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“They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. We’ve found it to be true,” Ryan, 49, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, May 26. , with you, with you.”
Ryan noted that distance “brings questions and wonder and worry, and then answers and peace and celebration.” He added: “It has brought time for reflection, projects, prayer and independence, but most of the results have brought joy. A true joy. And that’s what it’s all about.”
Ryan concluded his message with a warm welcome to Trista, 51. “We missed you… #love #love #reunited and it feels so good,” she wrote.
Along with the caption, Ryan shared a black-and-white selfie of his family on the beach. Ryan grinned ear-to-ear as Trista gave the camera a peace sign while their kids, son Maxwell, 16, and daughter Blakesley, 14, posed next to them.
Ryan, who married Trista in 2003, sparked concern among fans earlier this month when he shared a series of cryptic posts about the former Bachelorette’s whereabouts. In his first post, Ryan shared a black-and-white photo of Trista, hoping that her absence would make her feel better.
“I can’t believe there’s been at least a few days that I haven’t talked to this amazing woman,” he wrote. “She is the love of my life and my best friend. I can’t imagine loving her any more, any more tenderly. But I guess we’ll find out. … “I miss her already.”
Trista returned to social media on Saturday, May 25, to reassure fans that she was doing well.
“People like this. Couldn’t a woman have a nervous breakdown/ordeal/separation/mid-life crisis/death/divorce comfortably around here?! 😜🤣” Trista joked via her Instagram. “From the bottom of my heart, everyone involved: I am safe, healthy, happy, healthy, loved, and grateful. 🥰. Good luck to those of you who want to be critical and focus too hard on finding the darkness. 🙃.”
Even though fans were hoping to get answers, Trista remained tight-lipped about her absence. “If you want to know the rest of the story, I will tell you when the time comes. Now we’re back with regularly scheduled programming on the beaches of Mexico! 🇲🇽 🏝️🤿,” she wrote. “After all, nervous breakdowns and separations require rest and relaxation! 😍.”