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\"It was basically her telling us how she had fallen in love with a friend and was going to leave Dad,\" she reveals.

It took therapy and time for the family to heal.

\"They’re with the people that are better suited for them,\" she says of her parents' current partners.

But the conversation quickly steers to her divorce from Adams, something she calls an \"unhealthy situation.\"

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PHOTO: Mandy Moore attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 21, 2018, in Los Angeles.
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\"I didn’t choose the right person,\" she says, plainly. \"I don’t feel guilty for [getting divorced].\"

She continues, \"When people said, ‘I’m sorry,’ I was like, ‘No. Sorry would have been had I stayed in a very unhealthy situation.’ I didn’t. I found my way out.\"

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The look of two tired people who were awoken by the hotel fire alarm at midnight. Also the look of two people grateful for 24 hours together after being apart almost a month. It’s always a worth a trip to see @dawestheband play a gig too.... you’re in for a treat tonight, #portland.

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And then three years ago, she met her new fiance, Taylor Goldsmith.

\"I was still dealing with the trauma of my divorce when we started dating. Taylor was steadfast in his support — that was a huge sign for me,\" she adds.

Now, she's moving forward in her career on a hit show and in her personal life, even thinking about starting a family.

\"He’s going to be the most tremendous father. I view the past as a stepping-stone to get me where I am today,\" she says. \"I would gladly weather all of that a million times over if it brought me to Taylor again.\"

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