{"id":123513,"date":"2024-09-07T00:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-taylor-paul-on-dakota-engagement-plans\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T00:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:06:30","slug":"secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-taylor-paul-on-dakota-engagement-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-taylor-paul-on-dakota-engagement-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Taylor Paul on Dakota Engagement Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em><\/a> star Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong> and boyfriend Dakota Mortensen<\/strong> are still \u201cbuilding\u201d their relationship.<\/p>\n

The TikTok star, 30, exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> that she and Mortensen, 31, are in no rush to walk down the aisle after welcoming their first child together, son Ever, in March. (Taylor shares two additional children, daughter Indy, 7, and son Ocean, 4, with ex-husband Tate Paul<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to take my time with this time around, this is my second marriage. It is going to be very important to me, and I don\u2019t want to end up in another situation of being divorced,\u201d Taylor explained to Us<\/em> about the possibility of getting engaged to Mortensen. \u201cSo, I really just want everything to be really solid and have a foundation of trust. And so I feel like that takes time. I would love for that to be the end goal. But right now, I think building it up to that is where I\u2019m at.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s ups and downs from the past year are documented in the premiere season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>, and Taylor admitted it will be \u201cextremely hard\u201d to watch back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I might\u2019ve vented to my mom and been a little harsh \u2014 and he\u2019s very sensitive \u2014 so I feel like it could be a lot harder for him,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cAlso it could be triggering, too, to bring up these conversations. Especially, I think I\u2019ve heard the [season] cliffhanger, so that in itself stirs up some stuff. We are doing good today, we\u2019re going through work, so I really hope that not too much comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Season 1 ends on a shocking cliffhanger when Mayci Neeley<\/strong> calls a woman named Jenna<\/strong> about allegations that she cheated with Mortensen. Jenna claims she\u2019ll tell Neeley \u201ceverything\u201d before the episode comes to a screeching halt.<\/p>\n

Prior to Neeley calling Jenna, she already spoke to Taylor and Mortensen about the cheating allegations. Although Mortensen accused Neeley of trying to sabotage his relationship during the show, Taylor told Us<\/em> she had \u201cno problem\u201d with Neeley calling Jenna.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, I was like, \u2018Why is this an issue to call?\u2019 I was fine with her calling her because I am like, \u2018What is there to hide?\u2019\u201d Taylor recalled. \u201cIf there\u2019s nothing to hide, there should be no question. But that is a very major trigger for me, and he knows that. So it wasn\u2019t something he was wanting to bring on the show. So I guess at the end of the day, we\u2019ll see how that ends up going because I don\u2019t know. I have no problem with it though.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Taylor and Mortensen debuted their relationship in July 2023, nearly one year after she announced her former husband, Tate, was filing for divorce in the wake of their Mormon friend group\u2019s soft swinging scandal. Taylor revealed details about the scandal via TikTok in June 2022, explaining that she and Tate engaged in soft swinging with many couples within their \u201cMomTok\u201d group<\/a>, but she violated the group\u2019s arrangement by taking things too far with one of the other husbands. Taylor has since called the situation the \u201ctip of the iceberg\u201d of her and Tate\u2019s split, noting they had \u201ca lot of other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although things seemed to be smooth sailing between Taylor and Mortensen, she announced their split six months later after she suffered an ectopic pregnancy.<\/p>\n

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The couple reunited in the following months, but they made headlines once again in February 2023 when Taylor was arrested for domestic violence after she allegedly threw a chair at Mortensen that ended up striking her daughter, who was 5 at the time. Taylor was charged her with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief, Herriman police in Salt Lake County told The New York Post<\/em><\/a>. She pleaded guilty in August 2023 to aggravated assault, per the outlet, while the other four charges were dismissed with prejudice, reaching a plea deal the following month.<\/p>\n

Despite the incident, Taylor, who said she began \u201chealing\u201d and taking \u201cantidepressants\u201d after the arrest, and Mortensen returned to social media in March 2023 with several loved-up posts and have been together ever since.<\/p>\n

Taylor told Us<\/em> she hopes fans can see her true colors and personality on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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