Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via GettyWhenSummer Houseseason 8 kicks off on Thursday night, viewers will see the beginning of the end forCarl RadkeandLindsay Hubbard’s relationship.According to Radke, 39, he and Hubbard, 37, had issues going into the summer, months before theycalled off their engagement.“There were things that were always right there in front of us, that always were a constant conversation, and things we needed to work on and understand better about each other,” he tells PEOPLE. “There are things you’ll see that had happened before the summer started, but then happened again during the summer. Finances, career, that’s always going to be conversation, regardless of where you’re at, but those were definitely topics that came up this summer.”Radke shares that he and Hubbard had been working on their issues, including “communication” and “our attachment styles,” in couples therapy since November 2022.“Every couple has things going on, but this summer, you’ll see it firsthand play out,” he adds.Radke and Hubbard’s housemates saw it unfold in real time. “There were big fights, like volcanoes,” Kyle Cooke tells PEOPLE.Carl Radke (left) and Kyle Cooke.Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyThe Loverboy founder and CEO, 41, says he saw “red flags” in Radke and Hubbard’s relationship “that dated back to the first couple months of their dating.”“I saw things that concerned me, but how do you find the right time and place to confront not just Carl, but Lindsay, too?” Cooke wonders. “These are both my friends and you’re kind of caught in between this weird place where you don’t want to just speak your mind. You might say something that could jeopardize your friendships. Sometimes I’m not very eloquent with my timing or my wording, so I have to pick and choose my battles.”While he acknowledges that every relationship experiences hardships, Cooke thinks Radke and Hubbard’s problems “were bigger than most.”Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke in November 2022.Dia Dipasupil/GettyStill, he didn’t expect the pair to call off their destination wedding in Mexico. “I never in my right mind during the summer would I have thought they’d not go through with it,” Cooke says. “I honestly thought they would still go through with it because I knew they loved each other, I knew there was this friendship. As crazy as it sounds, it is way harder to have the self-awareness and doubts to call off a wedding than to even propose.”Some of Radke and Hubbard’s housemates, especially her best friendDanielle Olivera, expressed skepticism about how fast their relationship moved when the reality starsgot engagedin August 2022 after less thanone year of dating. While Radke says most of his costars moved “past some of the nonsense from previous summers,” he admits “there was some tension” going into summer 2022.He tries not to second guess whether the expedited timeline of his engagement played a role in the relationship not working out.“Sure, there’s things in my past that I wish I could have done differently, but I think you’ll just make yourself crazy trying to rehash and replay,” the Syracuse University grad says. “Things played out the way they did. I can’t go back and change time. I was a different person two years ago, it’s hard to speculate how that would have been. I can only do what I can today and move forward and healing, trying to understand from my past.”Radke hopes that the breakup will make him “a more evolved person,” he says. “I hope all this stuff from the last six months will lead me more down that road. I definitely learned a lot.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Summer Houseseason 8 premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
WhenSummer Houseseason 8 kicks off on Thursday night, viewers will see the beginning of the end forCarl RadkeandLindsay Hubbard’s relationship.According to Radke, 39, he and Hubbard, 37, had issues going into the summer, months before theycalled off their engagement.“There were things that were always right there in front of us, that always were a constant conversation, and things we needed to work on and understand better about each other,” he tells PEOPLE. “There are things you’ll see that had happened before the summer started, but then happened again during the summer. Finances, career, that’s always going to be conversation, regardless of where you’re at, but those were definitely topics that came up this summer.”Radke shares that he and Hubbard had been working on their issues, including “communication” and “our attachment styles,” in couples therapy since November 2022.“Every couple has things going on, but this summer, you’ll see it firsthand play out,” he adds.Radke and Hubbard’s housemates saw it unfold in real time. “There were big fights, like volcanoes,” Kyle Cooke tells PEOPLE.Carl Radke (left) and Kyle Cooke.Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyThe Loverboy founder and CEO, 41, says he saw “red flags” in Radke and Hubbard’s relationship “that dated back to the first couple months of their dating.”“I saw things that concerned me, but how do you find the right time and place to confront not just Carl, but Lindsay, too?” Cooke wonders. “These are both my friends and you’re kind of caught in between this weird place where you don’t want to just speak your mind. You might say something that could jeopardize your friendships. Sometimes I’m not very eloquent with my timing or my wording, so I have to pick and choose my battles.”While he acknowledges that every relationship experiences hardships, Cooke thinks Radke and Hubbard’s problems “were bigger than most.”Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke in November 2022.Dia Dipasupil/GettyStill, he didn’t expect the pair to call off their destination wedding in Mexico. “I never in my right mind during the summer would I have thought they’d not go through with it,” Cooke says. “I honestly thought they would still go through with it because I knew they loved each other, I knew there was this friendship. As crazy as it sounds, it is way harder to have the self-awareness and doubts to call off a wedding than to even propose.”Some of Radke and Hubbard’s housemates, especially her best friendDanielle Olivera, expressed skepticism about how fast their relationship moved when the reality starsgot engagedin August 2022 after less thanone year of dating. While Radke says most of his costars moved “past some of the nonsense from previous summers,” he admits “there was some tension” going into summer 2022.He tries not to second guess whether the expedited timeline of his engagement played a role in the relationship not working out.“Sure, there’s things in my past that I wish I could have done differently, but I think you’ll just make yourself crazy trying to rehash and replay,” the Syracuse University grad says. “Things played out the way they did. I can’t go back and change time. I was a different person two years ago, it’s hard to speculate how that would have been. I can only do what I can today and move forward and healing, trying to understand from my past.”Radke hopes that the breakup will make him “a more evolved person,” he says. “I hope all this stuff from the last six months will lead me more down that road. I definitely learned a lot.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Summer Houseseason 8 premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
WhenSummer Houseseason 8 kicks off on Thursday night, viewers will see the beginning of the end forCarl RadkeandLindsay Hubbard’s relationship.
According to Radke, 39, he and Hubbard, 37, had issues going into the summer, months before theycalled off their engagement.
“There were things that were always right there in front of us, that always were a constant conversation, and things we needed to work on and understand better about each other,” he tells PEOPLE. “There are things you’ll see that had happened before the summer started, but then happened again during the summer. Finances, career, that’s always going to be conversation, regardless of where you’re at, but those were definitely topics that came up this summer.”
Radke shares that he and Hubbard had been working on their issues, including “communication” and “our attachment styles,” in couples therapy since November 2022.
“Every couple has things going on, but this summer, you’ll see it firsthand play out,” he adds.
Radke and Hubbard’s housemates saw it unfold in real time. “There were big fights, like volcanoes,” Kyle Cooke tells PEOPLE.
Carl Radke (left) and Kyle Cooke.Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
The Loverboy founder and CEO, 41, says he saw “red flags” in Radke and Hubbard’s relationship “that dated back to the first couple months of their dating.”
“I saw things that concerned me, but how do you find the right time and place to confront not just Carl, but Lindsay, too?” Cooke wonders. “These are both my friends and you’re kind of caught in between this weird place where you don’t want to just speak your mind. You might say something that could jeopardize your friendships. Sometimes I’m not very eloquent with my timing or my wording, so I have to pick and choose my battles.”
While he acknowledges that every relationship experiences hardships, Cooke thinks Radke and Hubbard’s problems “were bigger than most.”
Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke in November 2022.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Still, he didn’t expect the pair to call off their destination wedding in Mexico. “I never in my right mind during the summer would I have thought they’d not go through with it,” Cooke says. “I honestly thought they would still go through with it because I knew they loved each other, I knew there was this friendship. As crazy as it sounds, it is way harder to have the self-awareness and doubts to call off a wedding than to even propose.”
Some of Radke and Hubbard’s housemates, especially her best friendDanielle Olivera, expressed skepticism about how fast their relationship moved when the reality starsgot engagedin August 2022 after less thanone year of dating. While Radke says most of his costars moved “past some of the nonsense from previous summers,” he admits “there was some tension” going into summer 2022.
He tries not to second guess whether the expedited timeline of his engagement played a role in the relationship not working out.
“Sure, there’s things in my past that I wish I could have done differently, but I think you’ll just make yourself crazy trying to rehash and replay,” the Syracuse University grad says. “Things played out the way they did. I can’t go back and change time. I was a different person two years ago, it’s hard to speculate how that would have been. I can only do what I can today and move forward and healing, trying to understand from my past.”
Radke hopes that the breakup will make him “a more evolved person,” he says. “I hope all this stuff from the last six months will lead me more down that road. I definitely learned a lot.”
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Summer Houseseason 8 premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
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