Jason Tartick Was a Successful Banker — What to Know about Kaitlyn Bristowe's Handsome Boyfriend
Former corporate banker Jason Tartick, who is currently in a relationship with “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Kaitlyn Bristowe, has been open about wanting kids with her.
Kaitlyn Bristowe has been winning people’s hearts since 2015 when she appeared in “The Bachelor.” After that, she became one of the bachelorettes in “The Bachelorette” Season 11.
At the end of the show, Shawn Booth popped the question, and she accepted. However, the ex-couple announced their split in November 2018.
Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe on January 17, 2020 in Burbank, California | Photo: Getty Images
BRISTOWE’S DRAMA WITH EX-BOYFRIEND
Drama surrounded Bristowe and Booth shortly after their separation, especially because he claimed that she and her current boyfriend, Jason Tartick, started dating in November, the same month they called off their engagement.
Speaking of Tartick, he is a former corporate banker who has been involved in some charitable causes, including Gilda's Club Rochester’s bachelor charity auction to raise money for families undergoing cancer treatments.
[Tartick and Bristowe] enlarged their family by adopting Ramen, a Golden Retriever.
Apart from that, he used to play soccer at SUNY Geneseo and later got into the University of Rochester, where he obtained his MBA.
Tartick currently owns Red Ridge Capital LLC., a business investment company, and is involved in "Restart," a YouTube channel and blog centered around life hacks, wealth, and happiness.
Coming back to Bristowe and Booth’s drama, she and Jason Tartick appeared on “Today” on January 30, 2019, to officially confirm their relationship. Apart from that, Tartick denied that he and Bristowe met and started dating in 2018.
He even revealed that he and Bristowe actually met on her podcast, “Off the Vine.” Tartick asked her out, she said yes, and shortly after their first date, they went public with their relationship.
Before that January 30 appearance on “Today,” they documented their first outings together on social media, and they both seemed very excited about hanging out with each other.
BRISTOWE AND TARTICK’S RELATIONSHIP
After that, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick spent everything from Valentine’s Day to Presidents Day together, and in June 2019, they even enlarged their family by adopting Ramen, a Golden Retriever.
In December that year, the couple adopted a second Golden Retriever, Pinot. Their second pet was rescued from South Korea.
Having dogs is great and all, but some of their fans have been wondering if the couple has plans of having children, and they certainly do! In fact, 2020 has been a busy year for Tartick and Bristowe’s relationship.
In June, for example, the former “Bachelorette” revealed that she and her boyfriend had already chosen an engagement ring.
During quarantine, [Tartick and Bristowe] picked the name for one of their children.
TARTICK AND BRISTOWE’S BABY PLANS
Later that month, Jason Tartick confessed that he had the chance to propose to Kaitlyn Bristowe in front of the cameras – during an episode of “Bachelor: GOAT.” However, he decided against it. He explained:
“They actually came to me asking me if I'd like to take this opportunity to propose. […] I shot it down after about a day of thinking.”
In September, Tartick finally opened up about his and Bristowe’s baby plans, saying that the couple was “on the same page” about having two kids.
He even revealed that, during quarantine, they picked the name for one of their children. Tartick made sure to praise his girlfriend by admitting that she would be the “most badass mother ever.”
If that wasn’t enough, Bristowe herself confessed earlier in September that, after “Dancing with the Stars,” she would be “ready to have babies.”
Kaitlyn Bristowe also joked that if she and her dance partner Artem Chigvintsev won “DWTS,” she would poke holes in Jason Tartick’s condoms. Apparently, it’s only a matter of time before the Bachelor Nation power couple takes the next step in their relationship.