Imagine Dragons Singer Dan Reynolds and Aja Volkman are Re-engaged

2019-12-30

Story by Charles Ken, photo by Ken Settle

Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and Aja Volkman split up in 2018, but now, they’re officially back together

Dan Reynolds, vocalist for Imagine Dragons, and Aja Volkman are once again engaged. Volkman shared the news in an Instagram post, which shows are flashing an engagement ring to the camera. In the post, she explained that Reynolds re-proposed to her on Christmas Day. The couple got back together in January of this year after announcing a divorce in April 2018, but nothing was official.

Volkman’s post tells the story of what Reynolds and Volkman have experienced while they were apart and their reconciliation.

“We were both forgiven…but… I wouldn’t put my ring back on,” Volkman said of the time when the two first got back together. “Even when we decided to stay together. I just couldn’t go back to what we were. I told him that we would have to start again. He agreed.”

Reynolds proposed again roughly one year later.

“He got on one knee and before he could open his mouth I began to cry,” Volkman stated. “Loaded tears that held nearly 10 years of growth. The answer has always been yes. Even before we knew what that meant.”

Reynolds and Volkman had a new baby boy, Valentine, after getting together. The two also have a daughter, Arrow, and twin girls, Gia and Coco.

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Well, the last two years have been transformative to say the least. I’ve never caused so much hurt or been so hurt by another human in my life. It took us a long time to really see each other. We weren’t reckless at all. In fact we were so careful that we didn’t do what we needed to do. We didn’t listen to who we were. We loved each other at the expense of everything. Two different backgrounds, and practically two different generations. It was a wild story that just kept getting more wild as time passed. We wrote love songs, and we got married. Then came children. We were both emotional and driven and also hard on ourselves. We went through a whirlwind of successes and failures and we held each other tight because it was scary. But we also suffocated each other. We didn’t know ourselves well enough to maintain the strength from within. And it all began to crumble. The world was harsh. There was so much love, but also criticism and ugliness. We weren’t prepared to be disliked or misunderstood. It hurt. We were distorted mirrors of each other. I missed the stage and he had too much of it. We fell apart. Our oldest daughter was suffering. Her foundation fell away and all that she knew was destroyed. We hated ourselves. The night was long. 7 months long. Then one evening he came to my door. I looked at him timidly because of all that I had gone through. Endless days of hiding in my closet crying beneath my clothes. Deep soul searching accompanied by the darkest thoughts that would eventually turn to light. He stood there on my porch and all I could see was my most favorite person staring back at me. I understood it all. We didn’t need the words. We were both forgiven..but… I wouldn’t put my ring back on. Even when we decided to stay together. I just couldn’t go back to what we were. I told him that we would have to start again. He agreed. Tonight we put our kids to bed and began to clean up the mess of the day. I could see that he was nervous but I didn’t know why. He got on one knee and before he could open his mouth I began to cry. Loaded tears that held nearly 10 years of growth. The answer has always been yes. Even before we knew what that meant.

A post shared by Aja Volkman (@ajavolkman) on Dec 25, 2019 at 10:49pm PST

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