BTN News: Kelly Stafford got candid about her rocky start with her future-husband, NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford – which was almost doomed from the beginning thanks to some serious drama and jealousy. Kelly, 34, opened up about their long road from college sweethearts to a stable partnership during the Off the Vine podcast:
Kelly and Matthew met just a few days before heading off to the University of Georgia where, while Kelly was a cheerleader, Matthew went on to be the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs. Aside from hitting it off almost instantaneously, their relationship did not get off to a good start. Looking back on her first college relationship, Kelly revealed that it was not easy to be the girlfriend of a well-known athlete.
Early Challenges and Jealousy
Wonderful misunderstandings and confusion, were the hallmark of the couple in their early days. Matthew had wanted to have his cake and eat it, too-be a top-tier quarterback at an enormous public university with fraternities and Gillette-clad lotharios thrumming in the background of every midnight whisper-playing phone call-and Kelly had been naive enough to take him for a partner, not others. “Yeah, it wasn’t that adorable of a relationship when it first started,” Kelly confessed.
In their on-and-off relationship, Matthew was consistently dismissive of Kelly that she went to extraordinary lengths just to grab his focus and secure his commitment. She dated Matthew’s bad boy of a backup quarterback with one intention in mind: to make Matthew jealous. This trick backfired on Brian though when it was Matthew’s turn, and he turned around and asked Kelly out on a date just the same since they were in the same dorm.
Turning Point and Commitment
Kelly said that Matthew, unable to stand finding out her new relationship, finally confronted her in a life-changing moment. At one poing he waited and followed me out and got in my car and wouldn’t leave(pub) ”[He said to me], ‘He’s not good for you,’” she says. I am successful at avoiding another speculative rant and we continue celebrating our reunion without calling it that because moments later Matthew has an epiphany: Matthew doesn’t want to lose her.
It was rocky at times, but Kelly and Matthew eventually made their way back to each other. Their relationship went official the day they started dating, with Kelly in school way across the country, and Matthew still living and training full time in Arizona. “Once we realized that [it was it], it was it,” said Kelly, giving credit to Matthew for being the one to finally pull the trigger and commit.
A Lasting Love
With their journey behind them, Kelly admitted he had doubts about whether their relationship would endure. They would’ve laughed their asses off,” she said, “I think if you asked anyone who knew us in Georgia if they thought we would’ve ended up together with four kids. And even though their relationship began to be as unsteady As soon as Kelly 1st married Matthew, she maintained that they experienced the simple capacity really like and described him as”auto mechanic, geek, and musician all wrapped into a single” — also, someone she failed ton’t wish to overlook.
Today, Kelly and Matthew Stafford are living proof that love can survive more than a few early missteps. Their youth age drama filled tale that later settled, serves a motive to many; In sharing her story, Kelly eloquently emphasizes the difficulties and ultimate rewards of cherishing authentic love.
