Taylor Swift says, “Despite facing a lot of criticism and even some attacks for dating Travis Kelce, people should open their eyes. We will make it together—he’s my man.”

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce,Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: the unexpected, whirlwind romance that’s produced one of the most powerful and inescapable celebrity couples we have ever seen.

As tempting as it is, we are not going to start this piece with a football pun or timely lyric; no “Swift to the end zone” or “she’s cheer captain and in the bleachers” kinda thing. Even though we definitely could, given the pics that started it all:

Swift cheering her heart out at a Kansas City Chiefs game and the singer and tight end driving off in a getaway car (sorry, we couldn’t resist that one) with Kelce resplendent in a 1989-themed ‘fit.

A professional athlete is a bit of a dating departure for Swift, who has primarily been linked to musicians and actors in the past. But this new relationship has actually been brewing for a while, so perhaps Swift is now in her football era. Or is Kelce in his muse era?

Both could be true — especially given that their entire relationship started with a friendship bracelet. Below, get all the details on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s dating rumor and relationship timeline