Craig Conover Says Paige DeSorbo Modified ‘Her Thoughts a Lot’ About Engagement

Craig Conover would’ve put a hoop on it.

Within the Jan. 23 episode of Southern Allure, he spoke with Shep Rose after they went fishing with Jarrett “JT” Thomas in regards to the standing of his relationship with Paige DeSorbo.

“If it was as much as me, we might simply be engaged, however she alters her thoughts so much about stuff. Ya know?” Craig, 37, mentioned to Shep, 45. “Sooner or later she’ll textual content me and say, ‘Let’s construct a f—ing farmhouse in the course of nowhere,’ or like, you recognize, ‘I am shifting to Charleston.’ However then she’ll have a very good day in New York and be like, ‘I like it up right here.’”

Shep requested the Stitching Down South founder how that made him really feel.

“It will get complicated,” Craig admitted to Shep whereas they made dinner in his yard. “I feel that’s life, proper? It’s a bunch of selections and compromise.”

Craig had beforehand spoke to Shep and Austen Kroll earlier within the season about how Paige, 32, needed to attend a number of years to have youngsters, and the way he froze his sperm consequently. “Me ready a number of years to have a child, not a giant deal,” Craig mentioned in a confessional interview within the Jan. 23 episode. “However what I am risking is, what if Paige desires to show these couple years into 10 years?”

Final month, Paige introduced on her Giggly Squad podcast that she and Craig broke up after three years collectively.

“I have a lot love and respect for Craig,” the Summer time Home star mentioned on the Dec. 30 episode of Giggly Squad. “I feel he is among the greatest individuals I’ve ever met in my complete life. I’ll stay the largest fan of him and need the most effective for him and he really will get the most effective as a result of he’s the most effective. However with that mentioned, I feel it was simply the fitting determination for each of us shifting ahead in our lives and the path in our lives that we didn’t drive.”

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Craig later mentioned on his Instagram Tales that he “was very shocked” by the breakup, which occurred proper earlier than the vacations.

“I’m nonetheless processing every part, which is regular,” the Pillow Speak: What’s Unsuitable with My Stitching? creator continued on Jan. 7. “It’s a three-year relationship, it’s your greatest buddy who you discuss to all day every single day, after which they’re simply gone. So, you recognize, at some point I’ll have the ability to discuss extra on it.”

Whereas chatting with PEOPLE in November, Craig felt sure he and Paige would stroll down the aisle and begin a household.

“We all know we’ll get married at some point, and when it occurs, it will be lots of enjoyable, however each time that’s, who is aware of?” he mentioned. “As soon as you are taking your self out of that stress cooker and have some perspective and journey, life’s a bit of extra easy. There is not any purpose to place stress on it. I feel individuals may have much more of our lives to look at as a result of we’re taking our time than if we had been to hurry it.”

With Paige residing in New York Metropolis and Craig residing in Charleston, S.C., he admitted they didn’t know precisely what that future seemed like. Nonetheless, “I am dedicated to doing what it takes to make it work,” he mentioned.

The Bravo star additionally defined that he and Paige deliberate to attend a number of years to have youngsters whereas they centered on their careers.   

“The objective is after we do begin to have youngsters, we’ll have the ability to keep residence with them as a lot as potential,” Craig mentioned. “We needed to make the choice: can we go reside a conventional life with somebody that is not one another and I discover somebody in Charleston or not? We determined discovering your particular person is the laborious half after which we’ll determine it out after.”

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Southern Allure airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.