The days of romance and roses are over for former Bachelor stars Charlie O’Connell and Sarah Brice, who have ended their relationship, O’Connell tells PEOPLE.

“Sarah and I actually just broke up. You’ll be the first to know,” O’Connell said Monday at the Los Angeles book release party for Anna David’s Reality Matters: 19 Writers Come Clean About Shows We Can’t Stop Watching, at Les Deux in Hollywood.

O’Connell, 35, was the bachelor on the seventh season of the ABC hit show in 2005, and chose Brice, 29, to be his one and only during the finale.

The couple called it quits once before, in 2007, but later reunited.

Of the current decision to split, O’Connell — the brother of actor Jerry O’Connell — said, “I think it was a mutual break-up. The thing is that we dated for five years … and [were] just arguing over the same things and stuff like that. And then eventually you’ve got to go your separate ways.”

But he has no harsh words for his ex and knows she’ll be just fine.

“She’s a great girl. I’m sure she’ll do great,” he told PEOPLE.

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After falling in love on The Bachelor in 2005, Charlie O’Connell and Sarah Brice broke up in 2007 — but now they’re back together!

“I don’t want to jinx it,” Charlie tells In Touch. “But it’s going great. We are taking it slow and not taking each other for granted this time. The future looks good!”

According to an insider, the couple reunited this summer and are planning to wed. “There must be something special between us, because we keep coming back to one another,” Sarah tells In Touch.

Sarah, 28, and Charlie, 33, were spotted walking their dogs in an LA park on November 5. “I’m very happy,” Sarah tells In Touch.

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