No matter what led to Kim Kardashian becoming famous, she has proven how formidable she is as a human being. Despite that, the fact remains that many observers are more fascinated by Kim Kardashian’s love life.

That makes perfect sense since Kardashian’s love life is interesting in many ways, including how her divorce from Kanye “Ye” West affected her net worth. On top of that, many fans are interested in her marriage to and divorce from Kris Humphries. For example, fans want to know how Kardashian’s siblings felt about Humphries and why she divorced him so quickly.

This article will take a look back at why Kardashian married Humphries in the first place. After that, the article will reveal why Kardashian says reality TV was to blame for her failed marriage to Humphries.

Kim Kardashian Revealed The Sad Truth About Why She Married Kris Humphries

Since Kim Kardashian is a reality TV star, she has been forced to publicly answer for a lot of things that most people keep private. One example of that is the fact that Kardashian has repeatedly been asked to explain her quick and failed marriage to Kris Humphries.

Kim Kardashian's Relationship With Her Ex-Husband Kris Humphries Via: Instar

While talking to Alan Carr, Kardashian revealed that her idealistic belief in love is what resulted in her disastrous marriage to Humphries. Kardashian also cited the pressure of comparing her life to what was going on with the people around her.

“You know, I think that I’m the kind of girl, like, I’m such a hopeless romantic, and all my friends around, are married with babies. I just, I really want that. That’s what, to me, like, success is, is having a family and, you know, a partner. And when I met him, I thought that’s what I saw in him.”

Kardashian then went on to say that rushing into their marriage played a major role in her failed relationship with Humphries.

“And, you know, we never lived together before we got married. So, I think it was, just how it all happened so fast. I kind of, you know, I did fall in love, but I think I got caught up and, and everything that was going on around it.”

Kardashian then went on to describe how she quickly came to realize that marrying Humphries was a mistake.

“And, once we did move in together, I realized fast that this wasn’t for me. Doesn’t mean that he’s not a great person and I don’t love him. It’s just not, it just wasn’t for me.”

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries before their divorce Via: Instar

In a vulnerable moment, Kardashian also explained what the motivation behind filing to divorce Humphries so quickly was.

“So I figured that it was easier to get out and quicker, and it would, in the, in the long run save a lot of people’s hearts. And it’s so embarrassing, obviously, having this huge wedding on TV and doing that. Like, most people would have stayed.”

At that point in the conversation, Carr asked Kardashian to clarify that she didn’t marry Humphries for publicity. Not only did Kardashian state that wasn’t the case, she talked about how hurtful it was that anyone thought she would do that.

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E! clearly didn’t think that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries getting married was a mistake for the network. According to Deadline, the two-night special Kim’s Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event set a ratings record for the network as it drew 10.5 million viewers .

Before Kardashian opened up to Carr about her marriage to Humphries, it initially seems like she was going to shut down. As soon as her marriage to Humphries came up, Kardashian’s smile disappeared, and she sounded quieter as she responded.

Kim Kardashian posing in a black dress Instar

“It depends on what you’re going to ask me.”

What is the timeline of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ relationship, according to US Weekly?

Begin dating (October 2010)
Kris Humphries proposes (May 2011)
Their wedding day (August 2011)
Renewed their vows (October 2011)
Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 72 days (October 2011)
Kris Humphries files to annul the marriage (November 2011)
Divorce finalized (April 2013)

To Carr’s credit, he managed to bring Kardashian out of her shell after she seemed less engaged. Carr did this by cracking an undeniably funny joke about the length of Kardashian and Humphries’ marriage.

“You got married at the end of the last series, but you split up after 72 days. I mean, I’ve got things in my fridge that lasted longer.”

Kim Kardashian Later Blamed Reality TV For Her Failed Marriage To Kris Humphries

When Kim Kardashian was still married to Kanye “Ye” West in 2021, Andy Cohen interviewed her and her family. During the resulting conversation, the topic of Kardashian’s marriage to Kris Humphries came up. At that point, Kardashian stated that being a reality TV star played a role in her decision to go through with marrying Humphries.

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While talking about marrying Humphries, Kardashian stated that her mom encouraged her not to go through with the wedding if she wasn’t sure. In response, Cohen asked Kardashian if she walked down the aisle with Humphries because their marriage was a big deal for Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Without missing a beat, Kardashian admitted that the show made her feel like she would be letting everyone down if she backed out of the wedding.

The Kardashian And Jenner Former Assistants And House Staff Via: Deposit Photos

“I would say yes because I felt pressure. I felt that I was going to let everyone down.”

Kardashian and Cohen went on to talk about how her marriage to Humphries ended. As Kardashian explained to the host, she regrets marrying Humphries, she feels awful about how she broke off their marriage, and she has tried to apologize to her ex-husband many times.