Craig Conover Mentioned He and Paige DeSorbo Had been ‘Going to Get Married’ Weeks Earlier than Their Cut up

Weeks earlier than Paige DeSorbo introduced they’d referred to as it quits, she was planning her future with Craig Conover.

The Southern Attraction star, 35, spoke to PEOPLE in early December about his resolution to stop consuming — a transfer motivated by a need to “turn out to be extra of a husband and father materials” for DeSorbo’s profit — and was open about his plans to marry the Summer season Home star earlier than she confirmed on Dec. 30 they’d damaged up.

“We’re enjoying the lengthy sport. It might be simple to go for immediate gratification, however the basis that we’re constructing is in order that we die collectively at some point, not simply make it enjoyable,” he stated of DeSorbo, 32, who he started relationship in 2021.

He continued, “We all know we will get married at some point, and when it occurs, it will be a variety of enjoyable, however every time that’s, who is aware of?”

“As soon as you are taking your self out of that strain cooker and have some perspective and journey, life’s just a little extra easy. There is not any cause to place strain on it. I feel individuals may have much more of our lives to observe as a result of we’re taking our time than if we had been to hurry it.”

He was additionally open about their efforts to be “more healthy than a variety of different {couples} that you simply see in your TV” when it got here to their relationship, which performed out onscreen on Southern Attraction, Summer season Home and Winter Home, the place they’d transitioned from a friendship to a romantic relationship.

“When individuals ask about me and Paige, Paige says it nicely, she’s like, ‘I get it. Once I watch TV reveals, I really feel like I wish to know that I am part of it,’” he stated. “We share our lives with everybody, however there’s a variety of noise.”

Trying to the longer term, Conover stated he was “dedicated to doing what it takes to make it work” with DeSorbo.

“We actually do not know what that appears like. We have got a pair years most likely till we begin having children, after which we’ll should determine it out. However I’ve actually taken this regular position now of being a contented spouse, completely happy life,” he stated.

He additionally addressed their standing as a long-distance couple, as he lives in Charleston whereas she lives in New York Metropolis.

“The aim is once we do begin to have children, we’ll be capable to keep dwelling with them as a lot as attainable,” he shared. “We needed to make the choice: will we go stay a standard 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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DeSorbo introduced that she and Conover had gone their separate methods on a Dec. 30 episode of her podcast, Giggly Squad. She stated she “wasn’t anticipating” the break up as she referred to as him “undoubtedly one of the best boyfriend I’ve ever had,” however affirmed that there was no unhealthy blood between them.

“I’ve a lot love and respect for Craig. I feel he is likely one of the finest individuals I’ve ever met in my complete life. I’ll stay the most important fan of him and need one of the best for him and he actually will get one of the best as a result of he’s one of the best.” she stated. “However with that stated, I feel it was simply the suitable resolution for each of us transferring ahead in our lives and the course in our lives that we didn’t power.”

“I really like him, I feel he loves me,” she added. “I feel we’ll stay associates. Nobody did something. It wasn’t a foul factor. I feel we each had been simply being actually mature and saying what we wish and what we didn’t need, and I feel that’s extraordinarily highly effective to have the ability to voice the way you’re feeling in real-time and what you need on your future.”