When Mayim Bialik was a grad student at UCLA, she met Michael Stone in calculus class and the two hit it off. All seemed perfect, but there was just one problem; she was Jewish and he was raised Mormon. As the actor explained to Stone, she wouldn't be able to marry him unless he converted, so that's exactly what he did. The couple tied the knot in 2003 and had two sons, Miles in 2005 and Frederik in 2008. Unfortunately, the pairing wasn't meant to be, leading Bialik and Stone to divorce in 2013.
In November 2012, the actor released a blog post on the Jewish parenting site Kveller about their decision to separate. "After much consideration and soul-searching, Michael and I have arrived at the decision to divorce due to 'Irreconcilable Differences.' Divorce is terribly sad, painful and incomprehensible for children. ... Our sons deserve parents committed to their growth and health and that's what we are focusing on," she wrote.
Bialik and Stone have remained cordial as they've continued co-parenting their sons, whom they share joint custody of. In August 2020, the "Big Bang Theory" star shared how appreciative she's been of Stone during the pandemic, telling Us Weekly, "I'm so incredibly grateful, not only for my ex-husband, but for all of the work that we've put in to be able to have the kind of conversations we have to have."
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