Jason Tartick and Kat Stickler have called it quits.
After around six months of dating, the couple have decided to go their separate ways, revealing the news in posts on their Instagram Stories on Saturday, Oct. 12.
The Bachelorette alum Tartick, 35, posted a statement in which he confirmed the split, saying that he and Stickler, 29, separated “amicably” and that he he is “rooting for her happiness” in the future.
“I am sad to share that Kat and I are no longer together,” he wrote. “It’s fair to say that I love hard with all my heart and fall fast. Sometimes in life, that works out and other times it doesn’t. This time it didn’t.”
Tartick continued, “Kat has brought me so much happiness and light, she brought out parts of me I never knew existed. I will forever be grateful for her and of course, sweet and MK,” referring to Stickler’s 5-year-old daughter, MK.
“This chapter closes amicably, and another opens. I’ll be rooting for her happiness and I am also rooting for mine. ❤️🩹,” he concluded.
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TikTok creator Stickler, meanwhile, addressed the split in a video. “So with two back-to-back hurricanes, I obviously didn’t think it was the right time to talk about my personal life. But a lot of you have already guessed and, yes, Jason and I have broken up,” she said.
She also explained that the split was “amicable” and said of the relationship: “it just didn’t work.”
“I don’t want to talk about it,” Stickler continued. “… I understand that with posting a relationship online you also have to show this side, the aftermath — Woohoo, so fun I love this,” she added, sarcastically.
“But I just wanted to tell you guys and it’s not love wasted. I feel like sometimes its so easy to think that when a relationship ends that the love is wasted. But love is never wasted. So, that’s all I have to say.”
In March, Tartick hinted that the couple were dating but didn’t confirm it during an interview with PEOPLE. At the time he described the social media star as “an amazing person, lovely, great mother [and] hilarious content creator,” adding, “I only have incredible things to say about her.”
Reps for Tartick and Stickler did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further comment.
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After being seen together at the Stagecoach Music Festival in April, the pair made their red carpet debut at the Formula 1 race in Miami the following month.
On June 17, Tartick confirmed the relationship on an episode of his Trading Secrets podcast.
“It’s such an exciting time in my life, and I’m just beyond thankful for all the love and support,” he said. “…I honestly have no other words than peace, happiness, and just grateful. Like, just very, very, very, very grateful.”
The Bachelorette alum also revealed that Stickler met his family on two special occasions – Father’s Day and his mom’s birthday.
“Kat is here, and my parents are here, and this is the first time that she’s meeting everyone,” Tartick shared. “So it’s it’s a really, really special time, and I’m just beyond, beyond grateful for everything. And so. thank you. I feel like I’m gonna get emotional, so I’m gonna stop. But thank you.”
Stickler, who has four children, shared a joint post of the pair days prior on June 12, making the relationship Instagram official. “Heart is full 🫶,” she wrote alongside photos of Tartick hugging her from behind and him planting a sweet kiss on Stickler’s cheek.
Before beginning a relationship with Stickler, Tartick and Bachelor Nation’s Kaitlyn Bristowe called off their engagement after four years together. They announced the news on social media in August 2023.
“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.
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A few months later, Tartick shared on Instagram that he had “never felt better” after taking time to reflect on life and love after the breakup.
“I have put so much effort, time and work into understanding myself at the deepest levels and further understanding others,” he said. “The liberation of knowing yourself to the core and then being able to see others for who they really are and why is truly euphoric.”
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