The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul’s relationship timeline with Dakota Mortensen isn’t straightforward to pin down after quite a few breakups — however how lengthy have been they really collectively in between their public splits?
Taylor and Dakota began relationship earlier than the present premiered on Hulu in September 2024. Dakota was Taylor’s first public boyfriend after her divorce from husband Tate Paul attributable to a high-profile “smooth swinging” intercourse scandal.
The pair confronted main ups and downs — together with a home violence arrest — earlier than they expanded their household with son Ever in March 2024. (Taylor additionally shares Indy and Ocean with Tate.)
“I actually needed them to see me and extra of me and my persona and a deeper degree. I really feel like I come off so totally different on-line than I really am in a dialog. So I felt like this was my likelihood to inform my story and get a deeper look into who I’m,” Taylor completely informed Us Weekly one month after the present premiered.
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen‘s sophisticated romance was thrust into the highlight on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — and their relationship standing stays unclear. The couple began relationship earlier than the present premiered on Hulu. Dakota was Taylor’s first public boyfriend after her divorce from husband Tate Paul attributable to a high-profile “smooth (…)
On the time, the fact star mentioned she wished viewers noticed extra of Dakota’s “good smooth facet,” including, “I really feel like for him, that wasn’t proven on the present. It did present simply protection. So he’s like, ‘I appear like this asshole to you when you’re pregnant — when that’s simply not the case of how I handled you the entire time. Sure, I did defend myself in instances, however that’s not how I’m to you.’”
Taylor and Dakota pulled the plug — solely to shortly get again collectively — on quite a few events. Dakota, for his half, recalled having issues about whether or not they would final very early on of their relationship.
“I used to be so afraid of how a lot I appreciated Taylor and the way afraid I used to be of her and realizing that I didn’t know actually what she needed, or if this might even be a factor,” he mentioned on “The Viall Information” podcast in June 2025. “I didn’t actually essentially wish to give her 100% of me as a result of I used to be afraid of that. I didn’t wish to get harm by that, as a result of that’s how I’m. Once I’m all in, I’m all in.”
After one last public break up over Dakota sexting her household good friend in 2025, Taylor signed on to be the subsequent Bachelorette. Whereas viewers await to see whether or not Dakota will attempt to rekindle their romance once more — possibly with a cameo on The Bachelorette — hold scrolling for an entire breakdown of what number of days Taylor and Dakota have been collectively — and all of the splits in between:
July 2022 – February 2023 (215+ Days)
Taylor Frankie Paul began relationship Dakota Mortensen shortly after her soft-swinging scandal and subsequent divorce from Tate Paul. In July 2022, Taylor hinted at somebody new in her life however wasn’t till two months later that she formally debuted Dakota on her social media.
After almost one 12 months of relationship, Taylor was arrested in February 2023 for home violence. She was finally charged with aggravated assault, two counts of home violence within the presence of a kid, baby abuse with harm and felony mischief after the incident. Taylor pleaded responsible six months later to aggravated assault, whereas the opposite 4 costs have been dismissed with prejudice. She reached a plea deal the next month.
Dakota, for his half, defended Taylor regardless of their rocky relationship standing.
February 2023 – October 2024 (608+ Days)
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen seemingly didn’t name it quits after her arrest however they didn’t verify they have been nonetheless relationship till June 2023. They then filmed season 1 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — and welcomed son Ever — earlier than their messy romance was thrust into the general public eye.
In September 2024, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered on Hulu. Taylor and Dakota’s rocky relationship was the main target of the primary season, with dishonest claims, an argument over Taylor attending a Chippendales present in Las Vegas and extra being on the middle of the present.
Throughout an interview for Us Weekly‘s cowl story, Taylor revealed she and Dakota have been at odds off display screen.
“It’s actually laborious for me to observe (the ups and downs with me and Dakota) as a result of it’s all such true emotions. None of it’s fabricated or appearing or nothing. It’s all actual,” she famous in October 2024. “So it’s actually laborious for me to observe that again to that. That’s in all probability one of many hardest moments.”
Taylor mentioned she wasn’t certain about her relationship standing with Dakota.
“I might say we’re engaged on issues and I really don’t know the place it goes with us from right here. We aren’t totally collectively, however not totally executed. I don’t know the place the long run holds with him and I,” she admitted. “It’s only a lot. So I’m coping and attempting to manage. However I don’t wish to watch the present.”
November 2024 – December 2024 (30 Days)
After formally getting again collectively, Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s complicated relationship standing continued after they revealed one month later that they weren’t celebrating Christmas as a household.
They later posted separate TikToks subtly hinting that they have been each single.
December 2024 – October 2025 (Unclear)
The timeline between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s most up-to-date public break up to her going to movie season 22 of The Bachelorette isn’t completely clear. The previous couple briefly reunited on a number of events — as captured on seasons 3 and 4 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
Earlier than going to movie on the Bachelor Nation mansionTaylor was requested on a September 2025 episode of the “Name Her Daddy” podcast when she final connected with Dakota, to which she replied, “It’s over and we’ll see that play out. I can’t keep in mind off the highest of my head to be trustworthy.”
Taylor admitted the previous couple in all probability connected at Stagecoach in April 2025 and “one after,” including, “It’s been very complicated if I’m being trustworthy.”
Dakota took to the feedback part of the TikTok publish, writing, “1 or 2 instances. Acquired it lol.”
Based mostly on the trailer for season 4 of Mormon Wives — which filmed within the weeks main as much as Taylor touring for The Bachelorette in October 2025 — the duo connected a minimum of as soon as extra.