Amber Portwood and Gary Wayt AMI/MEGA/Courtesy of Bryson City Police Department
In the times following the nationwide manhunt for Gary Wayt — when Amber Portwood reported him missing after their “emotional” conversation — the pair have called off their engagement.
“They’ve decided that it’s over between them and their engagement is off,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “They’ve an excessive amount of to beat to maneuver forward together.”
The insider notes that there has “been some closure” for former Teen Mom star Portwood, 34, adding that the twosome have communicated and Wayt, 39, is “not ghosting her.”
“Amber took off the engagement ring and it’s the most effective thing,” the insider continues of their split. “She is unhappy and she or he cares about him, but she is willing to see that he will not be the proper guy for her. She desires to be with someone who accepts her fully.”
The source notes that Portwood and Wayt’s engagement news “created some family tension.”
“Gary’s family was looking her up online and searching at her past and never every thing they saw online was true,” the insider adds. “And it was hard for Amber because she’s been trying so hard to maneuver past it and move forward.”
Gary Wayt and Amber Portwood Courtesy of EB
While this can be a “very difficult” time for Portwood, the source notes that she’s a “strong person” and “goes to be OK.”
Earlier this month, after Us exclusively revealed the news of the duo’s plans to wed, Portwood reported Wayt missing. Prior to his disappearance, Portwood and Wayt had traveled to North Carolina for her brother’s wedding.
“They were spending several days within the Smoky Mountains,” an insider revealed earlier this month. “On Sunday, June 9, they’d a conversation that turned emotional. Gary left within the automotive without her, and in the method, he left his cellular phone behind.”
The source added that Portwood had been “beside herself and fearful about him” since their conversation in the times when she didn’t know where he was or if he was secure.
On June 11, the Bryson City Police Department confirmed via Facebook that Wayt had last been seen two days earlier in Bryson City, North Carolina.
Three days after the update, the department altered their missing individuals Facebook post about Wayt to substantiate that he “has been situated.” There have been no more details provided, and the case has been closed.
Back in January, Us exclusively reported that Portwood and Wayt had been seeing one another after connecting on a dating app months earlier. “They’re taking their time attending to know one another, however it’s getting serious,” an insider said on the time.
