Paige DeSorbo Made One Last Plea to Craig Conover—But It Wasn’t Enough

The cracks in Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover's relationship are becoming clearer and clearer.

Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover

The former couple—who broke up in November after three years of dating—had a tough conversation about their long-distance relationship prior to splitting during Summer House's March 12 episode.

"Sometimes I feel guilty about certain decisions because I'm like, 'I feel bad for my parents,'" Paige admitted to the Southern Charm star while discussing their future over dinner in NYC. "Like, 'I should do this for my parents.' A perfect example is when Lindsay [Hubbard] announced her pregnancy. My initial thought was, 'Thank god it's not me.' But then in the back of my head, I'm like, 'But should I be getting ready to have a baby because my parents really want a grandchild?'"

After Craig told his then-girlfriend, "You shouldn't be having a baby because your parents want grandkids," she agreed by confidently declaring, "No, I'm not having a baby."

"I can't even find two weeks to freeze my eggs," the Giggly Squad podcast cohost added. "I'm not kidding."

However, the Bravo stars' increasingly busy schedules were becoming somewhat of an issue for Craig.

As the Sewing Down South founder then shared, "It's a bummer sometimes because I think we're so busy that sometimes it feels like we live a single life. Like, I don't want us doing events apart forever."

"I wanna make sure that—as we continue to get busier," he continued, "I just opened a new store, you're about to go on tour—that we continue to make each other and our relationship a priority and we don't let it slip."

And even though the 36-year-old noted it's "awesome" that Paige was becoming more successful in her own right, the Charleston native also admitted, "Sometimes it's a bummer that we can't do stuff."

Paige's response? She acknowledged, "I know, but my career took a different turn and I can't travel as much as I used to."

However, she made a plea to Craig promising she wouldn't let their hectic lifestyles get in the way of their relationship while also asking for some grace.

"I don't want you to ever feel neglected," she told him. "I don't want you to ever feel like you're not a priority. You're absolutely a priority, but I need you to also be a little bit okay that, yeah, there's gonna be some weeks, especially this year, that I'm not gonna be able to come down and just chill in the backyard. I haven't had a day off in I don't know when."

But Craig still had his sights set on settling down in the near future.

"If you were this busy for the rest of our lives, I don't see it working out," he told Paige, to which she jokingly replied, "Are you breaking up with me in an Australian restaurant?"

Jokes aside, Craig noted, "I know you're going to choose work 10 times out of 10 right now in our lives, but if we were married and had kids, you can't choose work all the time."

The ultimatum wasn't exactly what Paige wanted to hear.

"It makes me feel like if I get more and more successful, it's a bad thing," the 32-year-old responded. "Like, if I don't make you the number one priority, I'm gonna feel guilty."

"Do you want me to be really honest?" she continued. "I think that if I said, 'Let's have a baby tomorrow,' you'd be like, 'F--k yeah! Let's settle down, let's have a kid, let's live in Charleston, let's live a slow life.' I don't ever want to live a slow life."

As it became clearer the two were on different pages, Craig admitted, "Yeah, that's what I want one day. I just never thought I'd be in such a submissive relationship."

The difficult conversation ended with Paige pondering, "Should I apologize for being strong and independent?" to which Craig retorted, "I didn't realize I would be giving up so much decision-making."

Paige DeSorbo Made One Last Plea to Craig Conover—But It Wasn’t Enough

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