Who Has Taylor Swift Dated?
Revisit Taylor Swift's Love Connections After Her Split From Longtime Boyfriend Joe Alwyn
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When: July 2008 — October 2008
Swift's first highly publicised relationship was with the Jonas Brothers singer. The pair dated for a few months before Swift famously told Ellen DeGeneres that he broke up with her over a 27-second phone call. Swift responded by writing the breakup songs "Last Kiss" and "Forever and Always" about him, but things got even more strained between them when Jonas went on to date actress Camilla Belle. Swift penned a fiery tune called "Better Than Revenge," which includes lyrics aimed at Belle like, "She's an actress / But she's better known / For the things that she does on the mattress."
As per People, Jonas later spoke out about the breakup in a MySpace post that read:
"Several things I will state with all my heart. I never cheated on a girlfriend. It might make someone feel better to assume or imply I have been unfaithful but it is simply not true. Maybe there were reasons for a breakup. Maybe the heart moved on. Perhaps feelings changed. I am truly saddened that anything would potentially cause you to think less of me."
It looks like the phrase "time heals all wounds" is true, though, because the exes were eventually able to bury the hatchet. During a 2019 appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Swift admitted that she regrets putting Jonas "on blast."