Love on the Spectrum Star Abbey Romeo’s Mom Breaks Silence on David Split — and What Comes Next

If you watched Abbey and David on Love on the Spectrum and felt like you were rooting for a rom-com ending, you’re not alone. They did just split, and now Abbey’s mom, Christine, has finally spelled out what actually happened — and swatted down the messier rumors.

Christine finally explains what happened

In a YouTube vlog posted Sunday, April 19, Christine said Abbey (27) and David (31) were together for four and a half years and that the relationship was a big part of Abbey’s growth. Once Abbey got on social media and then onto Love on the Spectrum, Christine says her daughter started to understand her own story more clearly — seeing herself as an autistic person in the world, learning to accept that, and figuring out how to date and fit in at the same time. She credits David for being a key part of that: he helped Abbey reflect on what she wants, who she is, and even her love language.

Where it landed: David was happy living life his way, Abbey’s approach was different, and that gap mattered. Christine also made a bigger point a lot of people miss when they try to grade this like a typical TV romance: not every autistic couple is aiming for the conventional checklist — marriage, house, car, kids — and that’s not a failure. She said what Abbey and David had was genuinely great, and the show helped bring them together in the first place.

"Please don’t judge autistic relationships as if they were typical. So many people on the spectrum are not going to do what typical people do."

On the breakup buzz: Christine says there was no blowup, no dramatic fight, and those breathless headlines are, in her words, bulls***. Specifically, there wasn’t some ring-flinging argument over an engagement. In fact, she clarified the two hadn’t even fully talked through getting engaged before they went their separate ways. She believes they’ll always have a bond, and that people upset by the split are kind of missing the point of what the relationship meant.

How we got here

• July 2021: Abbey and David meet while filming Love on the Spectrum season 1 and have their first date at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
• October 2024: Talking to Us Weekly, both say they want to get engaged someday. David gushes about Abbey being loving, kind, adventurous, and making him feel like a prince; Abbey says they’re having a blast.
• October 2025: Abbey tells Us they’re taking their time, enjoying low-pressure dates like the Los Angeles Zoo and Griffith Observatory — and jokes she doesn’t want to rush into marriage and end up divorced like her mom.
• April 10: Abbey, David, and their families issue a joint statement to People: after four and a half years, they want different things, they’ve broken up, and they remain friends who wish each other the best.
• April 19: Christine posts her vlog, praising David’s role in Abbey’s growth, pushing back on the engagement-ring rumor, and reminding fans that not every love story needs the same milestones.

Bottom line

This wasn’t a messy TV breakup. After four and a half years, Abbey and David realized they were on different tracks. They called it, stayed friends, and moved forward. Christine’s view is pretty straightforward: David helped Abbey grow a ton, what they had was real and good, and judging it by a traditional romance scorecard misses why it mattered in the first place.