Disney Kids Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan Call Off Engagement

Young love is a fickle beast. Just six months after announcing their engagement, Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan have called the whole thing off.

McCartan broke the breakup news on Twitter, and it seems he was the dumpee. He said his co-star from Disney Channel’s Liv and Maddie, whom he has been dating since 2013, “decided this relationship isn’t what she wants” and described the situation as “painful.”

He later thanked fans for their support.

Cameron, fresh off girl time with her BFF, described it as a “very intense & human time.” She ended by writing, “Life is beautiful & long.”

If you’re lucky, life is long, which is why the pair’s engagement in April was so surprising. She’s just 20 years old, and he’s now 23 years old, both on the young side of “I do.”

No word on what this means for their pop partnership, The Girl and the Dreamcatcher. Our guess is that the girl and the guy will find new partners to make beautiful music with — in the studio and in real life.