Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Relationship Timeline

While they've only been together for a few months, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce — or "Traylor," as the Swifties call them – have become the most talked-about couple of 2023. 

It all started when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end attended the singer's Eras Tour concert and attempted to give her his phone number via a friendship bracelet back in July. He failed, but luckily, he had someone on the inside "playing Cupid."

“There were definitely people she knew that knew who I was, in her corner [who said]: Yo! Did you know he was coming? I had somebody playing Cupid," Kelce said during an interview with WSJ. Magazine. 

He then revealed Taylor contacted him directly, adding, “She told me exactly what was going on and how I got lucky enough to get her to reach out."   

Despite not dating for very long, the pop star and football player's romance escalated quickly following that fateful night. From meeting the parents to being each other's biggest cheerleaders — here's a complete look back at their relationship so far.  

July 8, 2023: Travis Kelce attends Taylor Swift's Eras Tour and tries to give her his phone number. 

Swift and Kelce's romance kicked off at her Eras Tour stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City in July. The tight end was seen enjoying the concert from his private box and exchanging friendship bracelets with fans, and he even made a special one for Taylor with his phone number on it.

Unfortunately for Travis, he wasn't able to deliver it to her at the show. "I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings," Kelce said on his podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. He added, "If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets, and I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it."

Swift later revealed that they started "hanging out" shortly after Kelce adorably put her "on blast."

September 20, 2023: Travis Kelce's brother Jason confirms the NFL star and Taylor Swift are dating.

Following weeks of dating rumors, Travis Kelce's older brother Jason fanned the flames by saying that the speculation was "100 percent true."

When asked about how Travis and Taylor were doing during an interview on the WIP Morning Show, the Philadelphia Eagles star told the hosts that while he tries to stay out of his brother's love life, he thinks the rumor mill is "all 100% true," before quickly clarifying: "No, I'm joking, I don't know what's happening."

September 24, 2023: Taylor Swift accepts Travis Kelce's invitation to see the Chiefs.

Kelce invited Swift to watch him play at Arrowhead Stadium, telling the singer verbatim, "I've seen you rock the stage at Arrowhead [Stadium]. You might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead and see which one's a little more lit."

To everyone's surprise, she actually accepted his offer and was spotted in the stands (dressed in full Chiefs colors) with his mom, Donna Kelce, to see Travis and his teammates face off against the Chicago Bears.

October 1, 2023: Taylor Swift attends her second Chiefs game with her squad.

A week later, Swift was back for a second round of Sunday night football — and this time, she brought along a few squad members to help her cheer on Kelce, including Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman, and Sabrina Carpenter.

October 14, 2023: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce hard-launch their relationship at the SNL afterparty. 

Back in October, Swift and Kelce stepped out together as a couple in New York City for the first time. Following their separate appearances on Saturday Night Live, the two headed to the show's afterparty together while holding hands.

October 15, 2023: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce go on a dinner date in NYC.

The next night, Taylor and Travis had a second date and grabbed dinner at The Waverly Inn in Manhattan's West Village.

October 22, 2023: Taylor Swift wears a friendship bracelet with Travis Kelce's jersey number.

Swift attended yet another one of Kelce's games dressed in Chiefs' red, but this time, she also debuted a fashion Easter egg. Eagle-eyed fans pointed out that Swift accessorized her vintage-inspired oversized KC sweatshirt with a friendship bracelet featuring Kelce's jersey number, 87.

October 23, 2023: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce go Instagram official with a PDA-filled photo.

Swift celebrated National Tight End Day by going Instagram official with Kelce. The couple posed for a few sweet snaps with Travis's teammate, Mecole Hardman Jr., and his girlfriend, Chariah Gordon, who shared the shots on Instagram. In the second snap of the slideshow, Swift is pictured planting a kiss on Travis's cheek while he smiles for the camera.

November 10, 2023: Travis Kelce has dinner with Taylor Swift and her dad in Argentina. 

The couple officially reached the "meet the parents" stage in their relationship when Kelce had dinner with Swift and her dad, Scott, in Argentina during the South American leg of her Eras Tour. The trio reportedly enjoyed their meal in a private room at Elena, a restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires — and things reportedly went well, with a source at People revealing that Taylor and Travis "left holding hands" and that the NFL star "was beaming." 

November 20, 2023: Travis Kelce says Taylor Swift's intelligence is "f—ing mind-blowing."

During a wide-ranging interview with WSJ. Magazine, Travis opened up about his relationship with Taylor and what he admires most about her.

“I’ve never been a man of words. Being around her, seeing how smart Taylor is, has been fucking mind-blowing,” he shared. “I’m learning every day.” He also complimented her songwriting ability, revealing his favorite Swift lyric. “Blank Space was one I wanted to hear live for sure. I could make a bad guy good for the weekend. That’s a helluva line,” Kelce told the outlet.

December 3, 2023: Taylor Swift cheers on Travis Kelce at the Packers-Chiefs game.

Swift cheered Kelce on in style during the Chiefs-Packers game alongside Brittany Mahomes (the wife of KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes), wearing a red teddy bear coat and a black mock-neck sweater.

December 6, 2023: Taylor Swift talks publicly about Travis Kelce for the first time and reveals the timeline of their relationship. 

During her cover story with Time Magazine, Swift spoke out about her relationship with Kelce for the first time and confirmed their exact dating timeline in the process.

Recalling how Travis called her out on his podcast back in July, Taylor revealed that they started seeing each other soon after. “This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” she said during her Time Person of the Year interview. “We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for because we got to get to know each other."

She continued, "By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game. We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date. When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there, and we don’t care. The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”