In a World of Stephen A. Smith’s, Be an Alexis Ohanian

This Valentine’s Day, give her the very best gift of all by being the type of associate that Serena Williams has.

After the tennis legend’s shock cameo at Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present efficiency by Kendrick Lamar, the public had plenty to say.

Was it a rebuke to Williams’ former rumored romantic curiosity, Drake? A nod to the hate she obtained after celebrating her gold medal win on the 2012 Olympics with the identical dance?

Regardless of the motive (and like Lamar’s whole explosive halftime present, it was almost certainly layered), Williams noticed each praise and blowback for the shock look.

Stunning completely nobody, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was within the latter camp. The famously opinionated sports activities commentator stated, had he been married to Williams, he would have divorced her after the efficiency, as she was clearly nonetheless hung up on an ex.

By no means thoughts that “If it had been me, I might divorce this individual” is a wild unsolicited take.

By no means thoughts Smith himself is a famous bachelor who’s by no means been married.

What issues is the power of Serena Williams’ personal relationship, and fortunately, the state of that union is robust.

Since 2017, Williams has been married to Alexis Ohanian, an investor, girls’s sports activities advocate, paternity go away advocate, and Reddit co-founder.

And guess what? He liked the efficiency. He additionally loudly, proudly, publicly loves his spouse.

We’ve talked right here in regards to the new strategy to be a wife guy, and Ohanian is a poster boy for the motion.

Who would have thought the person who invented Reddit, the platform the place good guys go to curdle into incel-curious monsters, would become such a mensch?

When extra trolls on-line got here for Ohanian, he was prepared:

I get it—you’re 57, and life didn’t prove the way in which you imagined. That type of disappointment should be exhausting. You’re the embodiment of peaked in highschool, spending a long time chasing validation from strangers by way of Likes and Digital Hugs, solely to search out that no quantity of…

— Alexis Ohanian 🗽 (@alexisohanian) February 11, 2025

Ohananian has since gotten again to enterprise as typical on-line — posting updates about his investments in girls’s sports activities, bettering the standard of individuals’s lives by way of development in tech, and crypto.

And on that final one, effectively, no one’s good.

The person is in love and unbothered. You like to see it!

The takeaway for guys from this Alexis Ohanian Stephen A. Smith spat?

You don’t must be publicly defending your world-famous spouse from on-line trolls or be a literal billionaire to lock in a terrific relationship.

Williams doubtless fell for Ohanian as a result of he’s a stand-up man who’s not afraid to share — or totally cede — the highlight to the girl in his life.

As a result of he is aware of his accomplishments aren’t diminished by these of his associate.

And sure, as a result of he makes his youngsters pancake art each weekend, and holds an umbrella for his spouse.

Ohaninan snagged a catch like Serena Williams as a result of he loves her out loud and bursting with satisfaction.

The takeaway for you? Don’t wait to your girlfriend or spouse to make a shock cameo on the Tremendous Bowl to like her the way in which Ohanian clearly loves Williams.

Assist her when she places herself on the market. For something! When she goes for the promotion at work she’s not totally positive she’s certified (spoiler: she undoubtedly is).

When she takes an evening class to be taught a brand new ability. Or stands as much as her poisonous buddy who alwyas drains her power and by no means asks her questions on her personal life.

Speak her as much as your mother when she’s within the room.

Be her greatest cheerleader.

In a world of Stephen A. Smith’s, be an Alexis Ohanian.

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picture: @serenawilliams