Khloe Kardashian is clearing up the ongoing speculation about her relationship with Tristan Thompson.
Despite frequent sightings of the exes together while raising their two children, the reality star says there is no romantic reunion happening behind the scenes.
Talking about the November 19th episode of her Khloe in Wonderland podcast, the 41-year-old said she often hears people question her boundaries.
“What I find so funny is that people always say, ‘How do you let Tristan back in?'” she said.
“And I’m like, ‘Well, Tristan’s gone.’ He’s just the father of my kids, so he’ll be with his kids and I’m very grateful that he is.
For Khloe, co-parenting with Tristan, 34, is something she appreciates, not something that signals a rekindled romance.
She explained that watching him build a strong bond with True, 7, and Tatum, 3, is the most important thing.
“I love that he has a great relationship with his children. I think that’s a wonderful blessing and I will never stand in the way of that,” she said, adding that she believes it’s important to keep that bond strong for their children.
Since Tristan lives nearby, he often stops by Khloe’s house to put the kids to bed. But she made it clear that moments like these are solely about parenting duties.
Once True and Tatum are asleep, he heads out. Khloe said they use the same boundary-oriented approach when they get together for birthdays, school milestones or other family moments.
Although their co-parenting looks smooth today, Khloe acknowledged that getting to this point wasn’t easy.
After the cheating scandal that ended their relationship in late 2021, she said she needed “a lot of therapy” and was working on her “healing” on her own timeline.
That personal work, she explained, is the reason she can now communicate with Tristan without emotional complications.
“I’m not interested in Tristan in a romantic way, so he doesn’t influence me when he comes over,” she said.
To her, he feels like a trusted friend who comes by to spend time with the kids. “Hey, how are you? Thanks so much. Have fun with the kids,” she added, describing their dynamic as “chill.”
Khloe made sure fans understood that healthy co-parenting doesn’t mean reconciliation, it’s just two parents doing their best for their children after a complicated past.
