Dreyer opened up for the first time about her decision to separate from Fichera, whom she married in 2012

From Left: Dylan Dreyer on ‘Jenna & Friends;’ and with husband Brian Fichera and their kids.Credit : NBC; Dylan Dreyer/Instagram 

Dylan Dreyer is opening up like never before nearly four months after announcing her separation from husband Brian Fichera.

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, Dreyer, 44, served as a guest co-host on Today with Jenna & Friends, where the meteorologist was asked by co-host Jenna Bush Hager about her dating life now that she is single.

Dreyer got candid about the ongoing discussion surrounding her personal life after she publicly announced in July that she and Fichera, whom she married in 2012, had been separated for months with plans to remain friends for the sake of their three sons, Cal, 8, Ollie, 5, and Rusty, 4.

“I appreciate everyone’s comments that have spoken up about my life and our decisions and what we have decided as a family, thank you for your opinions on that,” Dreyer quipped before getting into the reasons behind her split.

From Left: Jenna Bush Hager and Dylan Dreyer on ‘Today with Jenna & Friends’ on Nov. 5, 2025.NBC 

“Everybody has their reasons for what leads to a separation or divorce. That’s another story with a lot of wine and that’s a whole different thing, but either way we’ve gotten to this place,” Dreyer explained. “And there’s something freeing, I think, for Brian and I where — whatever reasons, whatever broke in a marriage — you could either fix it if you can and ideally you would and you try, and you try to fix things. Or you accept that it’s broken and you take this new step forward.”

Dreyer added that “there was something we couldn’t fix,” so now she and Fichera have “reframed” their relationship.

“We are no longer husband and wife and all those things that were broken, I don’t hold them against you because we’ve accepted they’re broken,” the co-host explained. “That’s why we’re separated. So now let’s move forward as friends. And I’m not mad at those other things that I was getting mad at before because, just like a friend you give them a little more grace when you’re not married to it. And I can be a better friend than a wife.”

Dylan Dreyer and Brian Fichera with their sons Cal, Ollie and Rusty.Dylan Dreyer/Instagram 

Now, Dreyer and Fichera’s priorities lie with their sons, even talking to their kids about their evolving relationship.

“We even talked to the kids about it. I asked Calvin. I said, ‘What do you think a family is?’ ” Dreyer recalled. “And he said, ‘Well, it’s a group of people that love each other.’ And I said, ‘That’s what we are. And we will always be that for you. But Mommy and Daddy work better as friends than as husband and wife.’ And he doesn’t care about a title. He doesn’t care what we are officially, none of them do. They are surrounded by love every single day.”

The NBC morning show co-host shared that Fichera drops their kids off at school most days and that they all eat dinner together as a family most nights with plans to celebrate Thanksgiving together in a few weeks.

Dylan Dreyer and Brian Fichera’s sons Cal, Ollie, and Rusty.Dylan Dreyer/Instagram 

“First and foremost the kids have to feel love and they have to be happy,” she said. “I have three boys. I want their dad in their lives. They need that. They need both the dynamic of a father and a mother. We’re providing that to them in the best way possible.”

And while she’s reached a good place in regards to her split, Dreyer agreed when Bush Hager, 43, described her as “heartbroken” over the past few months.

“I’ve relied on my faith more than anything… and there’s something really comforting about knowing that there is a higher power holding my hand every day,” she shared, adding that she has been surprised by just how content she feels at this stage of life.

Dylan Dreyer on ‘Today with Jenna & Friends’ on Nov. 5, 2025.NBC 

“I even talk to my therapist. I go, ‘Am I repressing feelings? Am I pushing things down? Is this healthy what I’m doing?’ Because I feel okay every day,” she said. “I come to work and I smile and it’s not fake. I feel genuinely happy. I’m with my kids and I’m laughing all the time. I’m with Brian and I’m laughing.”

Back in July, Dreyer shared that she and Fichera had made the decision to separate months prior.

“We began as friends. And we will remain the closest of friends,” Dreyer shared at the time. “Most importantly, we will continue to co-parent our three wonderful boys together with nothing but love and respect for one another.”