Tom Schwartz Makes Damning Declaration on Living Next to Jax: We're Supposed To Be Honest

Even though Tom Schwartz alerted The Valley's Jax Taylor that the townhouse next door to his was available, he was still hesitant about rolling out the welcome mat for his new neighbor on move-in day.

Tom made the candid confession on The Valley After Show for Season 2, Episode 13, after Jesse Lally joked about relocating to a nearby unit as well.

"Please don't, dude," the Vanderpump Rules alum begged in the above clip, admitting, "I was really worried about the optics."

"We're supposed to be honest... I was worried what the girls would think about the dynamic," Tom continued. "Us two Peter Pan Syndrome divorced guys, bar owners, can't grow up, living next to each other. They're frat boys."

Even Jax chimed in to concede, "Doesn't look good."

Tom Schwartz and Jax Taylor open up about their "dynamic" as neighbors

Luckily, the living arrangement has apparently been working "great" for the duo, so far, though.

"I've protected my peace. There's a healthy boundary that he respects, we respect," Schwartz added. "He’s never pounding on the wall; he’s not pounding on my door."

In fact, he said that he's "so happy in that space," in general, following his 2022 divorce from Katie Maloney.

"Aside from the beautiful home I had with Katie... this is the second most beautiful, peaceful place I've ever lived in my life," Schwartz continued of his "sanctuary."

From Jax's POV, Schwartz is equally respectful of him, adding that he'll "come over for a beer" from time to time. Having a "best friend" next door who had also gone through a public split after a decade-long relationship has helped "lonely" Jax navigate sobriety and his own divorce from Brittany Cartwright — even when Schwartz has to give him some tough love.

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"I'm obviously going through hell right now, and I can bounce ideas or thoughts off [him]," Jax said on the After Show. "I need to be close to friends that can help me pick me up, ya know? I feel like if I was alone, I would be struggling a little bit more. So, it’s nice to have, ya know, my friend next door to me and be there for me. I really appreciate it."

Tom Schwartz weighs in on Jax Taylor trying to get back together with Brittany Cartwright

One such instance to illustrate that dynamic arose in The Valley's July 8 episode when Schwartz brought "sad man" Jax several frozen dinners (i.e. "the official meal of someone who's getting divorced") and the gossip session quickly turned to the topic of his and Brittany's split.

As Jax recapped a conversation he'd just had with his estranged wife during which he questioned if they exhausted all possible options, such as couples therapy, and "really, really want" to move forward with divorce proceedings.

Accusing Jax of possibly "trying to instill a seed of doubt" in Brittany's mind, Schwartz responded that his idea to "put a pin" in the divorce was "a bad idea."

"Dude, I think it's a ticking time bomb," Schwartz told him. "I think you guys should date other people, explore other options for a year, try to work on being good co-parents. ... I do think there needs to be healthy boundaries."

See Schwartz revisit how Jax "hazed" him when they were roommates on Vanderpump Rules in the After Show clip above, and don't miss a look inside their homes today.