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Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird began dating in 2017.

9 Times Megan Rapinoe And Sue Bird Were The Ultimate Power Couple

Relationship goals — pun intended.

by Lydia Wang
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Their Awkward Meet-Cute

Rapinoe isn’t always as confident as she seems on the field. In a 2021 interview with GQ, she recalled first meeting Bird at a photo shoot for the 2016 Olympics and jokingly asking if she was headed to a game: “I walked away like, ‘You’re an idiot.’”

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Confirming Their Relationship

In 2017, Bird told ESPNW, “I’m gay. Megan’s my girlfriend. These aren’t secrets to people who know me.” A week later, Bird shared a photo with Rapinoe on Instagram for the first time.

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