Jana Kramer Is Dating Boyfriend Ian Schinelli After Mike Caussin Divorce: 5 Things to Know About Him

Falling in love again! Following her divorce from Mike Caussin, Jana Kramer has moved on with Ian Schinelli.

“Sometimes you just have to stop fighting it and listen to your heart,” the One Tree Hill alum, 38, captioned Instagram snaps of the pair on Tuesday, January 11. “I don’t know what the future holds and honestly who does … Everyday [sic] I continue to heal and I know there is still lots of work to do, but damn it feels really nice to find happiness along the way.”

The Michigan native’s post marked the first time she publicly confirmed that she was dating the personal trainer, 36, after months of romance speculation.

“To find someone who doesn’t look at your scars as a challenge or problem but rather helps you hold them and stands there to encourage you with love, strength and empathy along the way,” Kramer continued in her post.

The Illinois native, for his part, has been equally smitten with the country songstress, gushing over their connection via Instagram hours later: “Life is about moving on, accepting changes and looking forward to what makes you stronger and more complete.”

Schinelli added: “It is constantly evolving and spending energy in the right areas, with the right people, which puts you directly on a path towards some of the best things that will happen to you.”

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Kramer split from the 34-year-old former football player, with whom she shares daughter Jolie, 5, and son Jace, 3, in April 2021. Their divorce was finalized in July 2021.

Amid their breakup, the Country Crush star played coy about dating again until eagle-eyed fans noticed that a shirtless man frequently appeared in several of her social media uploads.

“When u have to sharpie a robe because u haven’t worn it since being divorced,” Kramer captioned an Instagram Story in December 2021, wearing a gray bathrobe that was once embroidered with a “C” for Caussin‘s last name. Instead, she wrote the letter “K” in black marker. “Dear Santa, I need a robe with a K.”

Social media followers noticed a mystery man took the singer’s photo thanks to a glass door’s reflection. At the time, Kramer preferred to keep details of their budding romance private.

“I feel like there’s no way that someone can be honest and that it can be good,” the Holiday Fix Up actress explained during an episode of her “Whine Down” podcast at the time, noting that the pair had just begun dating. “I think I’m so afraid of, like, I’m used to just war and not being on steady ground. My therapist said, ‘You’re used to standing in sand so you can never really get your footing.’ So, when something can be, or looks like it could be steady, it’s like, ‘Oh that freaks me out,’ like, ‘That can’t be real.’ For seven years, I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Clearly, there’s another shoe to drop and I don’t want to be fooled again.”

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Schinelli works as a fitness trainer, though describes himself as “not an athlete” via his Instagram bio.

“There is something uniquely special about being a father to a little girl. It is something I never expected, nor even really imagined, having a child in my life,” the Crossfit athlete gushed via a May 2021 Instagram post. “Like most men, I wanted a boy, I was terrified of not having a boy...but what I absolutely needed was a little girl. She is undoubtedly what has made me the happiest over the last couple years and certainly the last few months! She’s incredibly sweet and caring and always down for adventures.”

He noted at the time: “She’s been a true blessing in disguise and very excited to see how far she goes in life. It’ll be amazing to watch and a wild ride for sure!”

Schinelli has not publicly disclosed his daughter’s name nor whom he coparents her with.

Before working in fitness, Schinelli was a NAVY Seal. “Truly a blood, sweat and tear chapter in my 20s. Met some of the best guys I’ll ever know in the Teams and I think about them nearly everyday. Some I’m still close with, others we’ve grown distant, but we will always be bonded by the brotherhood,” he explained in a November 2021 Instagram snap.

As the pair tackled a “saucy” couple’s Q&A via TikTok on Wednesday, January 12, Kramer admitted that her beau fell in love with her first. However, he seemed to disagree with that answer, pointing back at the Lifetime actress.

The Nashville resident added “Chase Happiness” and “Chase Joy” hashtags in his gushing Tuesday tribute to the Soccer Mom Madam star.