Craig Conover don’t want to break up with girlfriend Paige DeSorbobut he revealed on the latest Southern charm episode that he wouldn’t “freak out” if they did.
“It’s not the end of the world if we don’t end up together,” Craig, 34, told Paige, 31, on the Thursday, December 21, episode of the Bravo series, noting that he knows she’s “not ready ” is to live. in Charleston full time.
Paige seemed surprised by Craig’s proclamation, which led him to explain that he has no plans to split, but he said he’s better emotionally prepared if that becomes a reality.
“Now I believe I have become a stable person, with or without you. I know you got me there, but I feel really stable within myself to the point where I could let you go,” Craig told his partner. “I would be very sad, but I wouldn’t panic, if that makes sense.”
Despite feeling confident in himself, Craig quickly took Paige’s temperature about their relationship and asked, “But are you hoping it works out with me?”
Paige laughed and replied, “Yes! I wouldn’t be here. I would be in New York.” Craig joked: “So you’re saying you like me?” to which she replied, “Yes, I definitely like you.”
The pair, who have been dating since summer 2021, shared a hug and Craig added: “I love you.” Paige smiled and replied, “I love you too, Craig!” and joked: “Look at me, I’m all about pastels, obviously I love you.”
Elsewhere in the episode, Craig confessed that he “wishes” he and Paige were “on the same timeline” when it comes to their future. Craig has previously said he’s ready to become a father and settle down, while Paige insists getting engaged would mean leaving her New York home, which she isn’t ready for yet.
“I’m so grateful that I have someone who I get along with and love,” Craig said in a confessional while reflecting on his relationship. “All that matters is that I am happy and that she supports me. Technically, until we have kids, it doesn’t matter where we live.”
Earlier this month, Paige revealed that while the couple wasn’t engaged, they almost tied the knot in Las Vegas during BravoCon in November.
“I said, ‘Let’s do it in a chapel,’” she recalled Elite daily in an interview published on Monday, December 18. “Craig stopped doing it though.”
Craig confessed, “I’m not getting married in Vegas. I want something more real than that.” Paige then teased, “What’s more real than me, you and Elvis, honey?”
Paige spoke exclusively We weekly that she was in no “rush to do anything” with Craig in October 2022. She revealed that the couple reached a “really big milestone” the moment she gave Craig “closet space” in her New York apartment.
Paige explained that giving Craig “some space and a closet” was her “version of being engaged.” She recalled: ‘He was very happy. I mean, I thought he was going to cry [one] moment. He said, ‘I can’t believe you did this for me.’ And I thought, ‘Stop. Don’t make a thing of it! ”
Southern charm airs on Bravo Thursdays at 8pm ET.