The Real Housewives of Potomacstar, 35, admitted that the pair “just sort of grew apart” before calling it quits after less than three months of dating.
“He stuck out through a lot of it,” she added of theSummer Housealum. “And I commend him but there was a final straw that we decided to keep between us. And I respect that.”
“Luke and I are not romantically involved anymore,” she said in January after speculation spread about the two going their separate ways. At the time, they had deleted pictures of each other from their respective Instagram pages.
She shared that her ongoing divorce from Michael — with whom she shares sonsDean, 4, andDylan, 2 — was to blame for their split.
“Luke was a trooper, believe me; he went through some things,” she continued, adding that she had even met his entire family during their time together. “They were amazing, I fell in love with them. So great.”
In December, she seemed to make thingsInstagram officialwith a selfie of the pair.
“The definition of a winter wonderland ❄️ I didn’t know I missed snow so much!” she wrote on Dec. 20. “Thank you for showing me the beauty of Minnesota! ♥️@lukegulbranson.”
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As for how interested she is indating post-split, the Potomac Housewife initially toldEntertainment Tonight: “I dabble here and there, to be honest, but it’s still not something — especially while I’m still living here, I just don’t think it’s the right thing to do, you know? And I can’t really give myself to anyone emotionally. I’m still pretty connected to Michael.”
source: people.com
