After her time on The Bachelor, Melissa Rycroft reconnected with Tye Strickland — and the couple have been going robust ever since.
Rycroft and Strickland met at a mutual buddy’s occasion in 2006. The twosome dated on and off earlier than Rycroft starred on season 13 of the ABC courting present. In the course of the finale — which aired in March 2009 — Rycroft obtained engaged to Bachelor Jason Mesnick. Nonetheless, in the course of the After the Remaining Rose particular, Mesnick in the end broke up with Rycroft to pursue runner-up Molly Malaney, whom he later married in 2010.
After ending her engagement to Mesnick in January 2009, Rycroft began speaking to Strickland once more, and the twosome introduced their engagement that June. The couple tied the knot in December 2009 and went on to welcome daughter Ava Grace in 2011, adopted by son Beckett Thomas in April 2014 and son Cayson Jack in Might 2016.
Rycroft and Strickland, who cohost the “Logically Irrational” podcast, celebrated their fifteenth 12 months anniversary in December 2024.
“We’re not sufficiently old to have been married 15 years and have 3 kids….,” Rycroft wrote by way of Instagram alongside a photograph of the duo.
Hold scrolling to be taught extra about Rycroft and Strickland’s relationship by the years:
2006-2008
Rycroft met Strickland at a mutual buddy’s occasion. The pair dated on-and-off for a few years, however ended issues when Rycroft went on The Bachelor season 13 in 2008.
“I’d have married Tye three years in the past after we met,” she informed AL.com in a February 2010 interview. “I keep in mind assembly him considering, ‘That is it. That is The One.’”
January 2009
After ending her engagement to Mesnick in the course of the After the Remaining Rose particular in March 2009, Rycroft reconnected with Strickland. The twosome finally began courting three or 4 weeks after they started speaking once more.
“We formally obtained again collectively underneath the stipulation that I mentioned, ‘This time, it’s for good,’ you already know,” she revealed on Us Weekly’s “Right here For the Proper Causes” podcast in August 2020. “I believe having the present air, we weren’t actually allowed to see one another, you already know, so we simply obtained to speak and concentrate on our friendship. And I believe that’s what made the connection the second time round that a lot stronger.”
June 2009
Strickland popped the query to Rycroft after lower than 5 months of courting.
“Typically, the celebrities align and the clouds half and every thing works out the best way it ought to,” Rycroft mentioned on an episode of Good Morning America, noting that it was a non-public engagement, though the couple met up with their household and pals proper after.
December 2009
The lovebirds tied the knot in a small ceremony on a seaside in Isla Mujeres close to Cancun, Mexico.
February 2011
Strickland and Rycroft welcomed their first child, daughter Ava Grace.
“Our lives have modified a lot within the final two years and at present we’ve been blessed with the very best change ever, our stunning child woman,” Rycroft mentioned in an announcement to Us on the time.
2012
The pair and their daughter starred in their very own actuality collection Melissa & Tye on CMT. The present, which ran for eight episodes, adopted the ups and downs of Rycroft and Strickland as new dad and mom whereas doing long-distance as a consequence of Rycroft shifting to Los Angeles for her leisure profession.
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April 2014
Strickland and Rycroft welcomed their second child, son Beckett Thomas.
“This little man has been teasing us about his arrival for the final month so it’s only becoming that he shock us along with his arrival on Easter Sunday,” Rycroft informed Us in an announcement.
Might 2016
The couple welcomed their third little one, son Cayson Jack.
2018
Strickland and Rycroft launched their very own podcast, “Logically Irrational,” which covers relationships, household life and popular culture.
December 2024
Rycroft took to social media for her and Strickland’s fifteenth anniversary.
“We’re not sufficiently old to have been married 15 years and have 3 kids….,” she wrote by way of Instagram alongside an image of the couple all dressed up.
October 2025
In accordance with TMZ, Rycroft was arrested for a DWI in September 2025. Rycroft allegedly informed Texas cops {that a} driver had hit her automobile and fled the scene, however an eyewitness apparently contradicted her report.
The Tarrant County police alleged that Rycroft had “bloodshot eyes” and “slurred speech” with a “slight odor of a metabolized alcoholic beverage” on her breath.
Rycroft’s automobile was allegedly broken on its proper aspect in addition to a close-by tree, per TMZ. After looking the automobile, police allegedly discovered “recent droplets of coloured liquid substances and spilled liquids contained in the car.”
Rycroft was taken into custody and launched on bond eight hours later after posting a $1,000 bail with a promise to look in courtroom.
Following the incident, Rycroft’s legal professional Bret Martin launched an announcement on her behalf.
“I wish to remind the general public of the basic precept of our justice system…each particular person is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible,” he informed TMZ on the time. “We as a society, have gotten fully away from this elementary idea. My shopper was arrested on the allegation of Driving Whereas Intoxicated. An arrest is not any indication of guilt.”
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Martin defined that “it’s crucial that we intently look at the circumstances” of her arrest “earlier than any conclusions are drawn.”
“We respectfully request that the media and the general public permit the authorized course of to unfold, and withhold any judgment in any way till the entire proof has been correctly analyzed and offered in a courtroom of regulation,” he shared.
A number of days later, Rycroft responded to an Instagram touch upon her account with out revealing a lot particulars about her state of affairs.
“Life actually sucks proper now and I’m struggling, however I’m attempting to march ahead,” she mentioned on October 6.
