AceShowbiz - Shannon Beador's ex John Janssen has opened up about their past relationship. In a July 30 episode of the "Reality with The King" podcast, the businessman told Carlos King that dating "The Real Housewife of Orange County" star was "very hard."

"I wanna say that my relationship with Shannon was real," he explained. "She has a wonderful side to her. But I think people out there just assume John was the problem in the relationship, and I would just challenge people to think about what it might be like to be with Shannon."

"I will say that. 'What was it like?' It was, 'What it is like to fail every day, all day, every day? To fail at everything?' " the 61-year-old recalled. "That's what it felt like to date her."

Admitting that the pair did have some "good times" and noting that Shannon "has a wonderful side to her," John said that ultimately the two were not compatible. "I tried very, very hard. I did," he said. "But we were never meant to be together."

John is currently fighting Shannon in court. Their legal battle over a facelift loan is far from over. Janssen has filed a promissory fraud lawsuit against the TV personality, claiming she borrowed $75,000 from him for the surgery but never repaid it.

Janssen's recent filing responds to Beador's attempt to dismiss his fraud allegations and request for punitive damages and attorney fees. Beador's lawyers argued that Janssen had not provided sufficient evidence of fraud.