Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson.Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; George Pimentel/Getty
Khloé Kardashianhas a lot to consider about her relationship withTristan Thompsonfollowing their recent split.
Weeks afterPEOPLE confirmedthat the couple had called it quits again, a Kardashian source says the Good American designer, 37, would like to be with with the 30-year-old Boston Celtics player — with whom she shares 3-year-old daughterTrue— though her family would prefer she “move on with someone who treats her better.”
“They have a complicated relationship. Khloé would love for them to be together,” the insider tells PEOPLE. “She wants to have a romantic relationship with Tristan and not only be co-parents.”
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson with True.Tristan Thompson/Instagram
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“And this is why she keeps going back to him. Tristan has a way to make her feel the most special. She loves that feeling,” the insider says of theKeeping Up with the Kardashiansalum. “Whenever they are broken up, it’s been very hard for Khloe to move on. She has yet to date someone else.”
“Her family thinks Tristan’s behavior is very childish and unfair to Khloé,” the source adds. “They would love for her to move on with someone who treats her better. They also understand why it’s so hard for her.”
Tristan Thompson, Khloe Kardashian.Jerritt Clark/Getty Images
Kardashian and Thompson have weathered their fair share of drama since their relationship was made public in September 2016. PEOPLE confirmed that they wereexpecting Truethe following year, but just days before Kardashian gave birth in April 2018, news broke that Thompson had beenunfaithful during her pregnancy.
They spent that summerrebuilding their relationship, but in February 2019, theybroke upafter reports surfaced that he had hooked up withKylie Jenner’s longtime best friend,Jordyn Woods. (Woods adamantlydenied that they had sex, but said they kissed after a long night of drinking.)
The pairlater reconciledin summer 2020 after spending a lot of time together during the COVID-19 pandemic. PEOPLE confirmed this June that Kardashian and Thompson split again amid more rumors about the NBA star’s alleged infidelity.
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A source recentlytold PEOPLE that Kardashian remains “very loyal"to Thompson despite their latest breakup.
“For now, Khloé is single and seems okay with it,” the insider said. “She continues to co-parent with Tristan and they spend time together as a family. Even though he has disappointed Khloé so many times, she is still very loyal to Tristan.”
“She doesn’t like when people criticize him,” the source continued. “He will always be special to her. It’s very possible that they will get back together eventually.”
source: people.com
