Is It Real Love? With Celebrities, Many Think They Can Tell by Looking.

When scrutinizing Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce or Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, some body language experts’ only credential is an internet connection.

Taylor Swift, wearing a red sweater and bold red lipstick, smiles admiringly up at Travis Kelce, who wears a dark-colored AFC Champions T-shirt and matching hat.The look of love? For many moonlighting as relationship experts, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s on-field embrace after the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory on Sunday provided plenty of fodder for analysis.Credit…Patrick Smith/Getty Images

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How do you know when it’s real love?

Not for your own relationship. (That’s a question for another column.) But as an outsider looking at a couple, is it possible to discern real love just by looking at how they interact?

For some, it was evident in the way Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs let out a joyous groan as he pulled Taylor Swift into a tight hug and kiss after his team won the A.F.C. championship over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to reach the Super Bowl.