Cole Philpott and Aiden Phipps have taken the internet by storm with their Heated Rivalry-coded love story – but how did they come out?
The two college baseball players spoke to Outsports about how a routine Division III baseball game between their two teams took them from sporting rivals to boyfriends.
However, much like the gay hockey romance series starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, their relationship did not come easy.
Aiden Phipps found it difficult to come out as bisexual before meeting Cole Philpott
While Philpott was already comfortable with his sexuality, coming to terms with being bisexual was more difficult for Phipps, and being in a sporting environment made it harder for him to express his identity.
As their relationship progressed, Phipps decided it was time to come out to his family.
Originally, he wanted to tell his mother in person, but during a dinner conversation he struggled to say the words, instead admitting only that he and Philpott were going to meet up as friends.
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