Kris Humphries says that Kim Kardashian's wedding was not wrong, but that Split was brutal

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Kris Humphries opens on the most famous 72-day wedding of all time – saying its relationship with Kim Kardashian was 100% real … and he was really "embarrassed" when they parted.

The former NBA player shared his guts about his relationship with Kim K The players' platform … saying, "Look, I should have known what I was getting into."

Kris and Kim started dating in 2010 and became engaged in May 2011. They tied up on August 20, 2011 … and Kim filed for divorce on October 31st.

"I was really naive about the fact that my life was going to change," says Kris … "But what really bothers me is when people say that my marriage is a fake."

"There are certainly a lot of things in this world that are not quite real, but our real relationship was 100% real."

Kris said "it was fearing" when he realized the marriage was not working – "It's never easy to go through the embarrassment of something like this – with your friends, with your family."

"But when it's played out so publicly, in front of the world, it's a whole new level – it was brutal."

Humphries – now 34 years old and out of the NBA – says that he did not know how to handle the negative attention flowing from his breakup … admitting, "About a year ago, I was not sure what to do. was in a dark place. "

Kris says that he did not want to leave his house and did not even want to be known as Kris Humphries. Instead, Kris says that he claimed to be Blake Griffin when he was in public.

He also thinks how difficult it was to whistle and be sounded as a result of the split – wondering if the fans were chasing him because they thought he was a star of the reality TV … or because they thought he was not respecting basketball.

Humphries says he's not asking for pity – and has never really wanted to be famous – saying he's now trying to stay "under the radar" while he's working on the next phase of his life.

So, what does Kris intend to do next? He has already opened several restaurants – 10 Five Guys hamburger bars and plans to open 7 CRISP & GREEN restaurants.