Vanderpump Rules: Why Fans Aren't Surprised By Katie & Tom Split

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Vanderpump Rules stars Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz just announced their split and although fans are saddened by the news, they aren’t all that surprised. Katie and Tom were introduced on Vanderpump Rules season 1 and their relationship was full of drama. Katie and Tom always seemed to be fighting about something and viewers always thought Tom was disrespectful to her. For instance, fans can’t forget the time he poured beer over Katie’s head during a fight on Vanderpump Rules season 2. Many said if their boyfriends had ever done that, they would have been out the door.

Tom was again in the doghouse when he allegedly cheated on Katie during a blackout drunk moment during Vanderpump Rules season 3. Although Katie eventually forgave him, Tom made the same mistake again in season 6. Vanderpump Rules viewers often thought that Tom wasn’t fully invested in his relationship with Katie. He rarely backed her up when she argued with Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval. In fact, fans claimed that Tom Schwartz was more loyal to his BFF Tom Sandoval than he was to his own wife.

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Vanderpump Rules fans on Reddit thought that Tom often gets a free pass for his actions even though he “cheated, belittled, and never defended Katie. She was always second to him. He would get blacked out drunk and she would have to take him home like a toddler.” A Reddit User shared, “They took Stassi on their honeymoon. The divorce was just a matter of time.” Another Vanderpump Rules fan wrote, “They are a bad match. They bring out the worst in each other – it should be the opposite. Neither is a bad person, just bad for each other and each struggling their way through life – like