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If you are one of those people who is weary of the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce relationship coverage, first of all you are not alone and secondly sorry, not sorry.

In a world of contentious politics, wars and just plain yuck some days, a celebrity love story can be a breath of fresh air.

When it comes to Swift and Kelce, it’s a coming together of two of America’s favorite obsessions – pop culture and sports. Their union is literally – wait for it – tailor made for us to be obsessed.

It wasn’t until this week that we actually heard from Kelce about Swift as his girlfriend, in the form of a new interview.
“I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them,” Kelce said of Swift in a recent WSJ Magazine profile. “I’m not running away from any of it.”

He certainly isn’t, as we have already seen them holding hands and her running to give him a big old smooch on the lips.

Yet not everyone believes the relationship is authentic. Insert the “Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate” Swift lyric here, as I am fully aware that some people are going to take issue with the next portion of what we are discussing here.

The internet is filled with speculation about the couple and what may or may not be happening between them. Even I weighed in early on with some theories as to what may have helped draw them together.

NPR took an interesting approach in discussing the public relations aspects of their relationship, noting how the publicity around their outings together may benefit them professionally.