Durban - She is pop music’s darling and, with the release of her new album, 1989, she’s back on our radar.
But is she ever off it? Taylor Swift is as famous for her relationships as she is for her music. She has dated a couple of Hollywood’s most notable bachelor and they have all made it into her songs, either for breaking her heart or being mean - and, of course, she lets them know that they will never ever be getting back together.
It’s become a fashion to decipher who the songs are actually about, and Taylor has a problem with that.
In her interview with British Vogue, she said: “I feel like watching my dating life has become a bit of a national pastime, and I’m just not comfortable providing that kind of entertainment any more… I don’t like giving comedians the opportunity to make jokes about me at awards shows. I don’t like it when headlines read ‘Careful Bro, She’ll Write a Song About You,’ because it trivialises my work.”
While she may have a point, she can’t deny she has had massive success thanks to singing songs about her relationships, and why not? Taylor is actually a shrewd business-minded musician, and how better to stick it to your ex than to make money off him?
One of the songs on her latest album is rumoured to be about One Direction’s Harry Styles and, as per usual, it’s all about how he broke her heart. So what better way to keep up with Taylor’s interesting love life than to list the six things we have learnt from her high-profile relationships?
Make money from misery
Think how much money you would have if you were to write a hit song every time an ex broke your heart? That would certainly ease the pain. Taylor does exactly that and it’s the ultimate revenge. She did it with all her ex-boyfriends, who include Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, Taylor Lautner, Joe Jonas, Cory Montheith and Zac Efron.
Don’t date the popular guy/girl
It’s simple. If you want them, the whole world wants them too. Every time you are out together, you’ll get death stares from everybody, with some even asking your lover what exactly they see in you. That was Taylor’s life when she was dating Styles and Joe Jonas. Imagine having to deal with One Direction and Jonas Brothers fans threatening your life?
Don’t date a douchebag
If you know deep down that someone you have an interest in is the worst person ever and everyone else knows it, why bother dating them? It’s a given that they will break your heart and you will spend the next few months trying to rebuild the walls again. They may be the coolest person to be seen with, but they are generally the worst, have no feelings and will have no second thoughts about breaking your heart. Bad boys are cool for a second, but it won’t last, as Taylor found out when she broke up with Mayer.
Don’t relocate for a relationship
Imagine if every time we got into a relationship, we moved our whole lives to get closer to our lover? Buying a house or renting a flat that is close to your partner’s place is just weird, especially after only dating for a few weeks. With every relationship, when it ends, it must be easy to just take all you want or came with and leave. It must now be really awkward for Taylor every time she’s at her mansion close to the Kennedy compound. She bought the house while she was dating Connor Kennedy. At least her real estate profile is good.
Slow down
So you just broke up with someone and now you’re seeing someone new? What is this? Leave room to see what went wrong with the previous relationship before you get into another one. The worst thing you can do is jump from person to person. As much as we all say we need a rebound and won’t get emotionally attached, we do. Avoid the drama that comes with people slut-shaming you for seemingly having two partners at the same time.
Don’t smother people
We get it when it’s new love and you want to show your partner that you love them. But there’s a limit. Don’t go around doing over the top things to show them that you love them. Don’t be so overzealous.
Buying extravagant gifts and going above and beyond to accommodate and “prove” your love in the early stages of a relationship just shows infatuation. It’s smothering. Taylor basically smothered both Styles and Kennedy, buying extravagant gifts. And that’s never good in a new relationship.
Sunday Tribune