Julianne Hough filed for divorce on Monday, five months after the couple initially announced their plans to separate

 Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich 'Don't Have an equivalent Vision for the longer term ,' Source Says

Despite their efforts, Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich couldn't seem to form their marriage work.

Hough officially filed for divorce from Laich on Monday, consistent with documents obtained by The Blast, five months after announcing their separation. Though that they had continued performing on their relationship post-split, a source tells PEOPLE they were ultimately on different pages when it involves their future.

 

"They were trying to urge their marriage to figure for an extended time," says the source. "They both made many changes and compromised, but it just wasn't enough. they do not have an equivalent vision for the longer term ."

Reps for Hough, 32, and Laich, 35, haven't skilled PEOPLE's requests for comment.

While Hough has yet to publicly address the divorce filing, she posted a quote on her Instagram Story about trusting in one's decisions.

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears," she shared on Monday.

The former couple initially announced their plans to separate in May.

 

"We have lovingly and punctiliously taken the time we've needed to reach our decision to separate," they said during a joint statement at the time. "We share an abundance of affection and respect for each other and can still lead with our hearts from that place. We kindly request your compassion and respect for our privacy moving forward."

Their split came after multiple sources had told folks that the pair had hit a rough patch in their marriage. that they had also been social distancing separately during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Laich in Idaho and Hough reception in l. a. .

"There is honestly no ill will. He loves her. She loves him. I can truly say they always will," a source told PEOPLE at the time. "But they both understand they're not meant to travel through their lives as husband and wife to every other."

But throughout the separation, the 2 remained friendly and continued to spend time together, particularly in recent months. In June, Laich celebrated his birthday with Hough's brother Derek, and he was also present at a pool party celebrating his wife's birthday in July. The exes were also spotted grabbing lunch together in l. a. in August.

"Brooks really still wants to form it work and she's considering it, but taking her time," a source said after their lunch date. "He's hospitable whatever it'll take."

"Julianne likes the thought of freedom but doesn't want to lose such an honest , solid guy," the source added. "Everyone who knows him knows how grounded and great he's . Her friends and family don't need her to lose someone like that."

In September, the duo vacationed together in Coeur d'Alene , Idaho, which is where they wed in 2017. A source told PEOPLE at the time that the 2 were "definitely performing on their marriage again."