Audrina Patridge and country singer Michael Ray are now officially on Instagram

Audrina Patridge and Michael Ray are officially on Instagram!

The hills alumnus, 39, and country singer, 36, confirmed their romance in a sweet post on Tuesday, July 9.

“There are many things in life worth letting go of. But the ones that mean the most to you are the ones you have to hold on to 🤍,” Patridge wrote in the caption, quoting a line from Ray’s new song “Hold” while sharing a photo of herself and Ray cuddling up at night.

Ray responded in the comments section, “Here we go baby!!! I’m thankful for you and Kirra ❤️♾️,” referring to Patridge and her eight-year-old daughter Kirra, whom she has with ex-husband Corey Bohan, to which Patridge wrote back, “❤️❤️.”

Both Ray and Patridge reshared the post on their Instagram stories – with Patridge adding a large, white-bordered heart in the background of the photo.

Confirmation of the couple’s relationship came after Patridge posted a photo of herself and Ray kissing on her Instagram stories in late June, with her legs wrapped around his waist.

“This one…” she captioned the sweet snapshot at the time, adding a smiley face with a heart emoji.

Representatives for Patridge and Ray did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.

Fans had previously noticed that Patridge and Ray had been liking each other’s posts on Instagram over the past three months, including photos of Stagecoach that Patridge posted in April.

The Selection: To the mountains and back The author’s new romance with the country singer comes after she The hills Co-star Justin “Justin Bobby” Brescia and musician Ryan Cabrera. Patridge was also married to Bohan from 2016 to 2018, during which time she claimed she was a victim of domestic violence.

Speaking to PEOPLE about her divorce in July 2022, Patridge said, “Now it’s like, I love myself enough to walk away. You have to love yourself enough to say enough is enough. Or I’m not going to take this.”

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“I learned a lot about that when I went through that. And I learned that when you’re in a bad relationship, you put up with a lot of things because you’re trying to force it to work… to make the other person happy. And that’s not good. You have to notice all those signs and stop it before it goes too far.”

Ray divorced his ex-wife, country singer Carly Pearce, in June 2020 after eight months of marriage.

The “Whiskey and Rain” singer previously told PEOPLE that he was open to remarrying despite the difficult split. “I think maybe at some point, for sure,” he said in June 2023. “I think that’s what we came into this world to do: find someone that you connect with, that makes you better, start a family and leave a legacy.”