Mark Estes still has ‘immense love and respect’ for Kristin Cavallari after breakup

Exes Kristin Cavallari and Mark Estes can agree there is no love lost between them.

“Mark has immense love and respect for Kristin and their time together,” the Montana Boyz TikTok star’s rep told Page Six on Wednesday.

“He’s focused on the future of his business and his project in development with Vice Studios.”

News broke over the weekend that Cavallari, 37, and Estes, 24, had split after seven months of dating.

Exes Kristin Cavallari and Mark Estes can agree there is no love lost between them. kristincavallari/Instagram “Mark has immense love and respect for Kristin and their time together,” the Montana Boyz TikTok star’s rep told Page Six on Wednesday. Instagram/@markestes

Then on Tuesday’s episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast, the reality star revealed she was the one who broke things off things and explained why.

“Mark and I broke up,” Cavallari told her listeners. “It’s hard because I broke up with Mark because I just know long term it’s not right, and it’s not because of love lost or something bad happened.”

According to the “Hills” alum, “no one cheated” or “was mean,” and their romance ended cordially.

“He’s been the best boyfriend I’ve ever had,” insisted Cavallari, who previously raved about their sex life.

“He’s focused on the future of his business and his project in development with Vice Studios,” the rep added. kristincavallari/Instagram News broke over the weekend that Cavallari, 37, and Estes, 24, had split after seven months of dating. markestes/Instagram

“I just know long term he needs to experience life. He’s young … I started to feel the age a little bit with life experience.”

Cavallari — who shares sons Camden, 12, and Jaxon, 10, as well as daughter Saylor, 8, with her ex-husband, Jay Cutler — went on, “I look back when I was 24 and how much life has happened between then. Those are crucial years. Those are formative years. They’re when you find yourself, and he needs to be able to do that.”

The mom of three discovered Estes on social media in September 2023, and they began dating the following February.

Then on Tuesday’s episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast, the reality star revealed she was the one who broke things off things and explained why. Mark Estes / Instagram “I just know long term he needs to experience life,” Cavallari said. “He’s young … I started to feel the age a little bit with life experience.” Kristin Cavallari/Instagram

Though the pair’s 13-year age gap has always been something she’s “been well aware” of,” Cavallari shared that their relationship was “very healthy and very mature” nonetheless.

“He will make someone so happy one day … and he will have a beautiful family of his own,” she continued.

“I know that one day he will look back and understand it, and I actually think one day he will look back and thank me.”

The Uncommon James founder maintained that she doesn’t “regret going public with him” or “introducing him to [her] kids.”

Cavallari shared that their relationship was “very healthy and very mature” nonetheless. kristincavallari/Instagram After they parted ways, a source said that “having another baby was something [mom of three] Kristin wasn’t sure she was on the same page about.” kristincavallari/Instagram

“It was such a good, happy relationship,” she said. “And I think with every relationship, you learn and you grow from, and I will forever look back at Mark and I with such fond memories and just pure happiness.”

Early last month, when Estes was a guest on Cavallari’s podcast, she asked him what his “end goals” were.

He confessed that marriage and babies were on the brain, prompting the host to note, “We’ve decided to table all those kinds of conversations and just be together. … I would actually have to figure that out relatively soon.”

After the duo parted ways, a source told UsWeekly that “having another baby was something Kristin wasn’t sure she was on the same page about.”