The Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe has asked for prayers and revealed that she's taking a break from social media in attempt to heal from her split from Jason Tartick.
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After posting a joint statement on their respective Instagram accounts, Kaitlyn and Jason both had more to say.
Kaitlyn uploaded a makeup-free selfie to Instagram Stories on Sunday and wrote, "See you soon. Bye for now."
She elaborated, "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."
The Season 11 The Bachelorette star -- who also co-hosted two back-to-back seasons of The Bachelorette in 2021 alongside Tayshia Adams -- even changed her Instagram bio to "BRB. Healing."
Jason, meanwhile, shared his thoughts on his own Instagram Stories.
"Thank you for the support and love over the years," Jason wrote over a picture of Kaitlyn resting her head on his shoulder.
"I will forever be grateful for this beautiful person that was brought into my life."
The Bachelorette Season 14 alum added, "Beyond heartbroken. Please be kind as we go through our individual journeys to heal."
When Kaitlyn and Jason announced their split on August 6, they wrote the following in their joint statement: "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."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWThe former couple shared of the two dogs they had adopted together, "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."
Kaitlyn and the financial podcaster also insisted of their dynamic going forward, "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."
The Bachelor Nation exes, however, admitted their decision to part ways was "heartbreaking" for the both of them and that it's "sad to say goodbye."
Jason and Kaitlyn continued, "But our care and admiration for one another will never die."
"We are beyond thankful for the memories made together," they elaborated, "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."
Jason and the Dancing with the Stars 29 winner concluded how they "don't know what the future holds," and so they're asking fans to "please try to hold space for us in your hearts."
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The Bachelorette fans were speculating for months -- if not years -- about whether Kaitlyn and Jason's relationship was happy and healthy because they seemingly weren't putting any effort into planning a wedding after Jason popped the question.
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And when Instagram users flooded The Bachelorette alums' comments with questions and concerns about the status of their relationship, neither Kaitlyn or Jason responded.
Kaitlyn then fueled speculation her romance was on the rocks -- or over completely -- when she took to Instagram Stories on August 1 with an angry message.
"I cannot believe the audacity of people to expect things from me when I haven't even been able to process things for myself," Kaitlyn wrote, according to Us Weekly.
Needing to "process things" seemed to suggest she and Jason had split up and called off their engagement.
The former The Bachelorette co-host continued, "Have a f-cking heart. You're scaring me with your comments and demands. I'm almost worried about YOU."
Kaitlyn quickly deleted the post, but screenshots of it still exist online and in her "Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe" podcast group on Facebook.
Kaitlyn subsequently uploaded a permanent post on Instagram featuring lyrics to her 2020 song "If I'm Being Honest."
Kaitlyn highlighted the following lyrics: "Just 'cause I'm an open book / Don't mean you get the whole story."
She continued, "And if I'm being honest / I'm not always as tough as I seem / And I can have my moments / But words can get the best of me / And the words that I say to myself / Are the ones that hit the hardest."
Kaitlyn had also uploaded cryptic posts on Instagram in recent weeks about self-improvement, saying she needed to "toughen up" in order to "fight the noise."
And in late July, Kaitlyn suddenly got three tattoos to represent her "what is my life" era, and she was spotted without her engagement ring on a beach vacation.
While Kaitlyn and Jason breakup rumors were circulating, Kaitlyn's first fiance, her The Bachelorette 11 winner Shawn Booth, announced he's going to be a dad with a woman named Audrey "Dre" Joseph, who had taken professional and promotional photos of him and is a member at his gym.
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Kaitlyn and Shawn were together for about three years and announced their breakup in November 2018.
Jason, who initially competed for Becca Kufrin's heart on The Bachelorette's fourteenth season in 2018, asked Kaitlyn out on their first date in January 2019, and their romance moved quickly.
Jason moved from his place in Seattle, WA, to live with Kaitlyn in Nashville, TN, in June 2019, and then the couple adopted their two dogs together.
Well after getting engaged in 2021, the Dancing with the Stars winner explained in the media how she and Jason had been distracted when it came to wedding planning and were in no rush to exchange vows.
When asked about her nuptials on the February 5 episode of "The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison," Kaitlyn confessed with a laugh, "We suck."
"Honestly, any time we sit down to talk about [the wedding], we literally want to do something else," Kaitlyn said of her former dynamic with Jason at their home in Nashville.
"And that sounds so terrible because it should be a priority, but it doesn't feel like one -- and we're both okay with that."
Chris, who hosted The Bachelor franchise for nearly two decades, assured his friend, "That's all that matters," and Kaitlyn agreed.
"I feel like there's so much noise, like, 'Why aren't you guys talking about the wedding? Why is there not a wedding happening?!'" Kaitlyn shared.
"And it's like, 'I don't need to prove my relationship through a wedding.' I don't know, I just don't."
Kaitlyn and Jason were initially hoping to tie the knot by the end of 2022, possibly with a grand New Year's Eve wedding, but that clearly never happened.
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Kaitlyn insisted at the time that she and Jason were still happy together and in love. She also talked about how she couldn't wait to start a family with Jason.
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