Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn’s 6-year timeline: From the 2016 Met Gala to the final 2023 split

Taylor Swift and her relationship with Joe Alwyn was perhaps her longest one before she settled down with her current beau, Travis Kelce. The two were very much loved by fans and were keen on keeping their privacy intact. The duo dated for almost 6 years; however, fans were left shocked when the couple called it quits. Here is a timeline of their relationship and how it went ended.

A brief timeline of Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn’s relationship

Rumors of their involvement first started after they attended the Met Gala in 2016. At the time, while the two may not have attended it together, many believe that it was the first place that the two could have possibly met. Later on in October, the two were spotted attending a ‘Kings of Leon’ concert together, adding fuel to the rumors that had already started circulating.





A few months later, Swift ended up admitting that her song ‘Gorgeous’ is about Alwyn, and the two became more official than ever. Over the course of six years, however, the two remained fairly quiet about their relationship. The two would often be spotted by the paps on their dates; however, would mostly refrain from posting themselves online.

In 2020, the couple attended the Golden Globe awards together, as well as the NME Awards.

Taylor Swift’s new songs

Around the time that reports began circulating about the couple’s parting, Swift released music that many fans often speculated was about her breakup from Alwyn. Around this time, she released ‘You’re Losing Me’, which is a song about a relationship between two people that gradually grows apart, with lyrics that read, “My heart won't start anymore for you, 'Cause you're losing me.”

Why did Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn break up?

The rumors of their breakup began in 2023 when sources close to the couple revealed that they had already split a long time ago. While it remained unclear why the two officially separated, they spoke about their split briefly on different occasions. In an interview with The Guardian, Alwyn talked about the relationship and cited that it was something in the past. He stated, “That’s something for other people to do. We’re talking about something that was a while ago now in my life. So that’s for other people. That’s what I feel.” He also further talked about trying to keep control, specifically of the things that are within his grasp.

In her docuseries ‘The End of an Era,’ Swift briefly talked about her breakup with Joe Alwyn, as well as Matt Healy. In one of the segments, she stated, “I went through two breakups in the first half of this tour, and that’s a lot of breakups, actually,” further commenting that “Men will let you down. The Eras Tour never will.”

While the couple has maintained silence, many have speculated that the two simply drifted apart over time and come to the conclusion that their relationship was not serving them, and chose to part ways.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”