Kaitlyn Bristowe is taking a break from social media.
On Sunday, the former Bachelorette, 37, revealed that she is spending some time offline following the news of her and Jason Tartick’s split.
Bristowe first shared a makeup-free selfie on her Instagram Story, writing, “See you soon ❤️bye for now.”
She then wrote over another Instagram Story post in white text, “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 also updated her Instagram bio to say, “BRB. Healing.”
Earlier on Sunday, Bristowe and Tartick, 34, announced that they had ended 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,” they wrote in an Instagram post shared on both of their pages which featured a photo of the pair cuddled up together.
“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.”
They went on to note their plans for their shared pets.
“Our dogs Ramen & Pinot will continue to be cared for together as brothers,” they said. “While their humans are no longer romantically involved, we will love and take care of them together.”
The former couple went on, “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.”
They concluded the message by reflecting on the time they spent together. “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,” they finished, signing the post, “Kaitlyn and Jason.”
Bristowe and Tartick first met in 2018 during a taping of her Off the Vine podcast and began dating in early 2019. She said that the pair formed an enduring bond.
“[It] was definitely not something I expected,” Bristowe said of Tartick in 2019. “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.’”
The Bachelor Nation stars then announced in May 2019 that they were moving in together, and later got engaged in May 2021 after two years of dating.