Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn’s Relationship: A Complete Timeline

February 2022: At a TCA/Hulu panel for his upcoming series Conversations With Friends, Alwyn is asked about being in a high-profile relationship and his thoughts on open relationships in general. His response, per intrepid on-the-scene reporter Jessica Radloff? “I’m very happy in a monogamous relationship.”

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March 31, 2023: During an Eras Tour stop in Texas, Swift shakes up her set list by switching out the folklore love song “invisible string” for the melancholy song about past love, “the 1.” 

April 8, 2023: After six years together, People and Entertainment Tonight report that Swift and Alwyn have broken up. “It was not dramatic,” a source tells ET. “The relationship had just run its course. It’s why [Alwyn] hasn’t been spotted at any shows.” The actor has been noticeably absent from her Eras Tour, which began in March 2023, but many assumed that was due to the private nature of their relationship.

April 9, 2023: A fan on TikTok shares a video of Swift performing “champagne problems,” claiming the artist was “getting emotional” while singing the lyrics “Sometimes you just don’t know the answer till someone’s on their knees and asks you.”

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April 10, 2023: A source tells People that the split was caused by “differences in their personalities,” though multiple sources claim they were “talking about marriage as recently as a few months ago.” 

“They had plenty in common and fell in love in a safe bubble while she was retreating from the world during Reputation,” the source says. “Then the pandemic hit, and they were locked down together and able to continue growing their relationship in this insulated way. But he didn’t really ‘know’ her yet outside of that bubble.”

Specifically, the source says Alwyn “struggled” with Swift’s level of fame, and Swift “didn’t see them working out in the long run.”  

April 11, 2023: Swift is spotted in public for the first time post-breakup in New York City’s West Village, just four blocks away from the famous Cornelia Street she sang about in Lover.

April 13, 2023: During a show in Tampa, Swift reminds fans that some of her songs are just songs before playing “Lover.” 

“Some of these songs are about my life; some of these songs are about fictional characters I created,” she tells the crowd. “But my hope in all of this is that, at the end of the day, these songs will be songs that you think are about your own life. And the song that we’re about to play next…it’s just a love song, you know?” 

During her time in Tampa, Swift also seemingly gives fans a subtle update on how she’s doing. One TikTok user captured Swift giving a thumbs up to a fan carrying a sign which the fan says read, “You OK?”