The next few months will be life-changing for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

Swift faces a weeks-long separation from her Kansas City Chiefs lover before her multibillion-dollar Eras tour ends in Vancouver, British Columbia, on December 8.

And the countdown is now on to an engagement for the star couple, sources say, as friends reveal how the past year together, with 35-year-old Kelce, the singer’s ‘protector’ behind the scenes, has made them stronger than ever.

“Something people don’t really understand — and that’s by design — is how much courage Taylor has,” a source close to Swift’s inner circle told Page Six this week.

In August, a foiled terror plot led to Swift canceling three sold-out shows in Vienna, Austria, leaving them, as well as tens of thousands of fans, distraught. More recently, she faced online abuse for publicly saying she would vote for Kamala Harris.

There was also a furore in Britain, sparked by a clash between politicians over whether Swift should be given a special escort to her concert at London’s Wembley Stadium by the city’s Metropolitan Police.

The Times of London reported that the Met’s headquarters even sought legal advice from the British Attorney General on the matter before Swift was ultimately given the escort.

Amid all this turmoil, the source says the 34-year-old’s boyfriend, with whom she has been dating since last summer, gives her “an enormous sense of peace.”

“Just his physical presence. She feels safer with him than anyone she has ever known; she knows he would do anything for her and physically she feels protected by him, and she loves that feeling. It’s relatively new for her, relationship-wise,” the source added.

“Travis is her protector in every sense of the word. He’s going to make sure she’s physically and emotionally safe. He’s not going to do anything careless or reckless with her.”

Another industry source said: “Everyone is fascinated by Travis and Taylor. I’m obsessed with a possible wedding. Together they are unbeatable.”

Just don’t expect to see the star at any of Kelce’s away games this season; we’re told she doesn’t feel safe at locations other than Arrowhead Stadium unless it’s coordinated and inspected by her own staff.

“She won’t go anywhere unless she knows the location well and it has been thoroughly scouted and secured in advance,” said the Swift source, who pointed out that the singer’s recent trips to Yankee Stadium for baseball and the US Open tennis tournament with Kelce were made with the help of staff who were “excellent” in cooperating with all safety requirements in advance.

Swift spoke of her “devastation” after having to cancel her concerts in Vienna this summer.

Austrian officials said the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian man, was inspired by the Islamic State group.

Investigators discovered chemical substances and technical devices during a raid on the suspect’s home and it was reported that he planned to strike outside the Ernst Happel Stadium, where more than 30,000 fans were expected to gather. There would probably be another 65,000 fans in the venue.

Swift admitted, “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of dread and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people were planning on coming to those shows.”

However, thanks to security services, “we were mourning concerts and not lives,” she said, emphasizing that she waited to speak until the European leg of her Eras Tour ended to prioritize security.

In her usual fearless fashion, Swift announced last month that she will vote for Kamala Harris — shortly after Donald Trump used the star’s likeness on social media for his own campaign.

In her statement of support, Swift said: “It led me to the conclusion that as a voter I need to be very transparent about my real plans for this election.”

She is voting for Harris “because she is fighting for the rights and causes that I believe need a fighter to defend them… I was so encouraged and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who stands up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”

She signed off by calling herself “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady” in a pointed comment about Trump’s running mate, JD Vance.

Trump retaliated by declaring “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” on his social media platform Truth Social. And in an interview with ‘Fox & Friends’. “I wasn’t a fan of Taylor Swift,” he said, “but she’s a very liberal person. She always seems to support a Democrat. And she will probably pay a price for it in the market.

Nevertheless, Trump’s daughter Ivanka happily took his granddaughter Arabella to Swift’s concert in Miami last weekend. A friend told Page Six: “Ivanka’s daughter is definitely a Swiftie”

She also sent Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, a prominent Trump supporter, a note when he attended her concert in Miami, thanking him “for always being so supportive, so loyal, and for standing by me when a lot of people didn’t.”

The superstar performed in New Orleans this week and will now travel to Indianapolis and Toronto, Canada, before her tour ends in Vancouver.

Last week during a concert with the Jonas Brothers in Prague, Nick Jonas walked off stage after being targeted by a laser pointer in a now viral clip.

The Swift source told Page Six: “Announcing her support for Kamala was crazy brave, and continuing to go on stage after Vienna was crazy brave.

“But if you look at what happened with Nick Jonas last night, it’s a perfect example of what’s going on in Taylor’s head all the time.”

Even before Harris’s endorsement, “the vitriol had gotten out of hand,” the source said, adding: “Just look at how some football fans behaved while she was just sitting in a suite watching a game, with no control over how many times the cameras cut to her.

Despite this, another Swift insider told us that she’ll be seeing Kelce as often as she ever did, pointing out that she did even more tour dates this time last year and was still seeing Kelce often while football season was underway.

The question now is: What happens next once Swift wraps up her record-breaking tour, which has been running since March 2023 in Glendale, Arizona? She is already the first artist to make a billion-dollar tour.

And as always, the rumor mill is focused on what new music is coming for Swift, while Kelce has his sights set on Hollywood.

He filmed a cameo in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore” sequel in New Jersey earlier this month, we can confirm, and recently signed a $100 million podcast deal with Amazon’s Wondery alongside his brother Jason. He also presents ‘Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?’ for the streamer.

Rachel Richardson, author of the highly flammable trends newsletter, told Page Six: “I think after the Eras Tour it would be wise for Taylor to take a break, but I think that’s unlikely.

“She’s so prolific that I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more new music coming and she still has to release Taylor’s version of ‘Reputation,’ which will be a huge moment.

“She and Travis have yet to have a big red carpet moment together, so I wonder if they’ll make it… something like that would break the internet.”