It was barely a month ago that The Bachelorette lead Katie Thurston ended her engagement with Blake Moynes, but it looks like she has already jumped into a new relationship with a former contestant. After the show, Katie became close friends with John Hersey, though there are many signs that suggest the two have become more than just friends. Katie hasn’t definitively confirmed anything yet, but fans say she’s hinting pretty hard that she has developed feelings for John.

John was one of the men vying for Katie’s heart on The Bachelorette season 17, and viewers had their eye on the bartender from San Diego after his favorable introduction to Katie. But John didn’t get a lot of screen time, and despite rumors that he had received Katie’s final rose, John went home in week 2. As Katie continued her season, she went through a lot of drama — including a meltdown from one of her frontrunners — but in the end she decided to get engaged to Blake Moynes. The two seemed lovey-dovey on After the Final Rose, but just a few months later, Katie and Blake announced their breakup. It’s clear Katie has been struggling in the wake of her broken engagement, though a lot of fans think her heart is on the mend, with help from John.

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After filming The Bachelorette, Katie left her home in Washington and moved to San Diego, where she struck up a friendship with John. The two have been hanging out a lot, as evidenced by their Instagram stories, and many of their followers think Katie just confirmed they are in a relationship. To cap off Katie’s “12 days of messiness,” where she compared her exes on the show to Taylor Swift songs, the former Bachelorette shared the song "Begin Again" paired with clips of her and John together on and off the show. Katie’s Taylor Swift marathon culminating in John, with a song about falling in love after heartbreak, was all the proof many fans needed that she and John are now dating.

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Katie’s final Taylor Swift song Instagram story is the most recent piece of evidence that fans point to, but there have been other indications that there was something going on between Katie and John. The two have clearly been spending a lot of time together, which is made possible by the fact that they live in the same city. Katie learned the hard way with Blake that proximity and logistics are important in a relationship, and a relationship with John would be far more stable in that respect. Many fans think Katie initially rejected John (despite admitting he is her type), but later developed a strong friendship with him, which evolved into romantic feelings.

After Katie’s relationship with Blake fizzled, it seemed like John was there to help the former Bachelorette heal, and his open heart could have drawn Katie in. Of course, her Taylor Swift Instagram story about John could be a reference to their friendship, but fans of the franchise doubt it. Although Katie may not have confirmed that she and John are in a relationship, she has made every indication of it, and Katie and John stans are thrilled.

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The Bachelorette airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.