Jonathan Scottsplit from his girlfriend of two yearsJacinta Kuznetsovin March 2018, but theProperty Brothersstarhas essentially kept mum on the topic until now.

In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, Scottopens upabout the difficult split and how he moved past heartbreak.

“One of the things that drew me to Jacinta the most when we met was that she was fiercely independent,” he says. “She wanted to accomplish a lot of things in her life, and that did not involve following a partner around on the road as they pursued their career.”

With Scott’s hectic work and filming schedule, the pair tried to compromise.

“We agreed that it would not always be Jacinta who travels to me,” Scott says. “We’d try to trade off 50-50. It didn’t take long before this became difficult and eventually impossible.”

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Shortly after the couple split, Kuznetsov began seeingsomeone elseandgot engagedeight months later. The news hit Scott hard.

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“I was upset, I won’t lie. I was not ready to date. It wasn’t even on my radar,” he says. “But I’m a realist, and I knew that it was not for me to say when and who she would date.”

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“Regardless of what we had, I’ve come to terms with the fact that we were not right as life partners,” he says. “Though we don’t speak regularly, we are on good terms and both know we are there if needed.”

Now ready to find love again, Scott says he’s looking for a partner he can have fun with.

“I love to laugh,” says Scott. “A sense of humor is really important.”

source: people.com