Katie Maloney is opening up about her split from Tom Schwartz, and how she saw the signs that led to her filing for divorce last month.Maloney, 35, recently sat down on the recent episode of Lindsey Metselaar's podcast, and reflected on pulling the plug on her 12-year relationship with her fellow co-star.«I had been expressing my feelings — where I felt that I was not getting my needs met and where I thought I was being hurt by some of the behavior,» Maloney shared. «I don't think he understood or resonated or agreed.»Maloney candidly recalled how she finally came out and confronted the situation head-on, claiming that she flat-out told Schwartz she wasn't happy, «And then he just didn't really do anything... I think he thought that I was just gonna get over it or something.»Several weeks later, Maloney said she hadn't gotten any sort of understanding from Schwartz and, «I decided that I had wanted to get a divorce.»Maloney admitted that she «really thought that we were gonna make it work,» but struggling with the issues in their relationship, and putting all her focus and energy into her marriage, took a toll on her mental health.«I've been bogged down and putting all of my energy into this relationship and when I'm not getting my needs met, it's making me feel really sad and bad about myself,» she shared.
Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Schwartz Gushed About Being ‘In Love’ With Katie Maloney Days Before Their Separation
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What went wrong? Days before Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney officially separated, the TomTom co-owner gushed about their connection.
“It’s Friday, I’m in love,” Schwartz, 39, wrote via Instagram alongside a selfie with Maloney, 35, on February 4. One month later, the Vanderpump Rules stars took to social media to announce that they had called it quits.
“Well this sucks,” the Minnesota native wrote in a lengthy Instagram statement on March 15. “I’m not the victim. Not gonna write too sad a song. Fully respect Katie’s decision and we’ve had healthy, productive conversations about it. It would be far sadder if she decided to stay with me whilst not happy.”
At the time, Schwartz noted that his “heart ache[d]” to share the split news. “How am I supposed to capture 12 years of love in a f–king canned Instagram caption. I’m not quite ready to use the ‘D’ word bc it’s too painful,” he added. “We had some of the most blissful, romantic, fun times humanly possible over the course of our relationship. I’m talking heaven on earth level joy. She taught me so much about love & being a better partner.”
Maloney filed for divorce on Tuesday, March 22. In court documents later obtained by Us Weekly, she listed the duo’s date of separation as February 12 — two days before Valentine’s Day. Maloney also cited the reason for the split as “irreconcilable differences.”
Since the pair’s split made headlines, the former SUR waitress has been candid about why she decided to pull the plug on her relationship after more than a decade with Schwartz.
“There wasn’t some crazy fight that resulted in this. It was my decision, which was probably the hardest and most painful decision I’ve ever had to make. But [it was] the best and only way I can describe it is
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