Former "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria is single again, TMZ reported. According to a source, this week the 38-year-old actress split from boyfriend Ernesto Argüello after dating for four months.
Split rumors started when it emerged that Longoria and Argüello had reportedly not been together since returning from Europe on Aug. 6. The Daily News reported that the actress retweeted a rather telling message on Aug. 6: "Sometimes the worst battle you have to fight is between what you know and what you feel."
According to TMZ, they both have busy schedules since Longoria spends most of her time in Los Angeles and Argüello lives in Miami, so the couple decided to split. One source told TMZ, "They're just on hold right now."
The couple met on the set of "Ready For Love," the dating show Longoria was producing. Arguëllo, a civil engineer and philanthropist, was a bachelor on the program and the actress started dating him once the show was cancelled.
TMZ reported that the couple traveled together to Europe and were spotted canoodling in Spain two weeks ago. According to The Daily News, they also visited Nicaragua, where Longoria met her 34-year-old boyfriend's family for the first time. She also introduced him to her family in San Antonio, Texas.
People magazine reported that the actress also accompanied him to his native Honduras, where they visited a school he built in his community and saw the houses Argüello has built for impoverished families.
"Eva is so down to earth, she doesn't 'act famous' at all," a source told People. "He is definitely not dating her because she is famous ... they're not a Hollywood couple. They're very real and very in love."
Last month, a source told People magazine the couple were serious. "It's very real - they're both in love, which is rare for him. They're always traveling together. His family likes her a lot ... they've never seen him so taken by someone."
"Eva is a firm believer in marriage," said the source. "Ernie may be a player when he is single, but he's never cheated on anyone and is very religious. I think the fact that he's so family oriented is what got her."
"My guess would be they'll be married within the next year," the source added, according to People.
From 2002 to 2004, Longoria was married to "General Hospital" star Tyler Christopher. In 2007, she married San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, but the couple divorced in 2011 after a heavily publicized infidelity scandal. Over the past two years, Longoria has been linked to singer Eduardo Cruz.