Taylor Swift has opened up about her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, sharing new details about their romance for the first time. In an exclusive interview with Time magazine, the global pop sensation, who was named Time’s Person of the Year on December 6th, clarifies the timeline of her relationship with Travis.

The 33-year-old singer reveals that they started spending time together after Travis “adorably put me on blast” on his podcast, a move that she describes as “metal as hell.” Taylor shares that they were able to enjoy a few months of privacy, allowing them to get to know each other without the public eye. “We actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for,” Taylor says. She also confirms that the pair had been dating for months before her public appearance at a Chiefs game on September 24th, clarifying, “We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”

Taylor also addresses the media frenzy surrounding their relationship. While she enjoys attending Travis’s games and supporting him, she emphasizes that they are simply “showing up for each other” and don’t mind the public attention. She adds, “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.”

Though Taylor has appeared at five NFL games this season, she admits that she’s not concerned about how much screen time she gets during the broadcasts. “There’s a camera like a half mile away and you don’t know where it is,” she says. “I’m just there to support Travis.”

Reflecting on her record-breaking year, Taylor expresses how proud and fulfilled she feels. “This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been,” she says. Time magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Sam Jacobs, explains why Taylor was selected for the honor, noting that she has “transcended borders” and is a rare individual who is “both the writer and hero of her own story.”

In the end, Taylor humorously sums it up: “We can convolute it all we want or try to overcomplicate it, but there’s only one question: Are you not entertained?”