Katie Maloney Didn’t Want To End Her Marriage?

Did Katie Maloney admit she didn’t want to end her marriage to Tom Schwartz? In March, the former couple took to social media to confirm their split with their fans and followers. Since then, Katie has been making the moves to end their marriage. She was also the one who filed the divorce papers.

As for Schwartz, he doesn’t even want to mention the word “divorce.” He’s still distraught over it. However, Katie says that she had to focus on herself and her happiness. Once she realized that it became less about her in their marriage, she had to make the right moves.

Katie Maloney didn’t want to file for divorce

In the May 13 episode of the Relationsh*t with Kamie Crawford podcast, Katie Maloney shared the real reason for their divorce. She didn’t want to wait around for Schwartz to change. She acknowledged that she changed her ways during their 12-year relationship.

Katie Maloney did the work to fix her behavior. However, she realized that he didn’t want to make the same changes. That’s when she realized that something had to give. But, she didn’t like the idea of ending her marriage.

“I didn’t marry this person because I ultimately wanted to get a divorce,” Katie Maloney said. “We were at one point trying to start a family. That was a goal of ours together.”

That’s when the Bravo star had to focus on herself. Katie thought about the decision to split long and hard. She even kept it from her friends and family for several months. Katie determined whether her needs were being met in their marriage.

The Vanderpump Rules star noticed she was no longer happy. Her self-esteem and confidence declined. Katie Maloney felt insecure in their marriage because Schwartz would put everything and everything else before her.

Why she made their split public

Katie Maloney first sparked the split rumors with her social media posts. Fans couldn’t help but notice that she was sharing cryptic quotes about happiness and divorce. This led to speculation among the fans and tabloids. She felt she had to go public with their split after she noticed the “speculation and rumors.”

She admitted that they were trying to get their split “private” at first. Katie Maloney and Schwartz wanted to go through the emotions before confirming the split rumors. They also wanted to share the news with their friends and family members before it became public. Seeing the split rumors swirl made her feel uncomfortable because she wanted to have that say.

“I got really massively uncomfortable and had all sorts of anxiety once there were all these things swelling around,” Katie Maloney said. “I don’t like people speaking for me saying things that maybe aren’t true. I don’t like that. So we had to take control of that narrative.”

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