Savannah Chrisley Reveals Her Relationship Red Flag After Sudden Split from Robert Shriver

• Savannah Chrisley announced her split from boyfriend Robert Shriver after nearly two years of dating
• The Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley host revealed her relationship red flag following the breakup
• "I'm learning to have more forgiveness for myself," the Chrisley Knows Best alum also shared

Savannah Chrisley is revealing a relationship red flag she has realized since splitting from Robert Shriver. 

On the latest episode of her Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley podcast, the reality star, 27, opened up about the lessons she learned since her breakup with Shriver — including avoiding men whose divorces are yet to be finalized.

“I've been so heartbroken trying to figure out how I get through to the other side of it, but I'm handling it like I handle everything else with a little grit and strength and I'm learning to have more forgiveness for myself and no more dating men who aren't officially divorced yet,” she shared.

“I will give you that little piece of advice because again, for people that don't know the backstory, Robert filed for divorce…[in] April of ‘23. We met [in] August of ‘23. And so he had already been filed for divorce,” she added, referring to his divorce from estranged wife, Lindsay, who is currently awaiting trial for allegedly plotting his murder. “And he's no further along in his divorce today than he was the day that I met him, which is absolutely insane. And that's a whole other thing.”

Chrisley notes that she’s been doing “pretty good” since the relationship came to an end after nearly two years, but it still “sucks.” She shares, “I am still grieving the loss of the life I thought I was gonna live, trying to figure out how to navigate all of this and just be a better version of myself.” 

The Chrisley Knows Best alum acknowledged that she is “really proud of myself for how I've handled it,” adding, “I'm not jumping from one relationship to the next. I'm truly taking time to grieve and figure out what I want differently next go round.”

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For Chrisley, the breakup came amid the personal turmoil that she has experienced since her parents, Todd, 56, and Julie, 52, were sent to prison and she took responsibility for her younger siblings, Grayson, 18, and Chloe, 12.

“Over the past two and a half years, I feel like I've put everyone else first,” she explained. “So in the midst of me and my therapy with working through Robert and I breaking up, I think I'm also working on a lot of anger and resentment that I have just towards life as a whole, our situation as a whole.” 

The Special Forces alum continued: "I have been fighting for my parents, fighting for children, fighting for justice. I've been doing all of these things. And I think what was the most heartbreaking thing about me and Robert's breakup was I just wanted someone to fight for me. And I didn't get that. And that's okay.” 

“It could have been, maybe he didn't want to, maybe he wasn't capable of it, maybe, I don't know. But I think that's what I've realized. It's like, I want someone who's gonna fight for me. I want to be a priority. And I just wanna be happy. Like I want to get my laugh back and my smile back and just, I wanna feel like I'm walking on clouds. And I feel like I deserve that after the past two and a half years of my life. So now, we just stay open.”

Despite her vow to remain open, Chrisley admitted that she is in no rush to jump into another relationship.

“I feel like I just need to be alone for a little while,” she shared. “I mean it's been a month and a half and I'm still trying to go through the motions. I will say that there was one instance to where I met someone just like randomly. And I was so, I just wasn't looking for it, but it renewed my hope and my future.” 

“Again, I'm gonna be single for a little while, I need that, I wanna focus on my work, I wanna focus on filming this new show, real estate, getting mom and dad home, paving my way in the political field,” she added. “There's so many things I wanna do, so I need to be single, but it did make me feel good to feel like just... hope restored, that there will be light at the end of this heartbreak.” 

“And what I've realized is I'm a sucker for love. Like I love love. I love being in love. I love having someone to share all these moments with and have fun with and just live life with. Life is so short. Over the past two years, I have realized how short it really is. And I want to be in love. I want to get married. I want to have kids. I close my eyes at night. I want that life. I want my own little family unit. And I want my best friend.”

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The Good Girl RX helmer previously opened up to PEOPLE about how her relationship with Shiver "has just shown me that you can find beauty in the ashes. And so for that, wherever it leads, I'm forever grateful."

"I'm just so grateful to have such an amazing person in my life that shows up and loves and cares and is a positive influence on the kids," the reality star said, referencing Grayson and Chloe. "I want to have as much respect for him and his situation as possible because he has three amazing little boys that are going to have to see and hear things one day."