Carl Radke is putting out his own reaction to the Summer House finale. After the long-anticipated breakup aired, the formerly betrothed couple gave interviews reflecting on their final weeks together.
It was everything that was caught on camera. The fights about Carl’s career, and Lindsay Hubbard’s accusations that he was using again, and all the drama that made Season 8 as gripping as it was.
Now, nearly a year after breaking up with Lindsay, Carl is speaking out on his reflections. And regrets about how he treated the former publicist.
Carl wishes he “had been more direct” towards his ex-fiance
“I’m not proud of how I was handling the situation and how I was treating her,” Carl told The New York Times.
Indeed, the Loverboy employee got a lot of criticism from fans for his refusal to accept any questions from his ex about his career choices.
“I mean, I was clearly frustrated and, you know, so I wish I had really been more direct,” he admitted.
The former Loverboy VP of Sales insisted that fans “can clearly see [him] struggling to communicate [his] feelings.”
Carl takes responsibility for his poor communication, but many viewers do not perceive it as such. Rather, it was suggested that he simply wanted to be coddled rather than challenged by Lindsay.
“That’s not on her, that’s on me — I’m seeing myself blame and play victim, and I don’t want to be either,” he explained.
Carl’s request that Lindsay hug him “tighter” after an argument was flagged by viewers as especially cringeworthy. It was a moment that could have been endearing, had the duo not been at such odds.
Ultimately, Carl feels that he “made the right decision.” He first shared the conviction with Andy Cohen during an episode of Watch What Happens Live.
The Summer House finale airs this week, and Carl and Lindsay will be able to address each other directly for the first time since their breakup.
Catch Summer House Thursday at 9/8c on Bravo.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CARL ADMITTING POOR COMMUNICATION? DID HE WANT TO BE A VICTIM? DO YOU THINK HE WAS STRUGGLING TO VERBALIZE HIS FEELINGS?
