A Love Story

 So let's say that you're a successful professional in your thirties. Like many people in your circumstances, you have found dating and relationships difficult to manage because of your dedication to your chosen field. Long hours, lots of travel, and those around you distract you with opportunities and experiences that keep you distracted from simply settling down. 

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a person appears in your life that just might be "the one." After all that time being focused on your own life and passage through the highs and lows of your profession, someone has made you think that maybe, just maybe, there could be something more.

Yes, I am inserting my own spin on the romance between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, but I can't help but imagine that things are hard enough for two thirty-somethings to come together and make a commitment to one another without any hype at all. Go ahead and sprinkle the Grammys and a Super Bowl on top of that and things could easily go off the rails. Speaking of those pop culture rites, it has already been announced that Miss Swift will be making the arduous and draining trip from nearly halfway around the world to see her boyfriend play in sports' biggest spectacle. Contrastingly, Mister Kelce will be unable to make it to Taylor's big night just a short hop away in Los Angeles. 

If this doesn't scream situation comedy I don't know what does. I am certain that both of these folks are mature adults and made these decisions amicably with their eyes on what is truly important: their deep and abiding love for one another. Still, I am sure that the potential discord that exists must have been as challenging as any playoff game or world tour. To imagine that these two superheroes exist in a world without friction is ridiculous. Then to imagine that they can shut out all the noise generated by the media, the fans and the haters that surround them. 

So I have decided to root for them. Not necessarily to win awards or football games, but to persevere in their human drama. I would hate to think that they would break up because of something the commissioner of the NFL did or something Sean Hannity said. They should follow their bliss. No matter how overwhelming it might seem to those of us in the cheap seats.