Taylor Has Been Singing About Her Desire To Get Married For Years, And Travis Came Through

While lyrical interpretation is, of course, entirely subjective, The Tortured Poets Department seemingly revealed that Taylor and Matty had actually enjoyed a private on-again, off-again situationship of sorts for nine years, with the two stars first linked together way back in 2014.

They appeared to reconnect towards the end of Taylor’s relationship with Joe, and many of Taylor’s lyrics suggest that Matty effectively love-bombed her — particularly by preying on her Achilles heel of Joe never proposing.