Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have spent the last month physically apart, but privately, they are going strong and still very serious about their future, a source told Entertainment Tonight today.

“Taylor and Travis definitely see a long-term future together, and things are continuing to move in that direction,” the source said. “Their shared values and love of family keeps them connected.”

The couple, who will celebrate their one-year anniversary next month, is doing their best to make sure their schedules intersect when possible despite their work commitments.

“Taylor and Travis make sure that the current long-distance aspect of their relationship doesn’t last very long,” the source explained. “They both move their schedules around if it’s feasible and try to carve out as much time as they can to see each other, as well as each other’s families and friends. They prioritize each other and do anything and everything to make each other happy. Their relationship is genuine, and they both want to make it work, so it does.”

Travis Kelce does kiss and tell when it comes his girlfriend of nearly one year, Taylor Swift. During an appearance on today’s Bussin’ With the Boys podcast episode, Kelce touched on his approach to talking about Swift in interviews and her traits that “won” him over in their early days of dating.

On discussing Swift in the media, he said, “Yeah, you want to keep things private but at the same time, I’m not here to hide anything. Like that’s my girl. You know what I mean? That’s my lady so it’s like I’m proud of that so I’m not here trying to juggle how can I keep this under wraps. You just don’t want to let everybody into your personal life and be able to comment on it, knowing that everything she does is getting a headline.”

He acknowledged that the more invasive paparazzi attention has been the only difficult thing about dating someone with her level of fame: “I’ve had fun with just about every aspect of it. It’s just when you’re at home, you want privacy, and you don’t always get that.”

Of Swift herself though, Kelce spoke with warmth about how considerate she has been about letting him have his moments, such as taking the spotlight after winning the Super Bowl. “She’s very self-aware,” he said. “She understands situations like that. I think that’s why I started to really fall for her, was how genuine she is around friends, family. It can get crazy for somebody with that much attention, and she just keeps it so chill and so cool. And that’s what I can admire for sure.”