Are Mikayla Matthews and Jace Terry Still Together? Their Separation and Reconciliation Explained

Mikayla Matthews and Jace Terry have spent much of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives presenting one of MomTok’s more established marriages, but Season 4 revealed that their relationship had reached a far more difficult point than viewers previously knew. By the time Season 5 arrived on Hulu, the question was no longer simply how the couple was handling Mikayla’s health struggles. Viewers wanted to know whether their separation had become permanent.

The answer, based on both Season 5 and their lives after filming, is no. Mikayla and Jace are still together and continuing to work on their marriage, although neither has tried to present their reconciliation as a quick or uncomplicated fix. Their time apart appears to have become a reset rather than the beginning of a divorce.

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Mikayla and Jace separated in 2025

The separation shown across Mormon Wives developed from problems the couple had already been discussing on camera, particularly around intimacy. Mikayla has spoken publicly about experiencing sexual abuse when she was young and about the lasting effect that trauma has had on her adult life, including her marriage.

Season 4 revealed that those conversations eventually led Mikayla and Jace to spend time apart. The situation was not framed as a conventional breakup caused by another relationship or a sudden fight. Instead, Mikayla explained that she was already dealing with significant physical and emotional strain and felt overwhelmed while trying to address difficult parts of her past.

The timing also made the separation especially significant for the family. Mikayla and Jace had welcomed their fourth child, daughter Lottie, in July 2025, adding to a family that already included Beckham, Haven and Tommie. The couple had been together since Mikayla was a teenager and married in March 2018, so taking space represented a major change after years of building their adult lives together.

Why Mikayla moved into an Airbnb

Season 5 gives viewers more context about what the separation actually looked like. Footage filmed in October 2025 shows Mikayla moving into an Airbnb, but she later explains that the distance helped her understand what she needed from the marriage rather than convincing her that the relationship was over.

According to Mikayla, being apart gave her “a lot more clarity.” She and Jace were then able to have a more direct conversation about her need to prioritize her health while she was still dealing with trauma. Importantly, she also described Jace as supportive during that process, suggesting that the separation did not cut off communication between them.

That distinction matters because the couple never publicly announced plans to divorce. Even when Mikayla discussed the separation around the release of Season 4, she described the situation as something they were still navigating. In March 2026, she said they were still together and called the marriage a “work in progress.”

Season 5 confirms they reconciled

Mormon Wives does not stage a dramatic reconciliation scene in which Mikayla and Jace declare that every problem has been resolved. Instead, the season gives viewers smaller indications that they have resumed their relationship, which arguably fits the way Mikayla has spoken about the marriage outside the show.

At Liann’s 50th birthday celebration, Mikayla jokes that she is the only one in the group who still has a husband. The comment is brief, but it makes her relationship status clear. By that stage, Mikayla and Jace were no longer presenting themselves as a separated couple.

Their social media activity supports the same conclusion. Jace appeared with Mikayla and their family during trips to Disneyland in April, Hawaii in May and Germany in June 2026. For Jace’s birthday on June 23, Mikayla publicly described him as the best father and her favorite person, another indication that the reconciliation continued well beyond the Season 5 filming period.

Their marriage has a long history

Mikayla and Jace’s relationship began long before reality television entered their lives. Mikayla has said they met when she was 16 after she had already left her mother’s home, and she became pregnant with their first child shortly after they began seeing each other. Beckham was born in July 2017, and the couple married the following March.

They later welcomed Haven in 2019 and Tommie in 2021 before Lottie arrived in 2025. Mikayla has repeatedly credited Jace with supporting her through health problems, including the chronic symptoms that became increasingly visible during the early seasons of Mormon Wives.

That history also helps explain why their Season 4 separation was not necessarily presented as the end of the marriage. Mikayla has been open about how much of her adolescence and adulthood has been intertwined with Jace, while also acknowledging that confronting unresolved trauma has changed what she needs from their relationship.

Are Mikayla Matthews and Jace Terry together now?

As of September 2026, Mikayla Matthews and Jace Terry are still together. The most recent public update from Mikayla describes them as continuing to work through their marital problems, while their appearances together throughout 2026 show that the temporary separation did not become a permanent split.

That does not mean Mikayla has claimed everything is fixed. Her language has consistently been more measured than that, focusing on progress, communication and the need to deal with trauma at a pace that works for her. The latest chapter of their marriage is therefore better described as a reconciliation in progress rather than a return to exactly how things were before.

Mikayla’s life around the show is changing as well. On September 14, she announced that she was leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, citing concerns that continuing with the series no longer aligned with her values. Her departure changes her television future, but there has been no corresponding announcement of another separation from Jace.