Carly Waddell and Evan Bass have announced they are separating.

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The couple wed in 2017 after meeting on the ABC dating series "Bachelor In Paradise."

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In a joint statement published by People, and later E!, the couple requested privacy.

"We will always cherish our time together and continue to have the utmost respect for one another as we focus on what's best for the future of our family," the statement read.

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Waddell and Bass have two children together.

Their son, Charlie, was born Nov. 14, 2019. Their daughter, Isabelle Evelyn, was born Feb. 15, 2018.

Bass has three sons from a previous marriage.

Bass and Waddell met on Season 3 of "The Bachelor" spinoff.


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Waddell was a Season 19 "The Bachelor" contestant and Bass a Season 12 "The Bachelorette" suitor.

Bass proposed to Waddell on the Season 3 finale of "Bachelor In Paradise."

They wed in June 2017 at the Grande Luxxe at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.

Bachelor host Chris Harrison officiated.

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Attendees included "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" alumni Kaitlyn Bristowe, Jade Roper, Tanner Tolbert, Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi.

Bass works as an erectile dysfunction specialist and Waddell is pursuing a singing career.

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