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Paige DeSorbo’s birthday earlier this month flipped a switch in her mind.
DeSorbo felt inspired after spending time with her family pup. “I was holding my dog at my parents' house and I said, ‘I’m a mother,’” she said.
Onlast week’s episodeofSouthern Charm, DeSorbo’s boyfriendCraig Conoverbrought up the subject of starting a family with her.
“I’ve always wanted a wife and children,” Conover, 34, told DeSorbo, adding that he fantasized about marrying her.
But she wanted to slow things down.
“Who you marry is the biggest decision of your f—ing life,” DeSorbo replied. “Also,we’ve only been together for a year and a half. You’ve got to really think about that. Like, I still feel like we’re young.”
DeSorbo said she’d been building a social circle down in Charleston, South Carolina, which made her feel more comfortable with the idea ofstarting a life down therewith Conover. “All we need right now is to get you pregnant,” he said.
“No,” she shot back.
On Wednesday, DeSorbo told PEOPLE that she’s “definitely getting there” when it comes to marriage.
The fashion influencer also responded to criticism that she actually dislikes Conover.
“Well, some days I do,” DeSorbo quipped. “No, I think it’s because I am very sarcastic. I am from New York state, so I am a little bit colder than people in the South. I think it’s my humor that sometimes people don’t really get, but all I care about is that if Craig knows that I love him and he definitely does, so it doesn’t really bother me that people think that.”
Aftercrossing paths onSummer House, DeSorbo and Conover filmedWinter Houseseason 1 together. She called appearing on multiple Bravo shows “a good financial decision.”
Bravo stars Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover on ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.'.Charles Sykes/Getty
But when she first found out about the honor, DeSorbo thoughtVarietyhad the wrong woman.
“I’m going to be honest, when I got the email, I was like, I think you guys got the email wrong,” DeSorbo said. “This is definitely not for me, a pinch me moment. I’m extremely grateful. I can’t believe I’m even included on a list with all of these women.”
Thelist of 40 honoreesalso includedBig BrotherhostJulie Chen Moonves,Survivor’sCirie Fields,Shark Tank’sBarbara CorcoranandLori Greiner,Paris HiltonandReal HousewivesKandi Burruss,Heather Gay,Teresa Giudice,Tamra Judge,Jenna Lyons,Kyle RichardsandLisa Vanderpump.
Conover previously told PEOPLE that, since filmingSouthern Charmseason 9, he’s actually pulled back on his desire totake the next steps with DeSorbo.
“It’s funny how things evolve and change,” he said while promoting his latestSewing Down Southcollaboration with DeSorbo. “I think there was so much pressure on that from the outside world, and that that’s what I would say ‘normal couples’ did, that we were talking about it so much.”
Instead of pressuring DeSorbo to relocate from New York City to South Carolina, Conover said he decided “to lean into the long-distance thing.”
“I love what we have now,” he continued. “My home base is Charleston and hers is New York, but if it was a Venn diagram, we cross over. We’re always together, we’re just in one place and the other. I think we have the best of both worlds. I know it’s unique, but it works.”
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Southern Charmairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on on Bravo.
source: people.com
