Kelly Clarkson and Khloé Kardashian openly discussed relationships with each other on the latest episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, which aired on Thursday, October 27th; more specifically, how they are both handling getting over their exes following their respective break-ups.
The 40-year-old “Since U Been Gone” singer spoke candidly about life after Brandon Blackstock, 45, after their divorce was officially finalized earlier this year, while the 38-year-old Good American founder not only spoke about her 2016 divorce from 42-year-old former professional basketball player, Lamar Odom, but also how she is navigating her split from Tristan Thompson, 31, the father of her two children, four-year-old daughter True Thompson, and their newborn son, whose name has yet to be revealed to the public.
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Mutual heartbreak
"You shared this season that you are training yourself to unlove your ex, Tristan. So how did you do that? Asking for a friend," Kelly asked Khloé, in reference to something said in the latest season of The Kardashians. "It's hard," Kelly added. "I think it's the most ridiculous thing sometimes when something doesn't work out and you're in a relationship and you're so deeply in love — and people are like 'Oh yeah, why can't you [move on].'"
Kelly, who has been very open about her struggles following her seven-year marriage to the music manager, added: "I think I might always love that person, I don't know if it goes away." But Khloé was quick to reassure her friend that, although in her experience with ex-husband Lamar Odom, the love doesn’t go away for good, it does "change" as time goes on and you realize that you're not quite right for each other.
Khloé still wants the best for her ex
"No, I don't think it goes away," Khloé confessed. "Like, my ex-husband, I genuinely still love and I want the best for him. I'm rooting for him. We all, I think, just change or evolve — or you know sometimes that it's just not a right fit for you."
Having said that, Khloé admitted that her situation with Tristan Thompson is a little different, and she's finding it a lot harder to move on from him. "When I said I'm learning how to un-love Tristan, I think people — whether it be family or friends, or anyone you're telling your story to — they're like 'Okay, so move on,'" Khloé said, adding: "It's not that easy."
Moving on is "not that easy"
"Just even the habits that you've built — the repetition, the routine. When something good happened, I would call Tristan. When something bad, or when I did any little thing, I would share my life with him," she continued, before going on to say that, despite all of Tristan's infidelities throughout their six-year on/off relationship – including the paternity scandal that revealed he fathered a child with personal trainer Maralee Nichols on his 30th birthday – she is still struggling to move on.
"It doesn’t happen overnight"
"Learning to just reprogram myself, even though someone did something bad to me, it doesn't mean there's a wall and I've built it up," she said. "I know this isn't the right thing for me and I need to slowly heal and move on. But it doesn't happen overnight."
