Everything Property Brothers' Jonathan Scott Has Said About Love, Heartbreak and Having a Family

Here's what the HGTV star has told PEOPLE about finding love, navigating relationships, and eventually, becoming a father
By Megan Stein
April 06, 2018 09:00 PM

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ON SPLITTING FROM EX JACINTA KUZNETSOV

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“We grew to respect each other fiercely and know that will remain unchanged for the rest of our lives,” the HGTV host wrote on Instagram announcing his split from Jacinta Kuznetsov, who he met in 2015. “Our memories are filled with joy and we will continue to advocate for each other as friends wherever we go.”

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ON HIS PLAYFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH JACINTA

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“We’ll take road trips, or I’ve set up scavenger hunts with all the things that I know she loves,” he told PEOPLE in September 2017. “It doesn’t matter what we do, it could be dinner at a hole in the wall, but we always have fun.”

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ON MARRIAGE TO JACINTA

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“We definitely want to get married and have kids, but we’re just finding joy in our relationship and still learning about each other as well,” he said.

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ON STARTING A FAMILY

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“I want to be the guy who takes his kids to school and picks them up,” he told PEOPLE in September. “Plus, I’ve already had plenty of practice because dealing with Drew is kind of like dealing with a child, day in, day out.”

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ON HAVING KIDS

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“I love kids, and I get along great with kids. Plus I’m very immature, so that helps.”

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ON BEING A FATHER

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“Of all the success and everything we’ve achieved, I think I’ll be a great dad. That’s going to be exciting.”

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ON HEARTBREAK

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“I’m the emotional one between me and Drew, so when I give myself to something, I give it 100 percent,” he said. “I spent 61 ⁄2 years with someone, and it didn’t work. Anyone in a long-term relationship knows how hard that is. After that I felt defeated, but I learned a lot.”

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ON DIVORCE FROM WIFE KELSY

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“We were young, and there was a rush going into it,” he explained of his brief union to his ex wife, an airline-crew scheduler. “You can have two good people who are just not good for each other. I’m glad that we found that out early.”

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ON HAPPINESS

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“If I had to picture what a joyous life is, it would be working with my family [and] having a beautiful partner who supports me and has her own passions.”

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