Jason Tartick ‘Will Forever Be Grateful’ for ‘Beautiful’ Kaitlyn Bristowe Despite Split

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Jason Tartick still has plenty of love in his heart for ex Kaitlyn Bristowe despite the end of their engagement.Tartick, 34, and Bristowe, 38, announced via social media on Sunday, August 6, that they had called it quits after four years together.

As the breakup news made waves in Bachelor Nation, Tartick paid tribute to his former fiancée.“Thank you for the support and love over the years,” he wrote via his Instagram Story alongside a cozy photo with Bristowe.In a subsequent Story, Tartick reflected on how special his relationship with Bristowe was. “I will forever be grateful for this beautiful person that was brought into my life,” he wrote.Tartick noted in a third upload that he felt “beyond heartbroken” that his chapter with Bristowe had ended. “Please be kind as we go through our individual journeys to heal,” he told fans.Bristowe, for her part, hinted that she was going offline for the foreseeable future. “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,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday after sharing a photo of herself crying.The reality stars sparked a romance in January 2019, with Tartick getting down on one knee in May 2021.

Shortly before the twosome confirmed their split, fans began to wonder whether there was trouble in paradise in late July when Bristowe was spotted without her engagement ring — or her fiancé — on vacation.