However, Prabowo and Titiek were forced to divorce in 1998 after 15 years of building a household due to the political situation. Prabowo was accused of conspiring to overthrow Soeharto by allowing students to occupy the MPR and DPR buildings. This made Titiek's family very angry. Not only that, Prabowo and Titiek's separation is also rumored to be due to a bad family relationship. Both of their fathers, Soeharto and Sumitro, were reportedly at odds due to different views. Sumitro openly criticized Soeharto's development policies and embraced his political opponents, H.R Darsono.

The uploaded photo from the Tiktok account @exol_jalursehun went viral. Netizens have commented a lot on the photo of Prabowo and Titiek when they were still husband and wife. "The definition of loyalty, wanting to reconcile but feeling hesitant," wrote the account @tipsbeautyhack. "They were so happy when they had a child, but it's unimaginably painful to separate," wrote the account @about_meeeeeeeeeee. "Until now, both of them haven't found new partners. A true love story separated by political interests," wrote the account @incin06. "If in a Korean drama there's 'Crash Landing on You' which is hindered by two countries, in Indonesia there's Prabowo and his ex, hmmmmm," wrote the account @erzamafula01.