Just months before Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo split, the cracks in their relationship were already beginning to show on Summer House Season 9.
When Craig took Paige to dinner at an Australian restaurant in New York City at the end of Episode 5, the topic quickly turned to babies and settling down, leading the Southern Charm cast member to realize that he didn't have as much say as he might be used to.
"I just never thought I would be in such a submissive relationship," he admitted to Paige, who asked him, "Should I apologize for being strong and independent?"
Though Craig didn’t address her question directly, he replied, "I didn’t realize I would be giving up so much decision making."
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Craig Conover thought Paige prioritized work over him
Earlier in the conversation — which Craig dubbed a relationship "health check" — he acknowledged that they'd both gotten "five times busier" in the three years since they started dating and were only getting busier. After all, he'd just opened another Sewing Down South store, and Paige was about to go on a 60-city Giggly Squad podcast tour.
"I think we're so busy that sometimes it feels like we live a single life," he lamented. "Sometimes it's a bummer that we can't do stuff."
Paige, for her part, noted that her career as a podcaster and social media influencer "took a different turn" and she wouldn't have as many days off anymore to travel or go to Charleston "and just chill in the backyard." Even so, she insisted that Craig was still "absolutely a priority."
As Craig saw it, though, Paige would "choose work 10 times out of 10," and though he didn't want her to slow down professionally just yet, he added, "If we were married and we had kids, you can’t choose work all the time."
