Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick's Relationship Timeline

Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick got engaged in May 2021 and announced their split in August 2023

Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick have called it quits.

In August 2023, after four years of dating, the couple announced their breakup on Instagram.

"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," the couple said in a joint post. "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."

It was love at first chat for Bristowe and Tartick, who did not meet on the set of The Bachelorette, despite their mutual connection to the hit show. (Tartick was a contestant on Becca Kufrin's season and Kaitlyn was the Bachelorette during season 11.)

Instead, the pair got together in 2019 after Tartick asked Bristowe out on a date during an episode of her podcast, Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe.

"My relationship with Jason was definitely not something I expected," Bristowe, who was coming off a breakup with Shawn Booth at the time, later told PEOPLE. "When I met him, dating anyone wasn't even on my radar, especially dating anyone in Bachelor world, but something in my mind was rooting for him. And I thought, 'Whoever dates him is a lucky girl.' "

Related: Kaitlyn Bristowe Wants a Super-Glam, Great Gatsby-Like Wedding: 'So Opposite of What I Thought'

Little did the Dancing with the Stars winner know, she would turn out to be that lucky girl when Tartick asked her out on air a few months later. The pair eventually got engaged in 2021.

From their first meeting on air to their engagement, here's a breakdown of Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick's love story.

October 24, 2018: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick first meet

Bristowe and Tartick first met during a taping of Bristowe's Off the Vine podcast in 2018.

"I walked into a studio in Seattle to podcast with Jason and Olivia," the former Bachelorette recalled in a 2019 Instagram post. "I was crying on FaceTime to my dad when he came in. We had never met, but he hugged me … and said, 'Let's have a soft Tuesday together.' I had asked Olivia to join me for the podcast because I thought I would need someone to help keep the energy up. But If you spend two seconds with Jason you realize his energy is electric and you can't help but be in a good mood."

January 9, 2019: Jason Tartick asks Kaitlyn Bristowe out on a date

Three months after Bristowe announced her split from Booth, Tartick asked the former Bachelorette out on a date during an episode of her podcast. However, Bristowe was actually the one who got things rolling when she started interrogating Tartick about why he hadn't asked her out yet.

"You're making me blush over here, Kaitlyn," Tartick said. "I mean, if we're both going to be in the same city at the same time, I see no reason why we shouldn't go to dinner or grab drinks."

After Bristowe accepted, she gave Tartick a little warning: "Don't f—- it up."

January 30, 2019: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick confirm their relationship

Just a few weeks later, Tartick confirmed that the pair were officially dating during a live interview on the Today show.

"Yeah, that's true," Tartick said.

"I mean, I was going to use my podcast to break the news," added Bristowe, who also appeared on the show, "but I guess the Today show beat me to it!"

February 13, 2019: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick make their social media debut

Bristowe and Tartick celebrated their first Valentine's Day together a few weeks later and made their relationship Instagram official.

"So grateful for you," Tartick captioned a photo of the pair embracing.

Bristowe's post featured a lengthy quote about the importance of finding true happiness, along with a sweet couple pic. "Thank you @jason_tartick for being you," she wrote.

February 15, 2019: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick celebrate their first Valentine's Day together

The pair escaped to Boston for a romantic Valentine's Day weekend getaway — their first as a couple.

Bristowe documented their trip on her Instagram Story, where she shared pictures from their V-day dinner at Bistro Du Midi and a video of the pair singing along to the Hamilton and Aladdin soundtracks back at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

May 26, 2019: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick move in together

Four months after confirming their relationship, the couple announced they were moving in together on Bristowe's podcast.

"We're at the next step in our relationship where we want to grow even more and we can't do that in long distance," she said. "Cheers to new roommates! I can't wait to see what things you do that drive me nuts."

A few days later, Bristowe shared an adorable photo of the pair on Instagram with the caption, "Oh hey roomie."

August 11, 2019: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick attend a Bachelor Nation wedding together

Later that summer, Bristowe and Tartick made quite the stunning pair when they attended the August wedding of Bachelor alums Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon in Newport, Rhode Island.

"To health, wealth, love, happiness and all the time in the world to enjoy it!" Tartick captioned a photo on Instagram of himself and Bristowe all dolled up for the nuptials. "Honored to be part of @ashley_iaconetti and @jaredhaibon big day!"

January 14, 2020: Jason Tartick says communication is key to making it work with Kaitlyn Bristowe

In January 2020, just as he and Bristowe hit the one-year mark, Tartick appeared on an episode of PEOPLE Now and shared the secret to making their relationship work.

"I think it's communication," he said. "For anyone who knows Kaitlyn, she's very candid and transparent, and that's been the key to our relationship. And two adorable Goldens — Pinot and Ramen."

September 2020: Jason Tarlick shows support for Kaitlyn Bristowe on Instagram

After injuring her ankle while competing on Dancing with the Stars, Bristowe performed a foxtrot on the show and received the highest scores of the night.

When she later shared a clip from the performance on Instagram, Tartick voiced his support in the comments. "Damn inspiration you are," he wrote. "this was gorgeous start to finish."

November 23, 2020: Kaitlyn Bristowe wins Dancing with the Stars and Jason Tartick celebrates

On Nov. 23, 2020, Bristowe was crowned the season 29 winner of Dancing with the Stars and took home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy. Tartick was very excited for his girlfriend's major accomplishment and posted a video of his live reaction to the news on Instagram. In it, Tartick and a friend pop a bottle of champagne and scream excitedly.

"You freaking did it baby, let's gooooo! Another dream come true, you earned and deserved this KBone!" he wrote in the caption.

February 25, 2021: Breakup rumors swirl after Bristowe's "Single AF" Instagram post

Shortly after Valentine's Day, Bristowe accidentally shared a photo of herself with her dogs in front of a wall mural that read "Single AF," immediately sparking breakup rumors.

She later cleared up the confusion on her Instagram Story, writing, "So I posted a picture and in the background, it said 'Single AF' and I didn't even notice ... So people thought it was hinting towards something, but it's not."

May 11, 2021: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick get engaged

Three months after shutting down the breakup rumors, Tartick proposed to Bristowe while they were getting ready to record an episode of Bristowe's podcast.

Related: Jason Tartick Says Wedding Plans with Kaitlyn Bristowe Are 'Full Speed Ahead': 'We're So Excited!'

"It was everything I could have asked for," Bristowe later said. "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. It was really special."

June 2, 2021: Kaitlyn Bristowe says she and Jason Tartick can't wait to be parents

Not even a month after getting engaged, Bristowe revealed on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast that she wouldn't be surprised if she was "pregnant for the wedding."

"We cannot wait to start a family," she said. "To be honest, I turn 36 next month, and I do have my eggs frozen so the biological clock is not exactly ticking, but I do really want to think about that, just because I have met my person, we are getting married, and so I do feel like that next step, quickly after, is going to be having a family."

The bride-to-be also gave fans a wedding planning update and discussed her vision for the big day.

"I just know basically as soon as we can get the ball rolling, I want it to be like a Great Gatsby-like black-tie event, very glam, which is so opposite of what I thought I'd want," she said. "Four years ago I would have been like, I want bohemian. I want farm-style. I just keep changing my mind."

July 5, 2021: Jason Tartick gives PEOPLE an engagement update

In July 2021, Tartick told PEOPLE he was still on a post-engagement high.

"The engagement high is still a high!" he said. "It still seems surreal in the best way possible. We are full speed ahead which is so exciting. And we're both so excited about the next steps of our lives."

July 15, 2021: Jason Tartick stands up for Kaitlyn Bristowe amidst online hate

While appearing on the Click Bait with Bachelor Nation podcast, Tartick addressed the online criticism Bristowe had been receiving about her appearance.

"I don't know why people think it's okay to say the s--- they do on Twitter," he said. "The way that people make comments, nasty comments about people's appearances, and obviously, specifically, I'm referring to Kaitlyn, it's just ... it's grotesque."

October 24, 2021: Jason Tartick discusses wedding planning with Kaitlyn Bristowe

In October 2021, Tartick confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple were still planning to go with a "very Great Gatsby" wedding theme.

"Wedding planning, it's going awesome," he added. "We have an idea of where we want to do it, we know when we want to do [it], and now details and lists are home together and the foundation is being built for the wedding."

October 25, 2021: Kaitlyn Bristowe posts a sweet tribute to Jason Tartick on Instagram

In honor of her husband-to-be's 33rd birthday, the former Bachelorette shared a series of sweet photos, including some shots from their engagement shoot.

"Happy birthday to my rock lobster," she captioned the post, referencing the legendary phrase Phoebe Buffay coined in the show Friends. "You're somehow getting more incredible every year."

"Love you Kaitlyn," Tartick responded in the comments. "Let's have a day!"

March 31, 2022: Kaitlyn Bristowe says her "dream vision board" includes babies with Jason Tartick

While interviewing each other for E! News, the engaged couple gave an update about what their future holds.

"Hopefully wedding, hopefully babies," Bristowe said. "My dream vision board probably [is] host Dancing with the Stars and have babies."

Related: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick Reveal Their Psychic Said They May Have a Baby Soon

"Your psychic said you were going to … [get pregnant]," added Tartick, who also confirmed that the nuptials will be held in Nashville, where the couple lives, but that their wedding date is under wraps.

"She did," Bristowe said. "She said that 'your baby is close.' "

April 5, 2022: Jason Tartick reveals he's worried about dancing next to Kaitlyn Bristowe at his wedding

In a PEOPLE exclusive, Tartick provided some details about the guest list for the couple's wedding.

"I think there will be a good amount of Bachelor people," Tartick said. "And then because Kaitlyn is literally tied at the hip with these pros from Dancing with the Stars, some of them will be invited. That'll be a wild dance floor."

He also copped to a fear of dancing in front of his fiancée. "I watch Kaitlyn, but I won't dance in front of her," Tartick said. "There was one time I went to the bar with every Dancing with the Stars pros and Kaitlyn, and I've never in my life felt so intimidated. So I just watch."

June 2022: Kaitlyn Bristowe says Jason Tartick is "Mr. Spreadsheet" when it comes to wedding planning

Speaking to PEOPLE in June 2022, Bristowe shared a few more details about the pair's wedding process — including how Tartick is leaving some of the fun planning elements up to her.

"Jason is Mr. Spreadsheet," she joked. "This is just so us in our relationship: He's very numbers and logistics and spreadsheets and I'm like, Can we have a champagne fountain? Dancers swinging from the rafters?"

Bristowe also revealed the best wedding tip she and Tartick had received, which came from season 17 Bachelor couple Catherine and Sean Lowe. Their advice? Don't let go of each other's hands.

"I think we've got to make a point to stick together through that whole night," she said. "Because, right, everyone's there to celebrate us and our love, so we have to remember to be in the moment by staying together."

November 1, 2022: Kaitlyn Bristowe says she wants to wear three dresses on wedding day

Bristowe is hoping to have at least two outfit changes on her wedding day.

"I have tried a couple on, actually, but I want to do three different dresses," Bristowe told PEOPLE. "I laugh at myself when I hear myself say that because I was never going to be that person. I was like, 'No, you do one dress.' And now I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, could I have four or five?' "

The Bachelorette star plans to walk down the aisle in one dress, wear a different dress for the reception and then change into a third dress for the afterparty.

January 2023: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick celebrate four years together

In honor of their anniversary, Tartick posted a sweet tribute to Bristowe on Instagram.

"Happy 4 years of being blessed with this Beautiful, Crazy Queen," he captioned a clip of the couple dancing in a bar.

June 19, 2023: Jason Tartick celebrates Kaitlyn Bristowe's 38th birthday

Tartick gave Bristowe a sweet shout-out on Instagram in honor of her special day.

"Happy Birthday to this Beautiful Queen! You’re the best of the best ❤️," he captioned a photo with his fiancée. Later, the Trading Secrets podcast host shared photos from The Bachelorette alum's party, which included a catered meal by Tutti Da Gio.

August 6, 2023: Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe announce their breakup

After four years together, Tartick and Bristowe called off their engagement.

"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," the couple wrote in a joint Instagram post.

They added: "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."

Following the announcement, Bristowe announced that she'd be taking a break from social media. She paired the message with a teary-eyed selfie.

August 15, 2023: Kaitlyn Bristowe says she and Jason Tartick didn't make each other a "priority" ahead of split

On her podcast, Off the Vine, Bristowe addressed her split from Tartick.

"I’ve never respected someone more through a breakup than I do with Jason," she shared. "I think people assume if people break up, something bad happened. And I think that’s the hardest part of this whole breakup — nothing bad happened. It’s just been over time. We have both not made each other a priority."

Bristowe continued: "It's sad. We are both so sad. You know, you think you're gonna spend your life with somebody ... we're grieving a loss."

The Bachelorette alum concluded by hinting at a possible reconciliation.

"Maybe in six months from now, we go, ‘Yeah, this was the right move,' " she said. "And maybe in six months, we go, ‘You know what, I want to choose you.’ But we haven’t been choosing each other."

August 21, 2023: Jason Tartick says he's "trying to survive" amid breakup from Kaitlyn Bristowe

On his own podcast, Trading Secrets, Tartick opened up about his breakup from Bristowe.

"It's just sad, it's lonely, it's an empty feeling," he said. "And there's times where you have these just tidal waves of depression. I'm not trying to thrive here. You know, I am trying to barely survive here."

Tartick added: "What I'm learning is that, you know, grieving is just the whole process of honoring, respecting and having love for what was, but then also at the same time, with the same level, and if not more, honoring, respecting and having love for what is."

January 25, 2024: Jason Tartick says he'd "consider" being the Bachelor

On an episode of his podcast, Trading Secrets, Tartick shared that he'd "consider" being the Bachelor if ABC came knocking on his door.

“I think I’m probably too old. 35 for a Bachelor is kind of old,” he added.

April 20, 2024: PEOPLE confirms Jason Tartick is dating influencer Kat Stickler

Tartick is dating social media influencer Kat Stickler — a single mom who skyrocketed to fame on TikTok.

“[Kat] is an amazing person, lovely, great mother [and] hilarious content creator,” The Bachelorette alum told PEOPLE in March 2024 when asked about the dating rumors. “I only have incredible things to say about her."

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