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As much as pop culture tries to sell you on the idea of love being all roses and chocolate covered strawberries, when boiled down, it’s no more than a tactical partnership with someone who you once found sexy. If you’re lucky, you still find sexy. Whether you’re a world-class athlete or a world-class boner, compromise is the name of the game. For instance, you may be suckered into watching a few episodes of This Is Us in order to buy yourself some brownie points to go on your buddy’s bachelor party in Colombia. Happy wife, happy life, bruh.
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander has learned this in the infancy of his marriage to the one, the only, Kate Upton. The two have only been married a few weeks, and the newly minted World Series champion has has already learned to steer clear of a trap.
@JustinVerlander which is better: winning the #WorldSeries2017 or a Honeymoon with @KateUpton ?
— David Rivera (@DavidRivera564) November 27, 2017
Yeah @JustinVerlander we all want to know ??? https://t.co/4CmabMHUDi
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) December 1, 2017
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) December 1, 2017
It doesn’t matter that Verlander is is the fourth-highest paid Major League Baseball player by salary ($28,000,000). Or a six-time All-Star. Or former AL Cy Young Award winner. Or two-time MLB wins leader. Or four-time AL strikeouts champ. Justin Verlander is susceptible to the same petty arguments us average joes are.
And the world wide web knows it.
https://twitter.com/BCool_E/status/936648607398354944
— Bradford Newitt (@bnewitt07) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/panzernator/status/936647178025652224
— MaxLilah (@MaximusPup1) December 1, 2017
Shhhhhhh! pic.twitter.com/jR2QwhNweL
— B.O.I. (@Htwn_vs_every1) December 1, 2017
See! Pro athletes are just like us! Only richer and more successful and laying next to supermodels every night and not scrolling through their ex’s Facebook albums with her more attractive new boyfriend.
Excuse me while I go cry into a pint of Ben & Jerry’s.
Related, kinda:
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[h/t For The Win]