THE RUNDOWNChase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini announced they got back together after breaking up in the fall.Ballerini alluded to why she gave Stokes another chance in her caption, writing, “I believe in breaking patterns.”Both Stokes and Ballerini shared new photos together in their posts.Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini ended 2025 with an announcement: After two public breakups, they have gotten back together. Ballerini explained why the couple decided to give their nearly three-year romance another go on her Instagram Story.“Messy year for the heart, messy year for the outside coming in, messy year for the way it became an out of our hands portrayal of it,” she wrote. “But what I’ll say, and all I really care to share indefinitely with my personal life anymore, is that I really love love. I believe in it, I believe in him, and I believe in breaking patterns. Now go kiss your person and stop speculating.”InstagramStokes shared a message of his own on Instagram alongside photos of them together. “Something I’ve learned this year: don’t take advantage of the most beautiful things that in 33 years of life are fleeting,” he wrote. “Take accountability, learn from mistakes. Lean into love and say it often. 2026 my year of growth, my year of truth. Starting here, starting now. Happy new years ❤️”View full post on InstagramIn late November, after Stokes hinted that Ballerini had blocked him on Instagram and suggested that their first reconciliation didn’t stick, a source spoke to Us Weekly about their situation. The insider made it clear that Ballerini was deeply in love with the Outer Banks actor.“Kelsea hadn’t found someone that was as compatible with her until Chase,” the insider said. “He opened up to her, and they had a relationship with more intimacy than she has ever had. She felt he was the most committed to her out of all the guys she has ever been with. That’s why they worked so well, and that’s why she believed they would work long-term.”The source added that the country singer thought Stokes could be “the one,” saying, “She never loved someone like this before. He was the type of guy who would not take his eyes off her. They were really in love.”