“This is about you. You know who you are. I love you."
Taylor Swift and Matty He- *It's Not Living If It's Not With You starts playing*
5/3/23 4:00PM PST- I want to preface this with I KNEW IT WAS COMING AND MY VISIONS FORETOLD THIS. The Sun has reported that Taylor Swift and The 1975 frontman Matty Healy are dating and will “announce” their relationship at her next tour stop, Nashville, TN. Taylor is rumored to be “madly in love” with said disgraced frontman. I just have to ask why. This may or may not be true but I do think there’s some merit to the rumor simply because her vibes have been just a bit more pretentious and she has that voice back that sounds a little like Phoebe Bridgers but is a little more straight-woman-y.
I’ve been watching some videos on TikTok about the recent performances from the band, and I do have to say the vibes are different. Matty is less grey, the conservative bits that lead into It’s Not Living seem a bit more calculated and pander-y. Albeit, he’s still drinking on stage and making those weird monologues about life and the youth’s culture (which I won’t be afraid to say I enjoy whole heartedly, and are always based). If you're a fan of the band, or just like pop music, perhaps you’ve heard that Charli XCX is dating another The 1975 band member, George Daniel. That pairing makes more sense and also makes superb music together (go listen to the Crash deluxe tracks they are unbelievable), but Taylor Swift dating Matty? I’m not even mad, but it makes me laugh so hard. When I saw the PopBase tweet I laughed, but it also made so much sense.
If this is all random rumors, I will still leave this up. This is a turning point for the culture anyway. When I was researching this, I found rumors of them being a pair dating from almost a decade ago when she went through that tumblr phase. However, the timeline (unfortunately) does line up. I want to remind everyone that Taylor and her ex-boyfriend did not break up on April 8th and it’s very likely that it was weeks to months before that. I’m sure people remember the gig Taylor showed up at in January for The 1975 where she played her own song Anti-Hero, and The 1975’s The City. I also want to remember everyone that Taylor is very pretentious and this is not particularly out of character. Argue that I’m being parasocial, whatever, but I am correct. I still love her more than anyone else does despite the fact that she’s pretentious. I am too.