeth Bieshe seemingly provides insight into his decision to part ways.

“Sunday Wisdom ❤️,” the Married at first sight alum, 39, wrote via Instagram Story on Sunday, July 2, posting a quote from Dr. John Delony.

“Men, this is the deal. You can choose. You can choose from misery, anger, scheming and laziness. Or… you can choose to love, to sacrifice, to go first in uncertainty and last in comfort,” Delony, a mental health podcaster, wrote through his Instagram earlier on Sunday. “You can choose to fill your home with laughter, adventure, mystery, passion and joy. You can choose to love your partner recklessly and forever. Never forget: you can choose.”

Thompson didn’t go on to explain why he resonated with Delony’s advice, but it comes shortly after he made the decision to end his marriage.

“Last Friday was a very tough day for me. I did something I thought I would never have to do. Here I am sitting in front of the Denver Courthouse. After months of deliberation with Beth, we just hadn’t been able to find common ground,” Thompson wrote via Instagram on Friday, June 30. “I was really hoping to get this resolved, but it feels like we’ve reached the point of no return.”

He continued: “So I made the decision to go ahead and file for divorce for the sake of my own mental health and well-being. It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in a long time. It saddens me a lot to be at this point. I was never sure if I would get married. But I certainly didn’t want a divorce (even though it was an arranged marriage courtesy of Hollywood).”

Bice, 33, has yet to discuss the couple’s divorce.

Thompson and Bice were matched and married in 2019 during the ninth season of Married at first sight, gathered for the first time at the altar. After getting into a series of heated arguments after marriage, the duo opted to stay together when the Lifetime experiment ended. Thompson and Bice, who celebrated their fourth birthday in March, continued to document their adventures—moving from North Carolina to California and later Colorado—via social media and beyond MAFS‘ Couple Cam spinoff.

They eventually broke up in April, with Thompson noting via Instagram at the time that he needed to “focus on myself and my personal growth”.

Bice, for her part, shared through her Instagram later that month that she was “not ready” to speak publicly about their divorce. “There are a lot of emotions that come with ending a long-term relationship,” she confessed in a video posted on social media. “But I can’t even form sentences right now. I can’t even put my emotions together. I’m still crying in the middle of the night right now, guys, okay?