Rachael Kirkconnell & Matt James
Standing: Break up
Within the years since Matt and graphic designer Rachael Kirkconnell left his 2021 season collectively (then briefly break up and ultimately reunited), they’ve confronted many a breakup rumor.
“I feel everyone must take a break from social media,” the previous Bachelor exclusively told E! News at a July 18 Baskin-Robbins occasion. “Our lives are lived a lot in entrance of our telephones that when anyone steps out of being on their telephone 24/7, individuals assume it is the top of the world.”
The truth is, Matt mentioned marriage stays the end-game for the pair.
“I feel the advantage of our relationship is we go at our personal tempo,” the First Impressions: Off Display screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Household, and Forgiveness creator told E! News in May 2022. “And you’ve got seen with different {couples}—they drive the engagement they usually’re not collectively anymore. So, I feel what we received is a working recipe and we’re gonna get there.”
However lower than three years later, Matt introduced he and Rachael break up.
“Father God, give Rachael and I energy to fix our damaged hearts,” the fact star wrote on Instagram Jan. 16, 2025 alongside a throwback picture of them on The Bachelor. “Give us a peace about this choice to finish our relationship that transcends worldly understanding. Bathe our family and friends with kindness and like to consolation us. And remind us that our Pleasure comes from you, Lord.”