Taylor Frankie Paul ’s ex is weighing in on her rosy new chapter.

Hours after the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star was officially revealed as the leading lady of season 22 of The Bachelorette , her ex Dakota Mortensen shared a cryptic message about life on his Instagram.

“Been thrown so many curve balls today, ” Dakota—whose on and off relationship with the MomTok star has been documented on the Hulu reality series—wro te in a Sept. 10 Instagram Story . “And every time I am reminded there is nothing more important than God and family. Life is so short.”

Ta ylor, mom Ever , 13 months, with ex Dakota as well as to Indy , 8, and Ocean , 5, with ex Tate Paul , had anno unced her big casting news earlier that same day during an appearance on

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