Olivia Wilde; Harry Styles.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/GettyOlivia WildeandHarry Styles' recent break was the result of a “tricky situation.“PEOPLE reported Friday that theDon’t Worry Darlingdirector, 38, and the “As It Was” singer, 28, aretaking a break from their relationshipafter nearly two years together.A source tells PEOPLE, “The break has been difficult for Olivia. They have had some issues, but Olivia thought they were gonna work through it all. She is disappointed. It’s just a tricky situation, though.“An insider said last week that the “very amicable decision” to put their romance on pause was because Styles is “still touring and is now going abroad” while Wilde “is focusing on her kids and her work in L.A.“They simply “have different priorities that are keeping them apart,” a friend of the pair added.Wilde — along with her children, daughter Daisy, 6, and son Otis, 8 (sheco-parents with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis) — werespotted dancing and singing along at Styles’Nov. 15 concert in Los Angeles. She stepped out for the 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, herfirst red carpet appearance sincenews of their break. Styles, meanwhile, is heading abroad for hisLove on Tourshows.Olivia Wilde.TOMMASO BODDI/AFP via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Over the course of their relationship, Wilde and Styles have had to enduredrama surrounding the release of their filmDon’t Worry Darling, namely persistent claims that Wilde and the film’s leading actress Florence Pugh were at odds.“The public pressure on them has been difficult,” said the friend. “They’ve had ups and downs throughout the relationship.“RELATED VIDEO: Olivia Wilde Denies Leaving Jason Sudeikis for Harry Styles: ‘Our Relationship Was Over Long Before’Wildeexplained toVanity Fairin September why she keeps details of her romance with Styles private: “I think once you crack open the window, you can’t then be mad when mosquitos come in.“For his part, Styles toldRolling Stonein August he also wanted tokeep his personal life under wraps: “I’ve never talked about my life away from work publicly and found that it’s benefited me positively. There’s always going to be a version of a narrative, and I think I just decided I wasn’t going to spend the time trying to correct it or redirect it in some way.”

Olivia Wilde; Harry Styles.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/Getty

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 06: Olivia Wilde arrives at the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA Presented By GucciLos Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Harry Styles attends the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy ) Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Olivia WildeandHarry Styles’ recent break was the result of a “tricky situation.“PEOPLE reported Friday that theDon’t Worry Darlingdirector, 38, and the “As It Was” singer, 28, aretaking a break from their relationshipafter nearly two years together.A source tells PEOPLE, “The break has been difficult for Olivia. They have had some issues, but Olivia thought they were gonna work through it all. She is disappointed. It’s just a tricky situation, though.“An insider said last week that the “very amicable decision” to put their romance on pause was because Styles is “still touring and is now going abroad” while Wilde “is focusing on her kids and her work in L.A.“They simply “have different priorities that are keeping them apart,” a friend of the pair added.Wilde — along with her children, daughter Daisy, 6, and son Otis, 8 (sheco-parents with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis) — werespotted dancing and singing along at Styles’Nov. 15 concert in Los Angeles. She stepped out for the 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, herfirst red carpet appearance sincenews of their break. Styles, meanwhile, is heading abroad for hisLove on Tourshows.Olivia Wilde.TOMMASO BODDI/AFP via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Over the course of their relationship, Wilde and Styles have had to enduredrama surrounding the release of their filmDon’t Worry Darling, namely persistent claims that Wilde and the film’s leading actress Florence Pugh were at odds.“The public pressure on them has been difficult,” said the friend. “They’ve had ups and downs throughout the relationship.“RELATED VIDEO: Olivia Wilde Denies Leaving Jason Sudeikis for Harry Styles: ‘Our Relationship Was Over Long Before’Wildeexplained toVanity Fairin September why she keeps details of her romance with Styles private: “I think once you crack open the window, you can’t then be mad when mosquitos come in.“For his part, Styles toldRolling Stonein August he also wanted tokeep his personal life under wraps: “I’ve never talked about my life away from work publicly and found that it’s benefited me positively. There’s always going to be a version of a narrative, and I think I just decided I wasn’t going to spend the time trying to correct it or redirect it in some way.”

Olivia WildeandHarry Styles’ recent break was the result of a “tricky situation.”

PEOPLE reported Friday that theDon’t Worry Darlingdirector, 38, and the “As It Was” singer, 28, aretaking a break from their relationshipafter nearly two years together.

A source tells PEOPLE, “The break has been difficult for Olivia. They have had some issues, but Olivia thought they were gonna work through it all. She is disappointed. It’s just a tricky situation, though.”

An insider said last week that the “very amicable decision” to put their romance on pause was because Styles is “still touring and is now going abroad” while Wilde “is focusing on her kids and her work in L.A.”

They simply “have different priorities that are keeping them apart,” a friend of the pair added.

Wilde — along with her children, daughter Daisy, 6, and son Otis, 8 (sheco-parents with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis) — werespotted dancing and singing along at Styles’Nov. 15 concert in Los Angeles. She stepped out for the 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, herfirst red carpet appearance sincenews of their break. Styles, meanwhile, is heading abroad for hisLove on Tourshows.

Olivia Wilde.TOMMASO BODDI/AFP via Getty

US-Irish actress and director Olivia Wilde arrives for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 13th Annual Governors Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on November 19, 2022.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.

Over the course of their relationship, Wilde and Styles have had to enduredrama surrounding the release of their filmDon’t Worry Darling, namely persistent claims that Wilde and the film’s leading actress Florence Pugh were at odds.

“The public pressure on them has been difficult,” said the friend. “They’ve had ups and downs throughout the relationship.”

RELATED VIDEO: Olivia Wilde Denies Leaving Jason Sudeikis for Harry Styles: ‘Our Relationship Was Over Long Before’

Wildeexplained toVanity Fairin September why she keeps details of her romance with Styles private: “I think once you crack open the window, you can’t then be mad when mosquitos come in.”

For his part, Styles toldRolling Stonein August he also wanted tokeep his personal life under wraps: “I’ve never talked about my life away from work publicly and found that it’s benefited me positively. There’s always going to be a version of a narrative, and I think I just decided I wasn’t going to spend the time trying to correct it or redirect it in some way.”

source: people.com