In 2021, the pair met via mutual acquaintances. In February 2022, they started dating. Two months later, the pair declared their relationship official on Instagram. After nine months of dating, the couple got engaged on Tuesday, November 29, in front of their parents. Kendall confirmed their engagement the following day through Instagram. Kendall Long, a Bachelor alum, revealed a month ago that she and her boyfriend Mitchell Sage are moving to Germany for a “new adventure.”
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Kendall Long and Mitchell Sage of Bachelor Nation met at a party.
Kendall’s search for love began during season 22 of The Bachelor when she developed feelings for Arie Luyendyk Jr. She appeared on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise after leaving that show heartbroken when she fell in love with Joe Amabile. However, after two years of dating, the pair split up in 2020. Joe was unhappy in Los Angeles, so they called it quits. He wanted to return to Chicago. Kendall revealed on the Down to Date podcast about her breakup:
“Ultimately, Joe believed that he would have a better life in Chicago.” He also yearned for his friends and family.”
Kendall then met Mitchell at a party in December 2021 through mutual friends. Kendall told BachelorNation.com about their first meeting:
“We met at a pregame party via a mutual buddy!”
Mitchell recalled how they met, saying he used to play volleyball with a mutual friend, and one night they all went to Hermosa Beach with a couple of others. He met Kendall for the first time there. The two were able to “talk without any loud music or anything” because the party was low-key. “Right before Christmas and the day before Mitch’s birthday,” the pair met. Kendall was drawn to Mitchell right away because they were both interested in science. According to the Bachelor Nation alum:
“What drew me to him right away was that we were talking about aliens and space, and I was talking about this moon off Jupiter that could potentially harbor alien life.” And he said, “That’s Europa.” And I was astounded that he knew the name of that moon! It’s unusual for me to meet someone who is as passionate about science as I am.”
In February 2022, Kendall and Mitchell began dating. In April, the Bachelor Nation alum announced her relationship on Instagram, telling her followers that she is “in love.” Mitchell proposed to Bachelor Nation alum Kendall on the same beach where they first met. Kendall told Us Weekly in May about the proposal:
“On Valentine’s Day in Hermosa Beach, he asked me to be his girlfriend, a cute little setup.”
The couple has even planned a European tour together, beginning in Ireland in the summer of 2022. Kendall then announced to her Instagram followers that she and Mitchell were relocating to Germany for a fresh start. The couple has taken their relationship to the next level by proposing to each other in front of their parents. Thomas Jacobs, Tia Booth, Dean Unglert, Astrid Loch Wendt, Abigail Heringer, Katie Morton, Adam Gottschalk, and Becca Tilley were among the Bachelor Nation alums who congratulated the happy couple.
