Paige DeSorbo And Craig Conover were open about their long-distance relationship before their separation in December 2024.

“We spend as much time together as possible and are patient with each other,” Conover said Us weekly exclusively at the Hayu FanFest in October 2024 in London. “We’re in a great place and luckily New York and Charleston are two great places to spend time. We just have to put in the work.”

The Bravo stars met while filming Winter house Season 1 in February 2021, but their connection didn’t turn romantic until May. After three years together — and weeks after Conover denied breakup rumors — DeSorbo confirmed on her “Giggly Squad” podcast that the couple had split.

“What I wanted to say was that Craig and I have decided to no longer be together,” he said Garden house star shared during the December 2024 podcast episode.

“I have so much love and respect for Craig,” DeSorbo continued. “I think he is one of the best people I have ever met in my life. I will remain his biggest fan and want the best for him, and he will truly get the best because he is the best.”

She went on to say that the separation was “the right decision” for both of them moving forward.

Location became a point of contention between the former couple throughout their relationship. DeSorbo wanted to stay in New York City — she even cried about leaving her family during a 2023 episode Garden house – and Conover wanted her to move into his house in Charleston. However, the two insisted that they had everything figured out.

“We’re going to get married one day,” Conover said Us during the same interview in October 2024. “She’s a really career-oriented person and she’s doing great. My business (Sewing Down South) is doing reasonably well right now, so let’s make the best of ourselves before we officially come together as a team.”

Keep scrolling to take a look back at DeSorbo and Conover’s honest quotes about their long-distance relationship:

Navigating through 2 states

Conover told exclusively Us in September 2024 that he and DeSorbo “will not allow the unknown of the future to ruin our happiness today,” referring to their living situation.

“Sometimes it gets stressful and hard,” he admitted while promoting By The Way, his new bar and restaurant in Charleston. “In reality, we don’t need to (live together) right now. Because of our travel and technology capabilities, we are very fortunate to be able to spend half of our time in New York and the other half in Charleston.”

He explained that they would not “pick a location” until children were involved.

“I could date someone who lives in Charleston and has that structure, but that wouldn’t be the right person,” Conover added. “I think finding the right person is the hard part, and then figuring out the rest will just come with time.”

To make it work

“Craig is my sweet, sweet, sensitive, childlike friend. I’ve been taking care of him for two years now,” Paige said during an episode of ” Garden house. “We are currently still traveling long distances. But I feel like I’m in a good rhythm now.”

Thoughts about a breakup

Conover said during a December 2023 episode Southern charm that he knew DeSorbo was “not ready” to live full-time in Charleston.

“I’m so grateful to have someone I get along with and love,” he said in a confessional at the time. “All that matters is that I’m happy and she supports me. Technically, it doesn’t matter where we live until we have kids.”

Friends step in

fellow Garden house star Amanda Batula said in December 2022 that DeSorbo would move to Charleston to be with Conover.

“I have a feeling Paige will follow in her mom’s footsteps when it comes to these amazing dinner parties, plate decorations and all of her holiday events,” she said Us at the time. “I think that’s what Paige wants, and that’s what she’s going to get down south.”

Moving in together?

Conover brought up the idea of ​​sharing a home with DeSorbo in an April 2022 interview.

“I’m having a lot of things done to my house, and she definitely has input into all of these new changes, which really excites me,” he told BravoTV.com. “I’m preparing to live with a partner. … That’s definitely the direction we’re going.”