how does everyone know dianna proposed
It’s an assumption — arising in the first instance from an anonymous source supplied by @larrienation in July 2016 — albeit, one for which there is circumstantial ‘evidence’ in support.
(i.) There is good reason to suspect that Taylor wanted to marry Dianna:
This is consistent with Taylor’s writing in the period of their relationship: the lyrics to How You Get the Girl — ‘I want you for worse or for better’ ‘I would wait for ever and ever’ (cf. Wonderland, for the aftermath, ‘we pretended it could last forever (last forever)’ ‘And life was never worse but never better (never better)’) — suggest that she anticipated marriage (to Dianna).
Taylor performed Speak Now, a song about interrupting an ex’s wedding, live on the first tour date (6th September 2013) after attending a Fun concert with Dianna (4th September — this was not only two years to the day since their reintroduction to each other at Fairfax Flea Market, but the first time they had communicated publicly since Dianna’s birthday in April, when their engagement supposedly was broken-off.)
According to an interview with Global News in December 2014, Style was written about ‘that one person who you feel like might interrupt your wedding and [who would] be like don’t do it because we’re not over yet.’ Style, on my conception, is about Dianna.
Taylor’s reaction to Dianna’s marriage in 2016 was interesting – at her only concert of that year (in Austin, in October) she changed the lyrics to I Knew You Were Trouble for a second time, from ‘you never loved me’ to “she never loved me.” (x)
(ii.) It is an idea which seemingly is endorsed by the music video to Look What You Made Me Do:
Significantly, there is a ring box in shot in the bank-heist scene — a scene in which Taylor appears with a cat mask as a literal pussy bandit. ‘pussy bandit’ is a popular nickname of Dianna’s, pre-dating her relationship with Taylor. [Note: the swiftlife debuted a ‘pussy bandit’ taymoji in the “better than revenge” pack on the day that the music video for Babe, another song associated with Dianna, was released.]
ETA (27/04/2019)
It is also tacitly endorsed by the visuals for Clean, a song popularly associated with Dianna, on the 1989 tour. Taylor wears a white dress, while the rain-water substitutes for a veil (here).
ETA (21/05/2019)
On one interpretation of the music video to ME!, Brendon’s three attempts to woo Taylor on the rooftop represent Taylor’s three ‘real relationships.’ The second in sequence (Brendon as Dianna) involves Taylor’s rejection of a proposal.
ETA (12/06/2019)
It is arguable that the lyric “a circus ain’t a love story” in Getaway Car (again, a song associated with Dianna) alludes to Taylor’s non-acceptance of a proposal. It is, after-all, apparent that in (an actual) Love Story, an affirmative answer is assumed (”it’s a love story, baby just say yes.”)
ETA (03/07/2020)
In her Red Tour performance of I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor wears a white (wedding?) dress to sing the first part of the song.
I was literally shocked to hear that some Gaylors hadn't seen these! Here are Taylor's gayest high school MySpace posts, mostly targeted at her friend Kelsey (dammmnnn) Morris, and a cheerleader 2 grades ahead of her at Hendersonville High School, Lacey J. (and Lacey's boyfriend from BHS, Taylor J.).
September 3, 2005
“I am obsessed with you.
If you look out your window and down the street about 200 yards, you may see a big white van parked on the street. I am inside the van with a telescope and computer. Just trying to catch a glimpse of kelsey dammmnnn morris.
haha. end of story.”
September 6, 2005
“LACEY LACEY LACEY
I’m in love with you.
There’s just no other way around it.
hehe”
September 10, 2005
“Pretty girl.
I could walk twenty feet and knock on your door and ask you how you’ve been…
But I think I’ll just sit here and type it.
Tell me how you’ve been, child.
taylor”
September 11, 2005
I have the same name as your boyfriend.
Therefore I am better than everyone and you should like me more.
taylor”
September 18, 2005
“Kelsey’s awesome.
And got best smile.
And should have gotten best everything else.
Hahah
iloveyou”
October 12, 2005
“Everybody watch Kelsey’s scrolling pictures of her friends until you get to the one of shelby.
Her boobs look AMAZING.
hahahahahahaha”
November 6, 2005
“If you were a guy I’d probably date you.
Just a friendly reminder.
<3”
December 28, 2005
“WOW I LOVE YOUR PICTURES
(i haven’t been on here in a while and technology alone fascinates me)
Hey I love you and now I know exactly where your house is, and also that Grant plays guitar? Yes, he does.
Why?
Because he’s Grant Motherfucking Wood. That’s why.
We’re hanging out New Years and I’m driving the Hummer and it will be amazing.
-T-
PS: Hi, Kelsey’s mom!”
(SHE DROVE A HUMMER?? GIRLIE...)
December 29, 2005
“Lil’ Kels.
hahahahhaha
I looove love love your new pictures. You are pretty.
You’re right.. you better watch out.
Because I do what I want.
-T-”
January 8, 2006
“My name is Taylor, I am not clingy, I do not want a boyfriend.
I do not show signs of wanting a boyfriend.
I do not make hints leading on to the fact that I may want a boyfriend.
So how, tell me, on EARTH is it possible for someone to confuse this issue and IGNORE me because:
they don’t want a girlfriend.
(%(*..)%((IOJENTI..OWI$...)WO
-T-”
April 23, 2006
[3 sophomore year prom pictures with Kelsey Morris]
“(this is you quite obviously staring at my boobs)”
April 24, 2006
“Lyrics we live by:
And it hurts to want everything
and nothing at the same time
I want what’s your and i
want what’s mine
I want YOU, but I’m not
giving in this time.
haha
i love you
you’re really pretty.
-T-”
April 30, 2006
“Kelsey.
I love you and I’m sorry about all the “distance”.
Distance = stupid and unnecessary.
Dude. The truth is, i miss you. Starbucks tomorrow?”
Bonus:
“I read your complaining comment about how your not on abigails top 8. well, how could you be? I’M THERE. TAKING YOUR SPOT HAHAHAHAHA. (evil laugh, you know the drill). Well, anyway, listen my queer fellow. I thinketh we shall hangeth out sometime soon, eh? yes, i do believe i am growing fond of this idea. drive over in your sex van and come pick me up. farewell knave."
Click here for all non-Gaylor MySpace posts from that era
i’m not gaylor or whatever you call it but friendly reminder that Hits Different wasn’t written about Joe because it is linguistically impossible for that song to be about a man. here’s why:
1. the way taylor describes herself in Hits Different -> “you made a mess of me, i threw up on the street, i’d just ghost these Kens and skip town like an asshole outlaw, sun burns my heart and the sand hurts my feelings, my sadness is contagious, i stopped receiving invitations, cried over a hat, cursed the space that i needed, have they come to take me away?” she literally says that she feels as if they’ve come to take her away to a mental asylum. these are all negative attributes right?
2- the way Taylor describes the person she loves in Hits Different -> “the one that i loved, dreams of YOUR hair and YOUR stare and YOUR sense of belief, you once believed in me”
which one here seems to be fit to be called “dream girl” ? i think it is crystal clear. and if you remove the adjectives, it is literally
“bet i could still melt your world, girl”
during her The Man speech tonight she did not say “you’re making me feel like i can do anything i want” like she usually does in the speech
this photo is so absolutely gorgeous (cardiff on june 18, 2024)
at the end of loml she says loss of my life which to me completely recontextualises the whole song cuz before it was out I was like "oh cute love of my life🥰" but you're telling me it also means LOSS OF MY LIFE wtf someone sedate me
Bf Taylor... enjoy...
look i love a good tree paine joke as much as the next gaylor, but just to be clear: this is all on purpose. people are supposed to see the lesbian/bisexual/rainbow lighting on tour and think gay. swifties are supposed to be thrown into a whirlwind thanks to taylor and joe breaking up. tree isn't stressing--she and taylor are cackling over glasses of white wine while scrolling through the lgbetty tag on tiktok.
"All-American Supermodel" & "The Heart Break Kid"
"Miss Americana & The Heart Break Prince"
"I looked around in a blood-soaked gown and saw something they can't take away" is about rep tour me thinks
they/them, a gaylor/swiftie side-blog to talk about theories and stuff without people in real life thinking I'm insane, main blog: @box2404
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