Former star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Joe Giudice is speaking out about his marriage with Teresa Giudice. Since the two have decided to go their seperate ways, he's opened up  has revealed when he realized his marriage to Teresa was over.

Joe got in trouble with the United States government by avoiding taxes and spent some time behind bars. However, when he was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement back on October 11th, he was then immediately flown back to his home country, Italy. Towards the end of the year, Joe and his wife, Teresa, sat down with a tell-all interview where they opened up about the state of their marriage to Andy Cohen. Finally announcing that they had decided to go their separate ways. They were married for 20 years after dating as childhood sweethearts. The couple has yet to move forward in their divorce process.

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Since the couple announced that they would be separating, Joe has been caught out and about fraternizing with half-dressed women. The bachelor seemingly has moved on from his long-term commitment to his soon to be ex-wife and decided to live his best life as a single man. The father of four took to Instagram to tell his followers that he had reached his “AHA moment”  and a crossroads in his marriage, check out the clip below:

The father of four shared a clip from an upcoming episode which showed Teresa visibly uncomfortable at the idea of sharing a bed with him when the family visited him in Italy after his release. The Italian native’s caption read that at this moment he knew his 20-year marriage was over. Joe described that he felt rejected and the moment granted him clarity. The 49-year-old even broke down to say that it was the first time while filming that he ever had suffered from anxiety. The Bravo personality explained that after being locked up for four years it had a "psychological impact" on him. Joe shared with his followers that he knew during their reunion that Teresa was choosing to be difficult with him she had never said no to sleeping with him in the past, but he also understood that she was justified in her feelings.

While Joe acknowledged that encounter should have been done privately and not for the cameras, the reality star seemed at peace during the time of his social media post. Joe is now concentrating on his daughters as that is what is most important to him at the moment. As of yet, Teresa has not commented or liked the post.

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 The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Wednesdays at 8pm EST on Bravo.

Source: Joe Giudice