90 Day: The Single Life stars Tania Maduro and Syngin Colchester signed divorce papers -- together and in-person -- on Part 3 of the Tell-All special that aired Monday night on TLC.
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After Syngin told the Tell-All host Shaun Robinson that his new girlfriend Shayna Francisco "doesn't care" that he's "still legally married on paper," Tania -- whose prior disinterest in formally divorcing Syngin had emerged as an issue with new prospective partners as she began dating again on Season 3 of The Single Life -- said she had an announcement to make.
"I have a notary and the papers are here with me. I'm ready to sign the f-cking divorce papers!" Tania shouted with a big smile on her face, although she and Syngin had an amicable relationship at the time.
Syngin clapped his hands and cheered, and then Shaun announced how the couple was going to sign those divorce papers "right here and right now."
"I am willing," Syngin said.
As Tania and Syngin looked over the paperwork, 90 Day: The Single Life star Timothy Malcolm said it made him "sad" to watch the couple legally end their marriage because he believes in "true love," and Natalie Mordovtseva was crying.
After Tania and Syngin both provided their signatures, Syngin yelled, "It's done!"
Tania then told her former husband, "I love you and I always will. Syngin, you're such a good person and you have such a good heart. And I want you to be so happy in life. Do what's best for you!"
And Syngin shared how they had been through "a really crazy roller coaster" together but it was "good."
Syngin proceeded to do a cartwheel on the stage, and he appeared very relieved. He wished Tania the best of luck in her love life and daily life going forward.
Prior to the divorce signing, Shaun asked Tania how things had been between Syngin and herself leading up to the Tell-All.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW"There's not much there between us. I would love to still be close friends, however, he shared, 'I cannot do that; it's too hard for me and I need space,'" Tania explained of Syngin.
"And that hurt me because it's like, 'Why can't it just be easy? You love me, we can't be together, and so [let's just] be friends.'"
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Tania said she and Syngin were able to talk about girls he's been with but he doesn't want to talk about men she's been with.
"There's still a connection there," Tania confirmed.
When Syngin joined Tania onstage, he said it was "nice" to see her and he was still trying to find the "balance" in their relationship, trying to be friends post-breakup while he's dating Shayna.
"I've found somebody who loves me for who I [am] and how I want to do [things] and just allows me to be me and [provides] me a lot of freedom," Syngin gushed.
Syngin said his relationship with Shayna is "quite serious" and she doesn't want kids.
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Tania and Syngin then began to bicker over "van life." Tania claimed she had wanted to buy a van and travel around the United States with Syngin but her former husband didn't want to save money and take the necessary steps to do that.
Syngin disagreed, saying Tania was wrapped up in her 9AM-5PM job and wasn't free in their relationship.
After the pair fought onstage, Syngin -- who claimed he's dealing with "traumas" after his marriage -- snapped, "I separated from you so we don't have to do this anymore."
Tania, who is open to dating women but still wants to have a child as soon as possible, said she knew Syngin truly loved her and so she's afraid she'll never find someone like that again.
Tania and Syngin confirmed their breakup in Fall 2021 after four years together, before Season 2 of 90 Day: The Single Life premiered in November 2021.
"Some rumors are true -- #SingleLife New Season was announced and yes I am single, @syngin_colchester is single -- we're all single!!" Tania wrote in October of last year on Instagram.
Speculation that Tania and Syngin had split began swirling earlier in 2021 when the couple's social media appeared to show they had begun living separate lives.
Tania and Syngin initially starred on Season 7 of 90 Day Fiance in early 2020 followed by Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? on TLC.
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Syngin was documented moving to the United States on a K-1 visa after he and Tania fell for each other in South Africa, but their good times in America were laced with arguments and adversity.
Tania, for example, said she wanted to have a baby within three years and continue "pumping them out" afterwards, but Syngin said he'd like to travel and have fun first. Syngin apparently had no issue waiting 7-10 years to become a dad.
Syngin also missed his freedom and said he didn't like how Tania was always in control of him and their relationship.
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Syngin also felt "abandoned" when Tania decided to study natural medicine and remedies in Costa Rica for three weeks during Syngin's 90-day stay in the U.S. Tania desired "breathing room" and didn't feel the need to call and check-in with Syngin after late-night partying.
Once Tania returned home, she expressed frustration over Syngin not pursuing any of his goals and dreams, such as becoming a woodworker or firefighter.
And Syngin nearly ended the relationship when Tania confessed she didn't view Syngin as her soul mate. He wondered if they were truly compatible.
However, the couple got married in Connecticut anyway and symbolically connected their love through matching tattoos of the Sagittarius symbol instead of rings to represent travel in their relationship.
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On Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, Tania and Syngin moved out of Tania's mother's she-shed and into a house of their own after Tania hurt her foot in a car accident.
Syngin struggled to nail down a job when Tania couldn't work as a bartender, and Tania was discovering she and her husband are just "two different people."
Tania's patience was wearing thin and she believed her marriage had become stagnant, while Syngin confessed he was feeling "pressure" and "a little suffocated" over the couple's finances and Tania's expectations of him.
Tania told Syngin that she wanted to make a one to three-year plan with Syngin and start a new chapter, but Syngin admitted he wasn't totally ready to be committed and "tied down" or "stuck" with children too early in life. Syngin didn't even want to have kids in America.
Syngin said there needed to be some compromise or else that would "be the end" of his relationship with Tania. He lamented about how being in America was never his dream and he missed having fun with his friends.
Meanwhile, Tania was tired of Syngin's "empty promises" and vented in a confessional, "I know I can't sit there and wait forever for change from someone who says they love me. I can't and I won't wait."
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On the show's Tell-All that aired in late September 2020, Tania and Syngin revealed they had been working on their relationship but being in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic resulted in the pair being really mean to each other and sleeping in different rooms.
Syngin admitted he and Tania didn't have a healthy marriage and things were "toxic" between them.
Shaun Robinson therefore asked, "Are you guys actually talking about divorce?"
"Um," responded Tania, who also had a problem with Syngin's drinking habits. "We noticed that we were having issues and we were struggling with communicating."
Syngin confessed that had he and Tania never tied the knot, they would've already broken up.
Syngin explained that he didn't want to waste another two years of Tania's time or his own time "trying" to hash out their issues.
Syngin said even another year of effort sounded like a really long time.
"Six months from now, things could definitely be improving and we could be like, 'Hey, this is actually rolling and it's going great and let's keep going,'" Tania shared.
"But if in six months we're like, 'Damn, we're worse than we were three years ago,' then it's time to re-evaluate."
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