The Seattle sports power couple have dissolved their engagement and broken up. Why does this make you want to ugly cry? One writer’s theory.
This has been absolutely devastating:
Seattle rejoiced in 2017 when we realized that everyone’s favorite girl-next-door Storm point guard Sue and the brash, lovable Seattle Reign firebrand who’s never been afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve Megan had somehow found their way to each other.
And, they were so good for each other. Bird has said that the brazen Rapinoe, one of the first big-name female athletes to come out publicly in 2012, helped her understand why it was important for young women to know that Sue could be her authentic self, and it motivated her to go public with her own sexual orientation. The always serious Sue, devoted to her fitness routine and her role as floor general and spiritual leader of the Storm, helped Megan, who’d suffered numerous knee surgeries in her career, get serious about her own fitness routine and motivated her to reach new heights, keying an international soccer career renaissance.
That’s part of what made these two so endearing to legions of queer women everywhere. In a sea of toxic celebrity relationships, we’d found one where both women seemingly just made each other better.

