The Southern Allure star took to his Instagram Tales Tuesday, every week after DeSorbo introduced the couple’s cut up, to share how he was doing amid the breakup information.

Telling his followers that he figured it was “lastly time” to test in with everybody, Conover famous that the cut up was “very surprising” and got here forward of the vacations.

“This has all been very, very surprising to say the least,” the fact star shared. “However I suppose life has to — I gotta begin dwelling once more. No matter that appears like. No matter my new regular appears like, I’ve to start out.”

He continued, “‘Gratitude will get you thru this, with time comes readability’ — the entire recommendation, I am attempting to hearken to.”

The breakup got here as a shock to Conover in addition to followers of the couple, with the Stitching Down South founder telling viewers that it occurred “proper earlier than the vacations.”

“I used to be very shocked. And it is OK. It takes two individuals to be in a relationship and you may’t management different individuals, you possibly can solely management the way you react to it,” Conover mentioned. “Bear in mind to be variety to Paige and me, and yourselves and all of that good things.”

Conover additionally mentioned that he is “nonetheless processing all the things,” which he referred to as regular following their three-year relationship as he grapples with dropping his “greatest pal.”

“I imply, three yr relationship — it is your greatest pal who you talked to all day on a regular basis after which they’re simply gone,” he defined. “So, someday I am going to have the ability to speak extra on it, however proper now, I simply wished to thank everybody for his or her variety messages. It has been very nice to learn them.”

Conover additionally mentioned he’ll begin taking his personal recommendation that he usually preaches when he goes to residence exhibits across the nation.

“And it is life. I’ve to take once I give once I bought to those residence exhibits that nobody’s ever not higher off after a breakup. However I suppose now I’ve to follow what I preach and imagine it, and actually think about God that all the things occurs for a cause,” Conover maintained, earlier than ending his message to followers with one other observe of gratitude for these there for him throughout this tough time.

DeSorbo introduced their breakup in the course of the December 30 episode of her and Hannah Berner’s Giggly Squad podcast, with the Summer season Home getting emotional as she shared the information with their listeners.

“Craig and I’ve determined to now not be collectively,” DeSorbo shared. “I really like him, I believe he loves me. I believe we’ll stay buddies. Nobody did something. It wasn’t a foul factor. I believe we each had been simply being actually mature and saying what we would like and what we did not need, and I believe that is extraordinarily highly effective to have the ability to voice how you feel in actual time and what you need on your future.”

Whereas DeSorbo did not go into an excessive amount of element over why they broke up, she shared that the previous few years have been “very transformative,” including that she’s grown and altered “so much.”

“I’ve a lot love and respect for Craig,” she mentioned of the Southern Allure star. “I believe he is without doubt one of the greatest individuals I’ve met in my complete life. I’ll stay the most important fan for him and wish the most effective for him, and he actually will get the most effective, as a result of he’s the most effective. However, with that mentioned, I believe it’s the proper choice for each of us.”

The truth star went on to name the breakup “very mentioned” and mentioned it has been “awkward” for them to navigate the cut up whereas being within the public eye.

She additionally slammed previous hypothesis that they cut up up months in the past and had been ready for his or her respective actuality TV exhibits to air to drum up drama.

“Nobody can inform me what to do,” DeSorbo mentioned. “The community (Bravo) has energy, however they do not have that a lot energy. So, that was not an actual factor. Rumors of us breaking apart months in the past once more, additionally, not an actual factor.”

The pair started courting within the fall of 2021, with their long-distance relationship showcased on their respective Bravo actuality exhibits, together with the newest season of Southern Allure, which premiered final month.