Kim Kardahsian is still defending her marriage against those who claim it was all just a sham.   Here's the latest . . .

Kim says there's no way the marriage was a gimmick because it was a bad business decision . . . and she doesn't make those.

Yesterday on "Live! With Kelly", Kim said,  "I'm a smart businesswoman, I would have stayed married longer.  This was a bad business decision.  I really didn't think following my heart would create this much backlash."

She's also sticking to her story that she didn't make all the money off the wedding that the media claims she did.

She added, "I definitely tried everything I could [to save it], but also heard stories of people who had kids and stayed married for years and it didn't end up working out.

"I want babies and that forever love and if I felt in my heart that this wasn't right, why wait years for the same result?"

Check out the video here.