Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe ends engagement from fiance Jason Tartick & says life-altering s

BACHELORETTE alum Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe have announced their decision to end their engagement.

The couple got engaged back in 2021 and have been together for nearly five years.

Jason, 34, shared a photo of himself and Kaitlyn, 38, on his now former-fiancée on his Instagram feed along with a lengthy caption.

The post began: "After sharing the news with family and close friends first, and taking the time to properly process it ourselves, we are saddened with heavy hearts to share that we have decided to end our engagement.

"We are thankful for all of you who gave us the time and space to process this life altering decision as there are many emotions and changes to navigate."

Jason and Kaitlyn's statement continued: "Our dogs Ramen & Pinot will continue to be cared for together as brothers. While their humans are no longer romantically involved, we will love and take care of them together.

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"Continuing our friendship is incredibly important to both of us. We feel grateful to be ending our engagement with love and respect for each other. It’s heartbreaking and sad to say goodbye, but our care and admiration for one another will never die."

The Bachelor Nation alums concluded: "We are beyond thankful for the memories made together, and for your support of us and the boys throughout the years.

"Moving forward we will always have that level of support for each other. We don’t know what the future holds so please try to hold space for us in your hearts."

Jason also posted a photo of himself and Kaitlyn on his Instagram Story.

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He wrote: "Thank you for the support and love over the years."

He followed it up with another pic of them together, writing: "I will forever be grateful for this beautiful person that was brought into my life."

A third pic of them together shared to his Instagram Story featured the caption: "Beyond heart broken. Please be kind as we go through our individual journeys to heal."

KAITLYN SPEAKS

Kaitlyn shared the same post as Jason on her Instagram Feed.

She also seemingly reacted to the news on her Instagram Story.

The former Bachelorette posted a photo of herself crying while looking into the camera.

She captioned the post: "See you soon. Bye for now."

In a subsequent Story, she wrote: "If everyone can say some sort of prayer for both of our hearts we would love that.

"I just know social media can be awful so taking a little break."

Kaitlyn also changed her Instagram bio to read: "BRB. Healing."

ENGAGED BLISS

Jason popped the question to Kaitlyn back in May 2021 after nearly three years of dating.

The pair got engaged during a trip to Nashville, Tennessee together.

Kaitlyn was in the middle of filming her Off The Vine podcast when her now-ex proposed.

The reality starlette shared the exciting news on her Instagram, showing off the massive five-carat oval-cut diamond ring that Jason picked out for her.

She shined in a white dress with a matching white headband on as Jason looked both happy and dapper standing next to her in a grey and white suit.

Jason posed with his arm around his then-fiancée as he kissed the side of her head as she smiled wide.

In another shot, she showed off her diamond ring as the happy couple clinked a pair of champagne glasses together. 

She said at the time that the proposal was “everything” she could have asked for. 

“The words that came out of his mouth were insanely beautiful. We've never locked eyes like that in our lives. 

“We were holding hands, so intense, and I was listening to his every word, but still blacked out,” she told ET at the time.

The duo revealed that the proposal happened while they were filming an episode of Kaitlyn’s Off the Vine podcast together. 

The podcast host was under the impression she would be interviewing a "surprise guest" but at the 30-minute mark, figured out something special was in the works. 

"Jason's like, 'Kaitlyn, we're not doing a podcast.' And I'm like, 'You forgot to hit record, didn't you!'

"He was like, 'No, this is something else,' and he got up and I saw him bring out a ring box from the drawer.

"I was trying to be present but I was so overwhelmed, and I was so embarrassed because I was wearing a T-shirt that said, 'Tequila for Breakfast'...

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"I was like, 'This feels very on brand, but also very inappropriate!'" she explained.

The pair have not yet revealed any more details about their split.

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