Taylor Swift has been in LA all week, getting pap’d on the reg. Mostly she’s been photographed entering and leaving the gym and dance studio, but she also went shopping and had lunch with Jamie King a few days ago in Beverly Hills. I’m including some assorted photos. I think my favorite look is that gnarled star sweater – usually everything Swifty wears is so dowdy and/or retro, it’s nice to see her in a threadbare, rock n’ roll sweater.
Taylor is due to perform at the Grammys on Sunday, and she’s up for many awards too. I suspect she’ll win several, although maybe not the biggest ones. Meanwhile, people are still obsessed with who Swifty might be dating. In the past month or so, there have been reports about a flirtation with Jared Leto (she met him at a post-Globes party) and something with Evan Spiegel, the CEO of Snapchat. But! Star Magazine says this week that none of those guys stick around and she’s worried that… her words… she’s turning into a Jennifer Aniston. I TOLD YOU SO.
Taylor Swift is “in a deep depression over her single status,” reports Star. According to the tabloid’s latest Swift insider, “She’s incredibly down. She just can’t seem to find the right guy.”
“She said, ‘I just don’t get it. Why can’t I keep a guy? I feel like I’m turning into Jennifer Aniston. It’s just so unfair.’”
The magazine’s alleged “tipster” says: “Jared Leto ran for the hills after she chatted him up at a Golden Globes after party; Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel hasn’t called her back after they went to a New Year’s Eve party together; and actor Douglas Booth totally brushed her off at a West Holywood bash last November.”
The Star source says, “Even when she puts herself out there, no one seems interested! She’s brooding and feeling incredibly down.”
A source close to the situation tells Gossip Cop the report is “ridiculous” and “untrue.”
Is it ridiculous though? I mean, the Aniston shade is funny, especially since Tay-Tay has dated/banged John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal, and I know Aniston was with Mayer (before Swifty) and I’m pretty sure Aniston banged Jake (or she wanted us to think that). But to the larger point about men/boys running away from Swifty… I don’t know. I like that she hasn’t had a big-time romance in a while and I think that’s good that she’s either taking a break from her hardcore-obsessive love or that she’s just improving her game to the point where we don’t know who she’s dating. Either way, progress. And I believe that there are probably a lot of guys who will buy what Swifty is selling (so to speak, I didn’t mean to make her sound like a hooker). I think she’s probably good at attracting guys and holding their interest for a few weeks, but then she goes a little bit Fatal Attraction on them and starts talking about marriage and commitment.
PS… She really loves that purse, right? She uses it for every outfit.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
If this were a young man going from hot girlfriend to hot girlfriend, everyone would be saying what a great life he has, might as well ‘sow his wild oats’ while he’s young etc. But because it’s a woman, it HAS to be that she ‘can’t keep a man’ and is miserable about not ‘getting a man to commit’. Same double standard we see with George Clooney. If a 50 something woman had a new piece of much younger eye candy on her arm every couple of months, we’d never hear the end of how sad and pathetic she was.
I completely agree with Ice maiden. If a woman has had several bed partners then they are labelled slut, whore, can’t keep a man etc from both men and women.
But if a man has had many partners he is a playboy. How is that fair?
I think Clooney is sad and quite pathetic, and the same goes for Di Caprio (and I love them both as actors) . There is still the double standard, but things are changing fast…
Sure, many women – especially on sites like this – are critical of the likes of Clooney. But you don’t read articles in magazines going on about tragic they are and why they can’t ‘keep’ a woman. It’s as though men are valuable creatures who women need to cling on to for dear life, while women are merely disposable.
YES! You’re awesome, Ice Maiden!
Yes, I think people are pretty critical of men, although not as much in the mainstream press as they are of women. DiCaprrio, Clooney, John Mayer, Justin Beiber, Harry Styles, The Bachelor guys, and even Tom Cruise have all been accused of being pathetic d-bags or man hos in the press. It’s passe to suggest that people never have a low opinion of men behaving wildly. The Stars and US Weeklys of the world don’t represent the opinions of everyone, or even of most people.
Concur.
Not a fan of Taylor or Aniston but this is just BS.
There are woman in the world who like Clooney and Leo don’t have the need to ‘keep’ a partner.
Plus, Taylor is young, rich and famous. Why shouldn’t she play the field? Many people her age – men and women – do, and they don’t have anything like the choice in partners that she has. And even if she were older, it wouldn’t neccessarily be a problem. Not everyone’s identity revolves around having a long-term partner.
I agree with your overall point that there is a double standard BUT in Swifty’s case I think she perpetuates the “woe is me” feel to her dating life. She should embrace being single and dating around but I don’t think she does.
Good point @icemaiden. I don’t really care for her but this is so true generally speaking. For instance her “ex” Harry styles is labelled a lothario, because he has brief romances. But really he is just carrying on in the same way as she does, he goes after high profile women in the same way she goes after high profile men, and it never lasts.
Great point. Plus it’s not like she’s even out every night with a different guy, it seems like she tries for a relationship that ultimately doesn’t work.
As for Aniston, she’s in her 40s with 1 marriage and a few long term relationships, right? I don’t see why that’s so unusual either.
I agree. Aniston was married for what is a respectable length of time for Hollywood couples, and has had longish relationships, usually with men close to her age and at least semi-famous in their own right, which is more than can be said for the likes of Clooney or Di Caprio. I’m no fan of Aniston (though I don’t really get all the dislike she comes in for on this site either) but her relationship record seems respectable enough for a woman her age and status.
Just came here to say this. Jen A has had only a handful of long term relationships with men of appropriate age in her life, and only one failed marriage. What people can’t get over is that she doesn’t have any kids. Women without children have something wrong with them. Women without children are lonely and desperate and pathetic. See also Cameron Diaz and Eva Longoria.
I’m being facetious btw in case people have trouble with sarcasm on the internet.
What people can’t get over in both these cases is that they won’t keep their relationships private. They like the attention and sympathy and then blame the press for the stories, they themselves put out, when it doesn’t suit them anymore.
I never see anyone saying Diaz or Longoria are desperate and pathetic because they own their singleness.
As for Clooney, he clearly is the one who ends his arrangements. He doesn’t want them any longer than he has them.
Agreed, but women do this to themselves really.
No man ever whines “ooh, I can’t keep a woman, I just go from one hottie to the next, oh man, when will I find a nice wife to get married and be monogamous for the rest of my life”
Perhaps if women stopped being obsessed with finding “the one” and living “happily ever after”, they wouldn’t turn themselves into such parodies inviting ridicule.
You have to own your lifestyle. Clooney and DiCaprio apologize to no one and they don’t give a sheit what you think. That’s the way to go really.
They’re also not whining about not being married either, while women whine “omg I’m 40 and single with no kids”. You’ll never hear a man say that.
TBH I’ve heard few if any women speak in the way you describe. I think it’s a bit of a TV and cinema cliche – the woman who just wants to tie a man down so she can settle down and have baybeez – while he’d much rather be free and single.
There are men who aren’t happy unless they’re in a long-term relationship, and there are women who feel the same way. Also, there are men who prefer no-strings relationships, and women who feel the same way. Yet to listen to the media, you’d think all women are obsessed with getting a man to ‘commit’. Not so.
Ok fair enough, I may have overreacted because I have friends who speak like this and it annoys me to no end. Truly. Out of the 10 girlfriends I regularly hang out with in my life 4 are desperate to get married and have a baby by their late thirties (we’re all in our late twenties now). One is more normal and goes “eh, we’ll see what happens”, and the other five are more free spirits.
So ok, I did exaggerate, but I’m sure the half that are obsessed with tying a man down and procreating are giving the female sex in general a bad name.
p.s. I do think Swift falls into the category of “happy endings” and “the one”, just look at her videos and listen to her songs
Kelly makes a good point. It’s not a woman’s responsibility to “keep” a man. Both parties have to be invested in a relationship and just as often it’s the woman who wants to keep her options open. Own it ladies.
Since when did a couple of press baiting PR whores become “US?” The idea of being in the press constantly, judged for how much money you have, whether you’re using her and when new the bump story/ song will happen has got to be total man repellant.
Agree totally with Ice Maiden, you would think in the early 21st Century we would have moved on but we really haven’t, it’s all the same old same old….
I agree with what you said, and I know that there are men who are miserable for not having a relationship and women who are happy for the same reason! I also know that there are men who cannot function without having a woman and women who are independent and would never sacrifice it for the sake of having a dick in their life! The double standard exists and is annoying and frustrating. but in this specific case, I think both Aniston and Taylor Swift WANT to be seen as the poor thing who cannot keep a man, whether it’ s true or not! Clooney and Di Caprio don’ t talk about the fact that they write songs about their exes to forget them (or the acting equivalent of it) like Swift does, and don’ t play the “I am going to get married soon” game every month, nor they generate the amount of wacko conspiracies about frozen sperms and rivalry between ex and current wife like Aniston does!
That said, yes, I am incredibly tired of the fact that men who bed different women are heroes, and women who do the same are sluts!
Yup. I don’t follow Anniston or that generation at all, but my impression over time has leaned toward Anniston not really wanting a baby and wifehood as much as the PR machine wants us to believe, whereas Swift ultimately does enjoy the poor-me princess routine that she has spent the better part of her life cashing in on. Anniston is doing it for press, Swift is doing it for press but still believes that all that self-centered princessy goodness will eventually happen to her and make her life worthwhile. As somebody else already said, there are lots of single women in Hollywood, but they don’t all get called out by the press for being desperate. That is reserved for women who use their single status as a means for garnering sympathy. You can’t get mad at the press for playing along, now can you?
@Ice Maiden,
Thanks for two reasons: 1. Making an incredibly valid point 2. Being the first to comment because that comment made me smile first thing and I am Late for work!
Anyway, Taylor has been quoted as saying that she is not looking to marry anytime soon. I believe her. The young woman is just being a young woman and she is having fun! 🙂
Aniston has been endlessly quoted saying that she is happy including when she isn’t in a relationship. She even has said that her current relationship is “the cherry on top” of her amazing life.
By all means, let’s not applaud these two women because it sets a dangerous precedent to acknowledge (from the source) that life can be fantastic without a man. I was hoping we could leave it to the tabloids to carry on about how “pathetic” they are. I guess they are both just using their successful careers to assuage the pain of being without a man!
BTW, Taylor’s songwriting is heavily “love-centric” granted but I believe that’s how she’s made her dollars. Good business decision….I mean…..er….she’s pathetic!
Oh and Aniston should have been through at least two more divorces by now if she had any sense of decency. She is obligated to prove that she is trying “with her whole heart” to “keep a man”. You know so she can inspire all girls/women to do the same 😉
+1,000,000
Just the term “can’t keep a man” makes me wanna scream. Be more sexist, for crying out loud.
“Oh my, these men are so difficult to ‘keep’! They’re such wild creatures and I have to work SO HARD to get them to stay with me! I do my outmost best to keep him happy so he won’t change his mind or stray, but it’s such a difficult job!!”
The burden of maintaining a relationship does not rest solely on the shoulders of the woman and I resent that this misperception is so consistently reinforced by phrases like “can’t keep a man”.
Nobody is “keeping” anyone-its an effin PARTNERSHIP that requires effort on both people’s part. It effectively removes all responsibility from men and put the onus on women. It’s f*cked up and I’m tired of the constant infantilizing of the XY chromosome. Maybe MEN should have to work to “keep” women happy for once.
Agreed!! Besides maybe, just maybe, “can’t keep a man” is code for “I’ve got my shit together and while I will consider you for the long-term if you prove to be less than I deserve and don’t want to be part of an equal partnership, well then buhbye! ” 🙂
But no that can’t be….society says it isn’t. I think men are even more likely to jump from one marriage to another especially with age……but that’s probably just feminist propaganda!
Oh my god yes, Tulip Garden.
So much word to this: “Besides maybe, just maybe, “can’t keep a man” is code for “I’ve got my shit together and while I will consider you for the long-term if you prove to be less than I deserve and don’t want to be part of an equal partnership, well then buhbye! ” ”
I think the “keep a man” colloquialism was created by insecure men who feel threatened by self-assured women who refuse to let a relationship with a man be the sole factor in defining their sense of self-worth.
O. Kitten,
I agree about how the term was created but what I cannot for the life of me wrap my mind around is the fact that WOMEN perpetuate it! Not only that but it seems that some women (see some comments even in this thread) have come to spearhead this kind of misogynistic drivel. Why is that? Cultural brainwashing? A way to feel superior to another woman? Just one of many ways to throw shade at someone you don’t like? It’s totally insane.
At least, a 40 year old Aniston, according to what she says (which is I’m sure, you know, just lies because DUH!), knows enough to let it roll off her back. (Well, until she rightfully gets taken out back and shot or drawn and quartered because what’s the whole point if she doesn’t have a MMMMMAAAAANNNNN!) but Swift, due to age, may be a little more apt to actually start questioning either what is wrong with her or why people think that something is wrong with her. Hopefully, however, Swift is hanging with her friends, writing her songs, spending her money, and wondering what all the fuss is about!
I LOVE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
+100
Never understood why there’s this double standard. Taylor’s relationships are not as short-lived as you think. Her relationships didn’t just begin the day you saw a photo of her and a guy on the cover of US or People magazine. She was dating those guys way before they came out to the public. and don’t think she’s not dating now..(on the down-low). She’s very self-aware and knows what the narrative is about her. TBh, she likes that narrative, it made her a very rich young girl.
The album “Red” is mostly about Jake and she admitted in the NY mag article that the album is mostly about this guy who contacted her after listening to the album and said it was a “Bittersweet” experience… like looking through a photo album. . If they only dated for several weeks I believe most men would hire a 24 hour security guard cuz they would think she was cray cray .
I’m all for Taylor dating as many men she wants. I rather seeing a young woman date than being knocked-up by a back-up dancer who has a newborn baby with another woman.
I forgot to add.. Would John Mayer really take the time to write “Paper Dolls” a rebuttal to her ” Dear John” song if they dated for a few weeks.
Although, I think he’s a douche I actually like the lyrics to the song.
Agree. A woman’s value is still a little bit determined by her ability to get and maintain male approval, (whether it’s a father, a fiance, a boyfriend, or a husband) and the loss of male approval is used to shame and police women in some areas of life. Women can be seen promoting this attitude toward other women a lot. Could you imagine a tabloid featuring a ‘story’ with a young guy that says something like, “What’s wrong with me, why can’t I keep a woman?”
Taylor’s in her early 20’s? She’s got time. Let her have some fun. She wouldn’t want anyone laying claim to her fortune anyway.
When she’s 40 and if she can’t keep a man than yes, she has turned into Aniston.
Why must Aniston keep a man and by the way when did men become possessions to be kept?
Aniston has “kept” men for quite respectable lengths of time.
If you stop writing songs about Every. Single. Failed. Romance, then maybe a nice, settle-down-type PRIVATE gentleman will want to date you. Otherwise you’re going to be stuck with jerks.
Just a thought…
maybe you shouldn’t make statements about how you are going to of course write songs about people you date?
Could it be that after she breaks up with a guy, she ridicules them in song? why would anyone want to be the next victim?
Most song writers do this. Its not like Swift invented it. She just gets called out for it more than most.
No, its that she makes it obvious or even admits it. Most songwriters are more vague. Katy Perry does the same as Taylor though, so i am not sure why Taylor gets all the bad rep.
Yes of course most artistes/song writers draw from personal experience, but she makes it painfully obvious e.g Dear John, now i wonder who that was about. And there was another one where she does a fake British accent somewhere , right after she broke up with Harry Styles.
Exactly. The names of her songs should just be “An ode to Jake G” or “His body was not a Wonderland”
No, Swift’s entire juvenile schtick is to write painfully obvious lyrics that call out the dudes and encode “secret” messages into her CD booklet that make reference to her pap’d outings so all the kids know who it is that she’s talking about. When she has a “You’re So Vain” and manages to keep her mouth shut for more than six days, I’ll believe that she’s an artist drawing on personal experience for artistic inspiration instead of as a whiningly calculated business procedure.
@nynick: You are hilarious!
I have to ask: how does one wash ripped clothes? Can it only be worn once?
Hand wash in cold water, gentle soap. Lay flat to dry. 🙂
I hate that sweater.
And, am I the only one who usually loves Taylor’s style? Say what you want about her, but she is really really pretty.
I usually like Taylor’s style too. She’s stunning. Maybe my lack of annoyance with her is due to the fact that I don’t listen to her music.
To be fair, Aniston dates guys for longer than 1 month and has actually been married. So, Taylor, perhaps don’t date every dude that walks by you and maybe you’ll finally have a relationship that’s real and not contrived.
And to also be fair, Aniston is nearly twice her age so it’s not ridiculous to think that Taylor could easily have a marriage under her belt as well if they were the same age. A lot of Taylor’s relationships were more than a month at a time, and half of the ones we hear about are speculation only.
A lot? Which ones? I was being a little hyperbolic. And I agree, Jen is twice her age and that makes a difference but I still don’t understand why it would be bad to end up like Jen. Taylor Swift is what, 23? Playing the field at that age (or any age) is fine but I don’t know why she has to invest so much into these flings and label them. And she does just that. If you think she doesn’t perpetuate this idea that she dates a bunch of guys, even if she isn’t dating them, you’re delusional.
I think it’s also delusional to assume that everyone she is seen with is someone she’s dating. So many of these things are just instances the media has jumped on for a story. She’s been in the actual relationships for at least a few months. Given her schedule, and lots of these guys’ schedules, it’s not ridiculous to assume that things just don’t work. Look at how many people we hear about her supposedly dating. Ed Sheeran, Leo, Jared Leto, Skarsgard, Tim McGraw, Matthew Gray Gubler, snap chat dude, etc etc. Most of the ones she’s been linked to have been solely rumors.
I’m no Taylor fan, I just think it’s unfair to assume that every guy we hear she’s linked to is someone she’s dating. She gets a lot of heat for going out and meeting guys, when there’s nothing wrong with it. She wants to settle down eventually. She doesn’t WANT to be the Jen of her age group, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Jen’s social life is still generally a mess in her 40’s. I think she gets tired of hearing about which guy she’s supposedly dating, and how she just can’t find love. And I can’t blame her.
Yeah…Aniston was married and then divorced.
Nothing against divorcees, but I’d rather be single at 40 than divorced at 40. At least if you’re single then you don’t have the baggage of having been through a bad (for lack of a more specific term) marriage.
….and ultimately who GAF? Maybe these women like to be single and sample the goods? I wish women would stop making it seems like marriage and/or children is the hallmark of a successful personal life.
Original Kitten,
As long as you understand two things:
1. 40 year old Singleton (female): Something is inherently wrong with you and, considering your age, you might want to think about assisted suicide because there is very little recovery rate from this debilitating condition.
2. 40 years old Divorced (female): Something you did and/or didn’t do has left you in this abominable state and you must atone for it by taking five or so years worth of grief and righteous opinions from any and all (especially men and women in partnerships because they are obviously superior to you) about why you did this to yourself. If within five years you have “dated” (euphemism for trying to cure your condition) and have not been found worthy then join your fellow undesirable 40 year old Singleton in your (probably) equaling unfulfilling afterlife.
Lastly, society asks that any 40 year old singleton refrain from their pathetic attempt to convince others (particularly impressionable young women/girls) that your life is in any way worth living.
Thank you all for your kind attention (except for you over 40 single b*tches) 🙂
@tulipgarden: enthusiastic standing ovation. I vote for you for Winner of Today’s Internet.
I am HONORED JUST TO BE NOMINATED!!!!! 🙂 Seriously, thanks.
“2. 40 years old Divorced (female): Something you did and/or didn’t do has left you in this abominable state and you must atone for it by taking five or so years worth of grief and righteous opinions from any and all (especially men and women in partnerships because they are obviously superior to you) about why you did this to yourself. If within five years you have “dated” (euphemism for trying to cure your condition) and have not been found worthy then join your fellow undesirable 40 year old Singleton in your (probably) equaling unfulfilling afterlife.”
Holy sh*t you are so spot-on with that misperception, Tulip. I’m with Tara-you are absolutely winning this thread 🙂
If you ever get your own blog, please let me know!
I’ve been nominated for winning the entire internet AND I have won this thread according to the venerable Original Kitten?!!
Well, shite, when you least expect it, ….Anyway thanks to my Celebitchy posters because ya’ll ladies are seriously Da Bomb…even the less then enlightened ’cause while some provided the enlightment others fan the flame of anger and passion that I truly need to spark a really good post!!!
*Takes Bow*
I think the only reason she might be sad about not having a guy is for new material. I think she’s fine though.
I like those boots in the bottom photo.
AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA at that title!!!!
Poor poor child, oh what a tragic cross to bear in life………..
On one hand Fuck these little preconceived notion that she needs to “keep a boy fb official” to be good or whatever, Ive always said I got no beef with her on Being man crazy, cause Hey! She is pretty young, should have a sex drive a Millionairess, as far as im concerned she is doing them a favor by sleeping with one at a time…
Where she completely screws royally UP and deserves these type of articles is the whole acting like a 12 y.o on her first bf sparkles pony true stalky love “this is it folks” and the subsequent “you broke my delicate tender heart” stupid ass songs.. Which when you consider her age, the men she is picking is completely idiotic to continue to sleep and play around with these guys and then act COMPLETELY shocked and butthurt or whatever else.
For me Taylor turn around comes down to this: stop acting like you need a bf, schtup them and call em at your convenience, stop writing those stupid ass butthurt coded songs and dress like these pics EVERY day! Play like a playa!!
Yeah ITA with your assessment, QQ.
I wonder if she’ll still be doing the same thing image-wise 5-10 years from now. I hate to admit it, but she probably has a little bit of staying power.
I kinda like the fact that she uses the same purse with every outfit. It kinda normalises her, is that weird. That being said I have no interest on who she is or is not dating. she is a 23 year old multi millionaire she should be out there having fun!
Oh, I love that particular purse!
I agree. I love the purse and that she doesn’t feel the need to show us a constant array. She has one she likes and goes with it. The booties? She should ditch those like the bad decisions they are.
I think she made an asshole out of herself with Harry Styles and is laying low on the romance front on purpose. He was quite a bit younger and her used her for publicity and bailed. She looked like a joke. I don’t think Taylor likes looking like a joke.
Does anyone else think the Princess Sparkle Pony thing is an act? Read this line with sarcasm, “‘I just don’t get it. Why can’t I keep a guy? I feel like I’m turning into Jennifer Aniston. It’s just so unfair”
I think she’s playing everyone. It’s just a hunch, but based on the guys and situations, she seems a lot more savvy than she is given credit for. I think the sweet sorrowful girl persona is what has given her bank, Ka-Ching. Maybe I’m wrong, don’t know.
I completely agree with you. I do think it’s fake and just designed to make young girls look up to her and buy her music and products.
Totally agree. No one gets to the top of their industry – especially the entertainment industry which thrives on eating itself alive – with a Pollyanna attitude. This is what sells records, so this is what she does. Totally pragmatic. I give her a lot of credit, she’s very smart and plays the game like a master.
She’s close friends with Gwyneth Paltrow, the chick who stole the script for Shakespeare in Love from her best friend’s night stand. She isn’t AT ALL who she fronts to be in public. She’s a sly little fox, I’m sure of it.
I don’t even buy that she is playing dumb. I think that is more a label that the media gave her because she’s generally conservative and was very much 16 when she became famous. At this point, her clothes aren’t that conservative for her age, she reportedly had a boob job which she has not been shy about showing off, most interviewers mention her sarcasm and dry humor, she airs her relationship drama publicly in her songs, she makes no secret of the sexual aspect of her relationships in her songs, she’s been caught on camera at award shows cussing, and in her New Year’s party picture that she tweeted there was alcohol in the background.
She is obviously very controlling of her image and her career, but I don’t think she is still fronting like she’s 16. I think that is just the label that has stuck. Until she poses in her underwear, cusses her way through an interview and/or flips off the paps, or gets caught stumbling out of a club drunk and high while flashing everybody, that likely won’t change. Which considering how controlling she apparently is about what finds its way to the public eye, is probably going to be never.
I’ve always kind of wondered what pictures have been taken of her. Girl dropped almost eighteen million on a house in cash. There’s no way she wouldn’t pay whatever it took to buy pictures she didn’t want out from a pap. She absolutely seems like the kind of celeb who does what it takes to clean up the evidence if anything unfavorable to her image is caught.
Tessa, what did she do?
wtf.
Yeah..you have a point, Kiddo. She did the same in the Lad Magazine article right? I think she’s trolling a bit.
I like Taylor and I think that this is the image her PR has given her from day 1 : the unlucky in love-wronged girl.
I bet she has fun and enjoys being single and in her 20’s like she should legit do. Surely the fact that her music is so intertwined with her private life ,puts her always on the front line for this kind of speculations…
I laughed at this headline. Maybe TS has issues when it comes to dating and maintaining a long term relationship, but she is still in her early 20s. Most women of her age and social status haven’t figured things out yet either. She’s attractive and insanely rich. I don’t think she’s crying herself to sleep at night about not being able to keep a boyfriend. We can make Aniston analogies in about 15 years if TS has been through hundreds of relationships and is still single. Until then, TS is similar to many 20-somethings these days.
When you earn the reputation of running through the men of Hollywood, trashing them in song, on stage and vaguely in interviews, and it gets to the point where other celebrities clown your very public love life (your choice) during a live broadcast of an awards show (thanks Tina Fey and Amy Poehler), guys with some sense are going to think twice about getting close to you. Swift has shown she can’t (and won’t) be discreet; and that’s a turn off to a lot of men.
Much like Jennifer Aniston, from what I can tell, Taylor looks pretty happy with her life right now. But then again, while I’ve read her comments about wanting to fall in love, I don’t remember her ever saying she was eager to get married and have lots of babies and play happy family NOW. She seems pretty happy just dating hot guys, collecting every girl in Hollywood as a friend and enjoying a massively successful career.
Question- if Taylor is really such a needy, immature clinger, why does no one ever mention that except the tabloids when talking about her love life? Seriously, it seems like she is friends with every young actress, singer and model around. There is no way I buy that so many of the young celebs can hang out with her and she can hit on every young hot guy without any of them slipping some bitchy comment to a reporter. And I don’t mean like the VS model’s comment, I mean actual bitchy girl to girl shade. If I have to choose what to believe between that or the likelihood that Taylor is actually just a normal 23 year old who interacts with her friends and dates like a hot 23 year old with masses of money and access rather than some immature sparkly princess, I’m going with she’s a normal girl any day over the idea that starlets can resist shade.
Agree. 🙂
Answer: Because Hollywood friendships are always partially business arrangements, and you don’t go after America’s Princess and expect there to not be a backlash, you just don’t. Which of her friends is going to risk their own careers by alienating the tween/teen demographic that they also rely upon? Remember the uproar over that stupid “I’ve dated more people than T.S.” shirt? Would you want the psycho 8-14 year olds coming after you? They would never forgive you, and there goes your popularity and future prospects down the toilet. Also, John Mayer has mentioned her in the press as a clingy psychopath. Why would she be clingy to her 90 girlfriends? That is her romantic princess behavior, not her friend behavior. Two different things.
LOL, omg this made me laugh so much! It’s true, she’s kind of turning into Jennifer Aniston. Both of them make me laugh, actually.
Also, I believe that guys runs away from her.. well, Swifty’s past love life must be a common gossip among celebrities, right? So that explain why they brush her off.
How many minutes before Aniston’s publicist forces Taylor Swift’s publicist to deny the comment and say taylor loves Aniston and Aniston is the mos beautiful woman on the planet? Huvane is the hardest working man in show biz!!
“She said, ‘I just don’t get it. Why can’t I keep a guy? I feel like I’m turning into Jennifer Aniston. It’s just so unfair.’”
THAT’S WHY.
Just kidding, this is totally fake. I think her twee super-girly act is mostly just that–an act. I’m not a fan (AT ALL) but she’s a millionaire who’s provided evidence that she is also reasonably intelligent, despite the powder-puff interviews she does. If she wanted a boyfriend, she’d have one. She’d just call up her publicist and have a list of possible suitors in an hour.
John Stamos seems like a man who is searching for a man to settle down and have a family. Maybe she should go after him.
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Girl is in her early twenties- what is wrong with dating? This is the best time to date, meet people and figure things out. Pressuring her to marry or putting her down for not being married already or wanting to be married eventually is ridiculous…
She screams desperation, and guys don’t like that. Sends them running in the opposite direction.
The only commonality between Taylor and Jennifer is their expert manipulation of their images and their own eye rolling response to the images they create.
“Why do people insist on calling me a victim, lonely, emotionally broken or man crazy?”
Well, because you and your PR people keep talking that crap up and you make sure everyone gets the photos so we can all play photo assumption.
I do think Tay Tay is a talented rich girl. Very much like Goop, one of her MANY celebrity friends. I only hope her talent matures as she gets older otherwise we will be hearing a heartbroken 16 year old girl forever.
I really don’t care about the boyfriends, she’s young, pretty and rich. I say have all the fun you want, Girl. Use protection and be smart about your body and make the choices you want to make based on accurate information and don’t be pressured to make choices you are not sure about.
I am more curious about her many celebrity friendships. Does she hang with Cam and Goop and discuss pubic hair? What do they talk about? What do they do together? Do they make scrapbooks and cookies and mock Chris Martin? WHAT DO THEY DO?
I think she gives off desperate vibes and it scares guys away. On a positive note though, I love a lot of the things she wears. Like that red star sweater is super cute.
doesn’t she trash all her ex’s in her songs? lol golly gee, i wonder why any guy would “run for the hills”.
@M: so true. she’s a proven psycho clinger who publicly drags every guy who dumps her. mystery solved.
I don’t get the sense she’s actually ever all that interested in the guys she dates, except as (cannon) fodder for her songs.
“…Turning into Jennifer Aniston” Lol!!
Seriously though, I get the impression she doesn’t even like men; she’d rather hang out with her cat, any member of the Kennedy family, or her 29 close girlfriends, or however many it is she said.
ROFLMAO 😀 And Huvane will launch the dogs onto TS in 5..4…3…
Say what you want, but both Aniston and Swift like to play the victim roles. it might fire people up in the beginning, but then it gets to be nothing but a manipulation game. …and both these women do it well with the media, fans and with men.
Clooney has always stated that he doesn’t want marriage again or kids. He really doesn’t play the victim role either with women. (yes, he can be a horse’s azz)
maybe the guys have all noticed how she uses her songs to trash her exes, complete with hints about their identities in the CD liner notes.
Just a possibility.
In a sense you can find a thematic equivalent throughout Country Music, which is partially her recording field right? The weepin’ in my beer, honky tonking, he/she did me wrong music going back before Hank Williams just hit me: Taylor Swift is just following a musical tradition, but if she starts singing those disturbing old bluegrass songs about meeting and murdering someone on a mountaintop somewhere, then, if you’re a potential date, you might want to stick to a hand shake in a very public place…and then scurry.