The source also adds, Their personalities are very compatible, and theyre respectful of each others careers.
Before we discuss how it ended, lets break down how their relationship formed in the first place.
2016
May 2016:Swift and Alwyn each attend the 2016 Met Gala.
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Did they meet then?
They did indeed have those hairstyles at the time.
Swift broke up with boyfriend Calvin Harris soon after the gala and started dating Hiddleston.
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That relationshipendedby September 2016.
2017
May 2017:Stories break that Swift has a new British boyfriend: Joe Alwyn.
Taylor and Joe are the real deal, this is a very serious relationship,The Sunreportedat the time.
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Theyresnapped againin New York City the following month.
October 2017:When Swift releases the single Gorgeous, fans immediately venture to decipher who it is about.
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This isnt a secret.
She wanted us to tell people.
(Harris and Hiddleston were both older than Swift and Alwyn.)
Where Ryan Reynolds’s and Joe Alwyn’s Instagram accounts stand as of April 21, 2023.
Later that month, Swifts pal Ed Sheeransaysof Alwyn, Hes really nice.
Really, really friendly; really good dude.
May 2018:The couple that Instas together, stays together, right?
Gigi Hadid does not follow Joe Alwyn as of April 21, 2023.
Swift and Alwyn both post photos of themselves next to the same cactus while apparently on vacation together.
September 2018:Public date night alert!
Swift hits up a screening of Alwyns filmThe Favouriteand joins him for the after-party.
Joe Alwyn still follows Gigi Hadid as of April 21, 2023.
@thefavouritemovie @joe.alwyn @nicholashoult, she wrote in the caption.
The couple hits upseveral after-partiestogether.
February 2019:Swift skips the Grammys and instead attends some BAFTAs parties with Alwyn.
Theyre photographed holding hands.
Later that month the couple reportedly attend some Oscars after-parties.
According toPerez Hilton, there was some PDA.
March 2019:Rumors swirl the couple is headed toward anengagement.
August 2019:Swift releases a new song, Lover.
I just dont pay attention to what I dont want to pay attention to, he said.
I turn everything else down on a dial.
I dont have any interest in tabloids.
I know what I want to do, and thats this, and thats what I am doing.
There are also reportedly brief moments of PDA between the private couple during the documentary.
They were spotted together earlier in the month at the Golden Globes.
And guess whos a Brit?
Joe Alwyn, of course.
Some even think he teased the songs release with an Instagram post.
In reference to the song exile, she says in the film, Joe plays piano beautifully.
Hes always just playing and making things up and kind of creating things.
Joe had written that entire piano part.
He was just singing it.
And I was entranced and asked if we could keep writing that one.
Bowery/Alwyn haswriting creditson three tracks: champagne problems, coney island, and evermore.
He also plays piano on evermore.
Joe and I really love sad songs.
Weve always bonded over music.
We write the saddest [songs].
We just really love sad songs.
What can I say?
It was a surprise that we started writing together, Swift told Apple Musics Zane Lowe in an interview.
Hes always done that.
Lets write a song together?
if we hadnt been in lockdown?
I dont think that would have happened, but Im so glad that it did.
Were so proud of that one.
The pair usually avoid paparazzi, so its rare to get a glimpse of their relationshipmuch less PDA.
According toE!,Swift was staying with Alwyns family in England at the time.
They take walks in the neighborhood and go on hikes to get fresh air.
Per this source, Swift, Alwyn, and their families all seem very close and very happy….
They both know each others families well and have spent a lot of time getting to know each other.
They grew closer than ever during the quarantine and she really trusts him, the source says.
Theyve been continuing to be pretty low-key about their relationship to the outside world to continue to protect it.
The source continued, Theyve discussed future plans and Taylor can see herself marrying Joe one day.
November 2021:Swift continued to support Alwyns work as he filmedThe Stars at Noonin Panama.
A source toldE!that Taylor visited her boyfriend on the set of his movie.
Theyre both just really interesting, perceptive people.
His response, per intrepid on-the-scene reporter Jessica Radloff?
Im very happy in a monogamous relationship.
April 8, 2023:After six years together,PeopleandEntertainment Tonightreport that Swift and Alwynhave broken up.
It was not dramatic, a source tellsET.The relationship had just run its course.
Its why [Alwyn] hasnt been spotted at any shows.
But he didnt really know her yet outside of that bubble.
And the song that were about to play next…its just a love song, you know?
During her time in Tampa, Swift also seemingly gives fans asubtle update on how shes doing.
Read all about the layers of that controversyhere.
Hes not the only one.
The Haim sisters and Swifts brother, Austin, allegedly unfollowed Alwyn as well.
Where Ryan Reynoldss and Joe Alwyns Instagram accounts stand as of April 21, 2023.
April 20, 2023:Alwyn isspottedin London for the first time since the split.
Meanwhile,Swifts girl squad is back!
(As of this date,Swift fansandJust Jaredreports that Hadid still follows Alwyn on Instagram.)
A source tellsUs Weeklythat Swift is enjoying her freedom following the split.
Taylor is handling the breakup really well and shes feeling very optimistic about her future, the source says.
She truly believes whatever is meant to be will be and knows everything happens for a reason.
April 21, 2023:Hadiddoes not followJoe Alwyn on Instagram.
What could she have told them??
Gigi Hadid does not follow Joe Alwyn as of April 21, 2023.
Joe Alwyn still follows Gigi Hadid as of April 21, 2023.
Well update this post as more information comes in.
