Olivia and Ethan Plath’s split came down to a clash of values. The stars of TLC ’s Welcome to Plathville announced that they were separating in October 2023 . The couple – who had been together for five years – faced numerous challenges in their marriage, including serious conflicts with his family.
But ultimately, massive disagreements over how to raise their future children and other core issues caused them to go their separate ways. Ethan Plath ‘drew a line in the sand’ in his marriage to Olivia Plath Olivia and Ethan discussed the demise of their relationship in the Welcome to Plathville Season 5 finale. In that December 2023 episode, Ethan revealed what needed to change for the marriage to work.
“One of the biggest things that could be done on your end to try to make this work is to go back and try to mend your relationships with your family,” Ethan said to Olivia, who is estranged from her parents . He said he wanted her to return to “the roots and values that were instilled” in her growing up. (Olivia has compared her childhood to growing up in a cult.
) “The faith and world I grew up in was a world built for men,” she replied. “And that worked for men. And to tell me that I need to go back to a culture and a faith and a belief that told me I was worth nothing without a husband .
.. I don’t think you understand the privilege you have to look at me and tell me I need to go back to that because it served you.
” “You’re the one telling me th.