Love on the Spectrum star Abbey Romeo says her breakup from longtime boyfriend David Isaacman didn’t end their bond—she calls them “best friends” now, while crediting him for helping her grow during nearly five years together.
Abbey Romeo didn’t name the breakup a tragedy. She named it a shift.
The Love on the Spectrum fan-favorite. who split from longtime boyfriend David Isaacman in April. shared new details about their separation on the Thursday. May 21 episode of Tea Time with Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday. Instead of framing the change as a clean break. Abbey said she and David have chosen to “call each other best friends. not boyfriend and girlfriend anymore.”.
She also looked back at how the relationship shaped her. “I have grown and changed a lot for the past four and a half years,” Abbey shared, adding, “without David, I wouldn’t be where I am today. He was a good start.”
For Abbey, the next chapter isn’t about closing a door—it’s about stepping through it. “Being single ladies, like Beyoncé said,” she joked, adding, “It feels amazing.”
Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman were together for nearly five years, becoming one of the most beloved couples featured on Love on the Spectrum.
Long before Abbey’s latest comments, her mom weighed in after the April split. She explained that the former couple wanted different things in life, saying, “David was happy in his way of doing life. And Abbey‘s was different.”
Her mom also credited David with helping Abbey learn more about herself. “I’m personally grateful to David for being a mirror for her to see and figure out what she wants. who she is. what’s [her] love language. ” she shared. She then urged people not to judge autistic relationships the way they judge “typical” ones. “So many people on the spectrum are not going to do what typical people do.”.
In that same message, Abbey’s mom pointed to the pressure around milestones like engagement. She referenced the stress surrounding “engagements and rings being thrown around.”
Back in the present, Abbey’s own takeaway is simpler: the relationship ended, but the connection didn’t disappear. She’s framing the change in language—best friends instead of partners—and letting that new balance guide her life moving forward.
She’s not the only Love on the Spectrum cast member to make headlines recently. Another star from the series also revealed she has a new boyfriend.
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Best friends now? Good for them I guess.
Wait so they broke up but still “best friends”?? That’s basically staying together without calling it together lol. Also Love on the Spectrum is honestly like therapy TV.
I saw the headline and thought it was gonna be some huge drama, but it sounds like she’s just reframing it. The mom saying don’t judge autistic relationships like typical ones… yeah but people are gonna do that anyway. And the “love language” thing, rings thrown around, engagement pressure… I can relate, just not sure why that’s in the breakup story.
So David helped her grow and she calls him best friends now. But like… if it’s not boyfriend/girlfriend anymore then what, no more emotional stuff? It’s kinda weird to me. Also Beyoncé joke??? I dunno, I feel like “shift” is just breakup-speak. Just hope they both find what they want and nobody’s using the show for sympathy.