The on-again-off-again romance of Married At First Sight couple Alene Khatcherian and Simon McQuillan has come to an end — this time for good.
Confirming the split to OK! magazine this week, Khatcherian said neither of them would find happiness if they remained together.
![There wasn't an instant attraction with the couple.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A6JLDD3CU7WDCF5S2P64JCBRF4.jpg?auth=5e5d67755b9c403a1ec71afca280ec343a5a1f7a0ee2c2d34d107b3e1cb95310&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
"Besides the distance, the different lifestyles and what he wants to do with his life and what kind of future he wants for himself, there was a huge difference there in the goals," she said.
She added: "So we knew that someone had to sacrifice and we reached a stage where we were like, 'Let's be honest, someone is not going to be happy eventually'."