Why Megan Rapinoe and Sue Chook are completely happy to be everybody’s #CoupleGoals

Because that’s the reason after all.

Aside from being excited about the fact they found each other, two of Seattle’s star athletes got together to form a couple that kick their asses and collect trophies. I am very aware of what our relationship with other people means, “said the 35-year-old when asked if she and 40-year-old WNBA point guard Bird have ever felt the pressure to represent #couplegoals to so many .

“We understand how positive it is to be together and a kind of revolutionary act of being happy and not fighting, being in love and being gay at the same time,” she continued. “I think this is very special for us.”

Admittedly, the label can feel a bit strange: “How? What? Are we a power couple? I don’t even know what that means. ”But when she paused to think about it, she said,“ I would have loved to have done it. I had a couple like us growing up. We had how what Ellen [DeGeneres]? That was it. We have so many other role models and people to look at. I hope that we can set this example and live our lives openly and freely. “