It was a long time coming. Matt just couldn’t commit to her… Rachael really wanted to get married and settle down and they were not on the same page. She felt like she was waiting around, and he would never give her what she wanted.

Matt James announced his breakup last week, now everyone wants to know why 'The Bachelor' star and Rachael Kirkconnell really split.

As fans are still reeling over Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell's split, Us couldn't help but wonder if they could hand out (or accept) roses again one day. "I think it's open," host Jesse Palmer told Us Weekly during an exclusive interview about his partnership with Great Clips.

According to Trinity Kirkconnell, Rachael and Matt were still together mere hours before he announced their breakup on Instagram on Jan. 16

However the timing of the post has fans extremely confused due to Matt posting videos of himself and Rachael eating food in London mere hours earlier. As one person pt it, "So you are eating 36' total pizza together and 12 hours later you are doing a break up press release?

James shared a faith-based Instagram post asking for "peace about this decision to end our relationship," though Kirkconnell's page didn't include an announcement.

Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to release a statement on her split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup by interacting with fan comments on Instagram, including one that speculated she was "completely blindsided" by his announcement.

Bachelor’s Rachael Kirkconnell was ‘blindsided’ by her split from Matt James, but a source exclusively tells Life & Style that her circle has ‘seen this coming.’

Former Bachelor Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have called it quits four years after finding love on The Bachelor.

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