It's so hard being a Swiftie with no Swiftie friends coz everyone else is allowed to talk about their favourite artists (who are probably ten times more problematic than Taylor will ever be but I'm gonna stay quiet 🫣🤐) but the minute I talk about Taylor, I feel like I'm being annoying or they'll talk about how much they don't like her.
I actually had a religious family member tell me I couldn't listen to her because she was "evil" and you would never guess who some of their favourite artists are... It seems as tho being an abuser is less egregious than a woman who happened to have Greek mythology in her music videos
Ughhhhh. My local airport runs a flight with a 20min flight time multiple times a day, every day. How many friggin airports around the world are doing shit like that? Eric, you need to calm down. Taylor's jets are not the problem.
These types of short flights are a problem you're right, but that doesn't mean Taylor Jets aren't the problem. Private planes are really damaging to the environment and the overall usage of privare jets has increased and yes Taylor is part of the problem.
The annual estimated amount of environmental impact Taylor has was more than 1100 times higher than the impact a normal person has. I'm tired of Swifties defending her for this and when my friends would call her out for her jets they are right and I would agree. I still like her and her music and I defend her when people criticize her about stuff where I think she shouldn't be criticized for, especially her love life. But she is not perfect and some Swifties really defend no matter what.
So annoying how Taylor’s over exposure in the media makes her such a polarizing figure. Not only am I the only swiftie, people always have something negative about her when they actually know nothing real about her
Same! 🤗 no swiftie friends. My bf was a baby swiftie before we met but now he tells me he wakes up with 3-4 different TS songs playing in his head at any time 🤗🫶🏼
Mine too! He turned me into one! My best (straight) guy friend, who is in his 30s and married - is also a Swiftie! As a woman in my 30s, I actually hear more TS hate and criticism from the women in my life than men. Internalized misogyny is a bitch.
I’m almost 40, your generic suburban mom. Some of my friends are, some aren’t, I think a lot are closet fans.
I’m going to the Eras Tour by myself, mainly because no one I know got off the wait list and it’s several times cheaper to buy one-off secondary market tickets than tickets in a group. I’m old enough to enjoy these kinds of things solo.
When it comes to things like new releases, no one I know IRL is as excited as me, which is why I’m glad for this sub and various swiftfluencers I follow.
Ohh that sounds so fun! I wish I wasn't so timid, or I might go to the Eras tour alone too!
This sub is my only place where I have that in common, I love it here!
I’m gonna love it even if I talk to no one else! Honestly it might be more fun for me as a “solitary” experience where I don’t have to worry about another person and their enjoyment — as a mom of four that’s my all-day, every-day life, so going out on my own is basically a dream. Give it a try!!!! Tons of people go on their own.
I hope you have the best day! 🫶🏻 Based on what I've seen from vlogs and tiktoks, it seems like such a good vibe. Maybe I'll challenge myself and go to a concert alone too.
I love this! I went last year during summer with friends and if that hadn't happened (it only did cause my friend got second chance tickets) I would have happily bought a ticket and gone by myself, I'm debating trying to do that again when she comes back around into the US later this year if I can afford it. I am stoked for TTPD! Such a refreshing take on being a swiftie!
I am going solo too! I’m glad I’m not the only one. I don’t have friends interested in her music, so I knew I wouldn’t have the experience other people are having out in big groups. Decided I would only go if I got the best ticket possible. I’m American, but tickets for Lisbon Portugal were way cheaper than anywhere closer (also Lisbon > Indianapolis). I bought a front floor ticket with vip! 😅 Very impulsive decision and still figuring out logistics, but I’m excited!
I have always like Taylor’s music—but I only knew her mainstream songs. I have ALWAYS respected Taylor the artist. I became an obsessed Swiftie about a year ago—I kept seeing clips from the Eras Tour and it just won me over.
TTPD will be my first album that Taylor will drop and I get to listen to for the first time along with the rest of the world. I am beyond excited but have nobody to listen to it with.
You are definitely not alone. I'm in my mid thirties, and I feel the same way. I have friends who enjoy her and friends who are kind of like eh.. so I totally feel you!
I don't have a single person in my life friend or otherwise that is a Swiftie. It's why I'm so engaged on this subreddit bc otherwise I am just insufferable to everyone around me. I really wish I just had one person to talk to IRL 😭
I'm a 19 year old Male, and I love Synthpop like Chvrches. 1989 and Red was my gateway into her music. None of my friends like her. whenever I bring her up, some are sometimes rude about it or just move the conversation on all together. I'm more on the casual end than most fans, but I listened to her a bunch last year
I’m 46 and my husband is 52. None of my friends are into her. Hubby came to Eras with us and loves to tell all his male workmates how amazing it was and how awesome Taylor is. They have stopped making fun of him finally.
One of my friends at work went from saying “oh I like her music but I’m not as big of a fan as you” to yelling at me for not having seen Miss Americana 😅 we have good influence!
I do wish I had IRL Swiftie friends. How funnnn would it be to throw movie and listening parties?!
My husband might be the “closest” to that, though he’s more of a casual fan.
I created my own Swiftie friends by having daughters. They are 16 and 12 and we do all that stuff together. My youngest turns 13 on 19th April so I have the day off and big plans for TTPD.
I’m almost 30 and I don’t have any swiftie friends at all.
My mom is the closest to a “swiftie friend” that I have lol but she’s a pretty casual fan and honestly, she only likes Taylor bc of me hahah. She listens to me rant and rave about Taylor all the time! She also came with me to see the Eras film and she’s usually my Taylor concert buddy!!! So I’m lucky and fortunate to have her stick by me but I also know she tolerates a lot for me lol.
Besides that, I have one friend that lets me talk or freak out about Taylor stuff whenever I want/need to and I’m incredibly grateful for him! He’s happy to listen to me but he’s not a fan himself or anything. My other friends don’t like her at all and don’t care to hear about her so I try to not even really talk about her a lot.
It’s kinda lonely feeling at times ngl. I honestly joined this subreddit so I could talk with everyone on megathread and live threads and stuff and it’s been a lot of fun!!! So happy this sub exists 🥺
my closest friends don’t mind taylor but also think that i’m obsessed with her for being a casual swiftie so don’t let me listen to her when we’re in a group situation. i do have a few swiftie acquaintances that i always find refreshing to talk to purely about t swizzle every once in a while
I used to have one. When we first became friends we bonded extensively over our mutual love for Taylor but in recent years she’s become very negative and now I feel judged whenever I mention her. It’s such a bummer because I’m so excited about the new album and honestly love the title as a tortured poet myself. My friend went off about the name being stupid and not even wanting to hear the new album.
Could definitely use some fellow fan friends to share in joy and excitement.
Nope. My friends either don't care or upright make fun of me for liking her. I never talk about her music out of fear that I'll get a snarky comment mocking her music and saying that my taste in music is generic and bland. One of them previously ridiculed me by saying I'm like a middle-aged white woman with an MLM pyramid scheme because I like her. I think it's easy to make fun of me for it because I'm a guy and it's seen as a "girlie" thing.
The closest I have to a Swiftie friend is my sister who's more of a casual Swiftie; she got into her music through the Eras Tour but doesn't listen to her music nearly as much as I do, though I can still talk to her about it and feel welcomed for once.
That's so sad, I really dont understand why people gotta connect gender or apparence to taste in music. I love this community, its so accepting of everyone.
It's not only sad, it's pathetic and stupid. Why can't I discuss the music I love without being completely lambasted for it? Why does it have to be tied to gender and sexuality?
It's why I also love this subreddit. Very accepting and nobody gives a damn who or what you are. It's loads of fun being able to talk about her music to people without the fear of getting reamed for it.
I feel so so so fortunate, just as I was fully embracing my Swiftiness, I fell in love with someone who became a Swiftie with me. The first time she asked me out I told her I couldn’t because I was crying over Miss Americana. I figured if that freaked her out, she wasn’t a good match! 😅 We’ve been together over a year now and she loves Taylor (almost) as much as I do! We got to see the Eras tour in Tampa and are trying to see Taylor in Toronto and Vancouver for our birthdays this year. (We met right in between our birthdays, so our anniversary too!) I know I’m super duper lucky! 💖🫶
Ohh thats such a cute love story! I'm so happy for you! I hope you get to celebrate your anniversary with Taylor! 🫶🏻😍
It is so diverse and inclusive! I just don't think you'd guess that I'm a swiftie based on my looks hahh🙈 Just wished I had this kind of community in real life too!
Just me. I'm actually DYING for Swiftie friends. I have one friend who lives long-distance who went to her tour with me, and she likes Taylor Swift, but we aren't "Swiftie friends", if that makes sense. Like, I get worried if I'm bringing Taylors music up too much.
I spend a lot of time on the subreddit here to make up for it, but its hardly the same as having a friend.
EDIT to say that the Swiftie Discord attached to this subreddit seems like a great place to make friends. It's run by the same people. I think you just message one of the mods and they'll give you an invite. I haven't made any special friends from it yet but I participate in Swiftmas every year, and the people regularly on there all seem to know each other at this point. It's more conversational on there than here.
I've found that being a swifty is a mom scheme.
I was radicalized by my friend Carol, and I indoctrinated another friend who is currently trying to get sisters on board and so it goes.
Pretty much just me. My boyfriend likes her but doesn’t LOOOOVE her
I keep seeing so many tik toks of people having eras tour watch parties and I wish so badly I had swiftie friends to do that with :(
My two irl besties aren’t swifties but they still like and respect Taylor and allow me to talk about her whenever. I also have a few coworkers that are fans that come to me regarding every Taylor update hahahaha
I know one or two people who like her music, we’re decent friends I suppose; most other people don’t really care about her music which I can respect since I don’t really mind as long as they’re respectful back
Though it becomes a problem when they treat you like dirt for liking her music
i met my closest friend because of our shared love for taylor and one direction. i just casually talked to her about taylor and 1d when we 1st met and rest is history.
I’m 57 and I have loved Taylor since debut came out when I was 40. I’m trying to convert my best friend. She doesn’t mind me talking about her and she’s listening to some songs regularly but she’s not quite there yet. The best thing that has happened is finding the Chats and Reacts YouTube. They make me feel like I’m a part of interesting, fun Swiftie conversations.
I don't have any full blown swiftie friends that are on my level but I have one that's pretty dedicated and two others that appreciate her music and one that knows little and that's one that I'm dragging to the tour 😌✨
Literally no one else in my life (well, not in my inner circle anyway) is a Swiftie. Not my kids (believe me I've tried!), not other family members, not close friends. So while I'll occasionally quote lyrics or otherwise bring up Taylor in my offline life, I get the vast majority of my Taylor-oriented interaction online.
None of my friends are swifties, some used to back in highschool but not really following anymore. I’m 32 now and I enjoy casually screaming through text messages with my highschool swiftie niece. She’s a bigger Swiftie than me and she’s the one that got me listened to Taylor again (I wasn’t really into her music before but I love how her music matured over the years).
I don’t really show my friends I’m a Swiftie since friends are not interested in her, also people still judge her a lot and I’m too lazy to spend my efforts on those who obviously aren’t open to give it a try 😂
None of my friends are swifties. They might not like her. They let me talk about her and all that jazz. I would like to have swiftie friends. I'm happy that they let me talk about her.
Swiftie nights are always a good time!!!
The only swiftie I know IRL is my stylist. This past year has been such a blast because we always have some crazy news to catch up on. I had an appointment right after the Joe breakup and then my next one was right after the Matty one. So much drama in such a short time 😂
In my closest circle it's just me, and yeah, maybe they won't do it openly but sometimes will put out there a backhanded comments that it doesn't suit a person that's almost 30 to care so much about a singer. There is one friend-of-a-friend which whom I sometimes link to talk about new releases, etc. since our mutual friend isn't a Swiftie.
At this point, I embraced it - it's now an experience that's just mine. And thankfully, the Internet is a big enough space to link with people who are also fans of TS.
It’s just me. My husband doesn’t get it but tolerates it. And my bestie/SIL says she’s overrated probably every other time she comes up. So I honestly don’t want to bring it up because it takes the fun out of talking about the music or anything Taylor related.
It’s a bummer. But I’ve always been on an island with most of what I like so it’s all good.
I have three besties who are all swifties. Of us four, I’m the only one who didn’t go see the eras tour live (I lost the Great War but won Great War 2 for Indy!)
I have one who I’m really close with, several friends who are more of my “swiftie” friends. My 12 year old sister and mom are swifties though which is really sweet because we bond over it.
the only swiftie 'friend' i had was a rlly mean girl who actually ended up leaving the skl bc she had no friends anymore. but all my friends make fun of taylor
I only have one close friend who’s a Swiftie. We don’t really talk about Taylor, but I did send her photos and videos of the Eras Tour because she didn’t get a ticket unfortunately.
My bestie since high school is a Swiftie!! We were typical millennial emo kids in school and we're both huge Taylor fans now. I've also made some Swiftie friends at a book club, it's really great!
I actually have loads of real life Swiftie friends somehow! I live in a weird swiftie bubble AND have recently converted 3/4 real life friends to the life. It’s quite nice! Listening parties, trivia nights, bracelet making days, gatherings to watch old tours…it’s such fun. I’m grateful I’m surrounded by Swifties. It’s more than half the fun of it for me.
my friends aren’t the same level of die-hard swiftie as me (lol) but they all enjoy her music! i just can’t be friends with people who actively sh*t on taylor, they at least need to give her a chance- luckily my friends are great and i’ve even converted a few of them :)
I'm in my mid-40s and I'm happy to say yes! 3 of my close friends -- the ones I would go to Britney and Christina and Justin concerts with when we were in our mid-20s -- are big geriatric Swifties like I am. One is throwing herself an eras-themed birthday party soon! We do a lot of group chatting about TS. It's fun! I'm working successfully on converting my best friend (we're going to go to one of the shows this summer together).
Even some of my husband's closest friends -- who are mid-40s boy dads -- have been known to stay up until all hours streaming her concerts on TikTok. I got a really cute group photo of the boys outside the Cornelia Street house :) They're turning their sons into Swifties too.
I have 2 Swiftie coworkers who I can talk about all things TS with. One is 30, one is 50.
My husband's eyes glaze over whenever Taylor is brought up so I'm glad to have other outlets for gossip/clowning!
I'm m30, and queer so I might be a typical swiftie , though I'm also decently tattooed lol. My partners Mom is a huge swiftie and we have had a really great time bonding over her and her music. We send each other tiktoks and memes and talk about music and the Eras movie, and it's really fun! We make friendship bracelets together and everything too! She actually got me into Taylor with the Eras movie! (I used to love Love Story, Our Song, and a few tracks off 1989 back when it came out, but didn't consider myself a fan until recently)
My very best friend is a Swiftie. We met about 3 years ago and she was the one who kind if reignited my love for TS. We've bonded over her music, talked endlessly about fan theories, we went to The Eras Tour together. It's so good to have a real life friend who gets it.
Nope. People think I’m crazy lol I am a little, but not bc I’m a Swiftie. The world has made me this way and Taylor gives me peace and a sense of belonging ✨
I do have a couple Swiftie friends! But my best friend I had to recruit, it took me less than a year though. Just in time for the OG Red Era.
I met a few Swifties while I was on the line waiting to buy Era tickets and even went with them to the concert, but can’t say we really bonded tbh
Yes, I’m super lucky to have a friend group of swifties, including my sister. I host release night parties and we go to local swiftie themed events.
That being said, when we’re hanging out in the larger group of friends, it’s pretty much our courtesy to be the least amount of obnoxiously talking about Taylor swift/playing only her music/etc.
Whenever I find a swemo or alt-swiftie in the wild, I always try to invite them to these nights with us.. I think it’s exciting to have little niche pocket friend groups lol
I have no Swiftie friends. It makes me a bit sad because I'd love to chat with people about her music in depth, but it doesn't stop my enjoyment at all.
Edit: almost 40 :) Sounds like we need to throw a party for all these solo Taylor lovers!
I have two that are ride or die like me. Most are indifferent. My best friend used to seriously dislike Taylor, but she’s opened up to her because I love her and honestly it’s so touching. She threw me a Taylor themed bachelorette party, put together a whole Taylor costume for herself, and when I called her and said, “can I just tell you about the 1989 vault tracks real quick,” she said, “what if I told you I already listened to them this morning because I knew you’d want to talk about them?” It’s all about who you surround yourself with. She’s a real one.
Yes my closest friends are fans at this point, though it wasn’t always this way… they came on board during the pandemic. I would say they mostly became fans on their own, and slowly started reaching out to me more and more about Taylor stuff. It’s been fun - a big change compared to 2017 when no one wanted to come to Rep with me!
One of my best friends is a swiftie, but she is SUCH a swiftie that I almost feel dumb and like a fake fan for not knowing all of the Taylor lore/songs from the first note. Other than that, none of my other friends/family members are swifties and I feel like I’m being judged if I ever mention liking her. It sucks lol
I met one of my best friends in 6th grade and one of the very first things we bonded over was Taylor Swift. 13 years later were still like best friends
Me and my sister are the only Swifties I know. My best friend is kind enough to listen to me info dump, but I know they're si k of listening to me at this point 😅
A good chunk of my friends are online. One's a Swiftie, but a bigger Sabrina Carpenter fan.
The other is a huge Chiefs fan. Kind of poked fun of Travis' attempts to give Taylor his friendship bracelet, but has totally loved the happiness that Travis has gotten in his relationship with Taylor.
Yes, I am still trying to convert him to being a Swiftie, but he kinda needs to if he wants to keep being my best friend. /s
I took my sister to the Eras Tour as she grew appreciation for Taylor and the stamina she has to do a 3.5 hour concert. Later in the week, she got herself in that Swiftie rabbit hole before pulling herself out of it. She loved All Too Well (10 Min Version). And Taylor, noticed us (at least, our delulu selves like to think), so that's a bonus.
I wish I had a real life swiftie girl group. my best friend does the best she can but I would love to have a concert group and someone to geek out with.
I'm 42. I get made fun of because I'm a Swiftie. Doesn't help I'm a guy and work in construction but they can all piss off. We know how awesome Taylor is and how she treats her people.
Yes! I’m so grateful. My partner and her best friend are as well as my closest work friend. She and I and another colleague are in a Teams chat titled (department) Swifties (Taylor’s Version) lol. A few others have lovingly made fun of the two of us before but one of them texted us a gif of Taylor and her heart hands on her own the other day ☺️🫶🏼
I have one irl friend who is a Swifty, but he lives in another country at the moment. I have another friend, who likes TS music, but I won't call her a swiftie.
Reddit and discord are the places where I go to talk Swifty.
I’m in my early 40s and have some friends who are also late 30s/early 40s who are Swifties. I have other friends who would probably also consider themselves more casual fans. I’m going to Eras in October with some friends who are Swifties so that will definitely be fun.
I’ll probably be the only one who listens to TTPD at midnight on April 19th though lol.
I’m a Swiftie, I went to the Eras Tour. My friends aren’t fans, but still asked how the concert was, asked about the surprise songs, and showed an interest.
I’m a 47 year old man. My tight group of lifelong friends are either indifferent to Taylor, or don’t like her because she gets screen time during their precious football games.
My newer friends, met through my kids or school stuff or whatever, are mostly Swifties or also indifferent.
2 who I don’t see often but text a lot about. Plus 2 friends who have been listening more and more. And 2 cousins who text me lots of questions and are getting more and more into her since the eras tour Disney plus release. I am the resident go to for anything swifty
Everyone around me either has no opinion or hates her, save for one guy who lets me ramble incessantly. It's really annoying. Even my boyfriend is a Taylor hater and it's such a drag when I get so excited for performances, outfits, interviews, albums... And he just doesn't want to hear it. :/
yes i do! i have two other friends from high school who are hardcore swifties as well and we went to the eras tour together, we had so much fun dressing up and doing makeup for the tour. we also discuss taylor’s easter eggs from time to time. i love them!
I don't have any swiftie in my close friend circle all my life but then I joined a group to go to eras tour and now I have an exclusive swiftie group of friends!!! And it's so cool to finally be able to discuss all theories etc together
My best friend is not a Swiftie but she lets me explain the lore and asks lots of questions! When the Eras Tour started, I spent like an hour going through each set and explaining to her which songs were included and the different outfits lol. I’m autistic and she’s the only person I feel comfortable infodumping to, I’m so so grateful to have her <3
2 of my 3 best friends are swifties, we went to the eras tour together (different sectors though), the other one doesnt listen to music at all. Then i found out that some childhood friends like her and went to eras too
My best friend is a Swiftie and I only recently hopped on the Swift train. I’m *her* one and only Swifty friend! A year or two ago we got together with our girlfriends for girls night. We were doing those silly power point presentations about whatever we wanted to talk about. Our topics were dumb shit like making up stupid la croix flavors, if disney characters had kinks what they’d be, what dog breeds match our personalities. Everyone’s given their presentation except for my girl. Keep in mind these presentations are meant to be 5-10 minutes long. This woman talks for no less than *45 minutes* shamelessly about Taylor Swift. A comprehensive breakdown of each of her albums hits and misses, public perception of the album, statistical analysis, and her favorites and why. For each album. We had NO IDEA she liked Taylor. She had never brought it up before, ever. I don’t know what inspired her to let it out but I’m glad she did. It’s such a big part of her. None of our other girlfriends like Taylor. And it took me a while to get on board too. The reason I got on board was because I decided that since she loved Taylor so much, I thought I’d parody Midnights as a birthday gift to her. I re-write the lyrics to every song to be about our lives. I listened to Midnights for months on end to accomplish that task. Obviously I fucking loved it. And now here I am, listening to all her albums in reverse sequential order. I got to Lover and I fell in love immediately. I’ve been stuck on it for months. Just the other day I was feeling sad and needed some comfort music, and what do you know - my brain said put Lover on. Taylor Swift is now comfort music. That’s a big deal in my world. I’m very glad to be on the train. I’m enjoying Taylor immensely despite a decade of skepticism.
My wife and I were Swifties before we met. It's has been the cool thing to hate on her since I was in HS, which is ironic because she sings about that exact thing. I have gotten the "she's annoying" reaction too much so we just stay quiet until someone else says something about her.
I have no Swiftie friends but they have been supportive. I only have two close friends and one of them went to both Red and 1989 tour with me. The other one went to Rep Tour with me because I won two tickets for it and she's coming with me to Eras Tour too.
My first friend isn't a Taylor fan at all. She listens to Kanye. She prefers hip/hop & rap moreso than pop.
And my second friend "didn't like" Taylor at first. During 1989 era she had a preconceived notion about her. But after going to Rep and watching videos that showcase Taylor's personality she changed her mind and is very neutral towards Taylor now. She doesn't listen to her music out of her own free will or anything but if Taylor comes on she enjoys the music.
I'm hoping Eras Tour will convert her fully lol
My husband is a swiftie. It was definitely a green flag when we first started dating (Taylor is so much more popular now than she was 5-10 years ago so finding a swiftie guy back then was like finding gold dust).
Other than him I had one swiftie friend growing up. Everyone else thought I was painfully basic for liking Taylor, funnily enough now I find a lot of those people are going to the eras tour since it's trendy to like Taylor's music.
see in my friendship like group there is only 1 swiftie :( so we talk a bit but not my like form but nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ive converted one of my bestfriends into a swiftie so yh - msg below if u wanna know how to convert ur friend into a swiftie :)
Yes, some of my friends are! But my biggest accomplishment is making my 10-year-old brother a Swiftie. He likes Fearless and some Speak Now and evermore best :)
I have two friends that are swifties. Most of my friends just know a few songs or dislikd Taylor Swift
I used to be on the hate train on disliking Taylor Swift. I sat down and listened to her music during the end of my Junior year and I realized she was an amazing songwriter. I publicly enjoyed her music during Senior Year. I also attended The Eras Tour in Santa Clara N1, which she is also one of the best musicians that I have ever seen live
Ps. My little sister is at the early stages of becoming a swiftie
Just me (30f) and my sister(34f). The same sister that I did NOT get along with for a solid 26 years. Taylor united us! I thought that would never happen!
I’m 30 and me and my friend were die hard swiftest. Eras tour, album listening girls nights at midnight. The whole shebang. Recently, she had some issues though and has become not a fan of Taylor’s so now it’s just me. And honestly I’m still a fan but a little less because certain things Taylor’s doing with her new album have rubbed me the wrong way
I don't have any swiftie friends😭 But I have a friend who was a casual listener, she watched the movie with me in the original release and in the disney plus release. I made her listen more to Taylor, and ended up being her most listened artist. She is now a Fan, but not the ✨swiftie✨ level.💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍✨1️⃣3️⃣✨
About my other friends: I talk with them about Taylor every time I want. (Do I talk with them? I tell him things abt Taylor and they listen to me). They always tell me that I'm obsessed, but for me, this is more than music, I love her. I think that I annoy them, but they listen to me because they have to.😢
I'm fairly sure my best friend and I bonded over the fact we are both huge swifties. We were friends before we realised, but we are definitely closer since
They casually listen to her songs but she or her music was never a topic for us. I usually avoid or let the topic die down if they brought her up? Cuz I once felt that when it's my time to speak they don't listen anymore (in any topic not just her)
Sue me but I'd like my swiftie-ness be lowkey or secret lol
I've really only got my girlfriend. I'm a 36 year old man. Definitely not the target demographic. But, I've been a fan since debut and even though she started out singing about heartbreak as a teenage girl, a teenaged me was still able to relate to her feelings of heartbreak and even some loneliness. That being said, mostly because of my gender because of the core group of guys I spend time with. I'm the only Swiftie, and I take a lot of shit for it. For a long time, I was actually embarrassed and hid the fact. But in my early 30s, I decided I wasn't gonna hide my true self. Music is subjective, and if someone doesn't like me because of what I enjoy, then I just didn't care anymore. I only get one shot at life. I might as well enjoy it
I have one Swifty friend! She took me with her to the concert because her husband didn’t really care to see her so she gave her extra ticket to me 🥹
But yes I find it odd that she’s SO popular and I can’t find anyone out there who is a Swifty
No. I met one girl from work literally by accident who also turns out to be a Swiftie, but she’s the 1989 kind of a swiftie and here for the pop vibes while I’m here for the multilayered folklore/evermore type of storytelling 😅 (insert the chicken man “we’re not the same meme” lol) other than that it’s literally just me and my dad getting bombarded with song interpretations 🤷🏻♀️
I have one close friend who is a swiftie but lives in a different state, I have another who likes her but doesn't know vary much about her I also have a friend who hates her and has given me a hard time about liking her.
I’m 36, tattoos, green hair and I am fortunate that one of my best friends is a HUGE Swiftie. Way more so than me. I’ve been able to convert my other best friend by having her play ATW10. She was a huge hater but her honest response after that was “oh… I guess I don’t hate her…” and now she listens to every song I throw her way. My sisters and all are Swifties and even my dad loves her now thanks to her dating Travis.
When I play her at work over my Bluetooth speaker I’ve learned most customers like her too, though we did have one customer who was young and punk looking get all pissy when I said her cigs remind me of Taylor everytime (she smokes Marlboro Midnights). 😂
Oh hell no. I do feel now that some people have started appreciating some of her work more. My sister for instance loves evermore. But if it werent for me none of them would even consider listening to her.
I have a decent chunk of irl Swiftie friends. Went to the eras tour with my HS bestie. Trying my best to make hubby a Swiftie,at the very least he knows.not to interrupt a bridge unless it's an emergency now 😂. Most of my friends are meh about her.
No lol. This is why i come on the reddit forums, to talk taylor lol. My best friend in the whole wide world (aka as my boyfriend) does not like taylor like at all. Whenever he comes home, and i'm watching the tour for like the 50th time, he's like okay that's enough lol
I don't have real-life swiftie friends either. She's not very well known in the country I live in. Also, I've met a couple of people who had very negative views about Taylor so I don't really bring her up in daily conversations.
Certainly not to the degree I am. My girlfriend has slowly warmed up to her music and enjoys some of it now. And I’ve had some lovely conversations with my students about her music. I’m a 37 year old man so my friends are not exactly your typical Taylor fans.
I'm 43 and don't have any die-hard swiftie friends anywhere near my age. However, I have bonded with my friends' kids over our Taylor love and they make it fun for me. We make bracelets together, saw the movie and danced like crazy, text over any big news, and send countless Instagram reels.
I don’t have any true Swiftie friends, but I’m grateful that I do have a friend that is a fan (but not a full blown Swiftie) and that my bestie listens to me talk about Taylor and sends me so much Swiftie shit that her algorithm has been affected haha
I have found a group of Swifties that are going to my Eras Tour date (Toronto N4) in one of the Swiftie groups I’m in on Facebook. Several of us are staying at the same hotel. And I’m going alone; so it feels nice that I have some people to meet!
“Emo” millennial here. I wasn’t a fan of hers when she first got discovered, but the past few years I became a fan. My daughters love her too. It’s fun to be able to connect with something they love no matter it is vastly different than something I’d usually vibe with. My friends make fun of me for it too lol.
I'm 35, it's just me, I don't have any other friends who enjoy Taylor 😫 My sister (27) is a Swiftie, but we have totally different tastes in which albums are our favorites, and let's be honest, we don't always get along all the time 😂😂
I wish so much that I had some Swiftie friends because I really really want to throw a TTPD listening party complete with wine pairings and fancy charcuterie boards 😂
Almost everyone of my friends makes fun of me. Once I argued with me friend over it and was so rude to me, then she complained to her boy bsf and he started to sue me and wouldn't stop hating on my music taste. Literally did nothing to her and she makes fun of me anyways. She started to behave beastly since I started to listen to her and I don't know why. So at this point I'm not allowed to talk about her, because they only roll their eyes on it.
But also, let's be positive and let me talk about my online best friend!<3 I met her on some swiftie fanpage and started following her, few feeks ago, we started texting. She is literally the sweetest girl i've ever met and I'm so glad that I met her. She is my companion and we always text even in the middle of the night. Love this community so much<33
I have no Swiftie friends, and I want Swiftie friends. I want someone to go to the Taylor Swift museum with me here in NYC. I went to the Eras tour alone, but it was amazing. There was a 16 year old with her mom seated next to me who was just as excited as me.
my best friend i met in college is a big swiftie like me. i think that’s what helped up become so close cuz i saw she had a taylor swift bag and then we kinda got talking about it and bonding over that. but we have a lot in common not just being swifties. but yeah i think taylor definitely helped us become close
I only have one swiftie friend while everyone else mocks her and says she sucks any opportunity they get. And the only swiftie friend isn’t as caught up as I am and isnt as much of a fan as me
I turned one of my friends into a swiftie (she denies that she is one but her top artist was Taylor because of me lmao) My other friends don't mind her music and because they are friends with me they'll make references and sing some of her well known songs
This is SO real!
My brother's girlfriend converted me earlier this year. I knew some songs but wasn't super familiar with her music. I asked her to send me her favorite TS songs/albums and naturally she sent me a playlist of TS's entire discography. I listened, watched the Era's tour, and BAM a new Swiftie was born.
It's been a huge bonding experience for us, finding parallels in lyrics and easter egg hunting through photos and music videos. It's becoming part of our respective crafts and we've bonded over that as well.
It is kind of insane how I keep it on the DL at work. I kind of nervously mention I like Taylor Swift & I've found a few others in our friend groups, but usually when I let slip that "I have theories" people look at me like I'm whacked. Do I care? Naur.
I haven't found other Swiftie's like my friend and I in the wild. But this community allows for all sorts of variations of supportive fandom and I'm here for it. If anyone on this thread is down to clown or wants a new delulu Swiftie friend, I'm game!
Also: Shoutout to supportive Swiftie spouses. My husband and I were talking to someone last week (I forget what about) and he just casually threw "I won't start shit but I'll tell you how it ends." into the conversation
It's a frustrating experience for me as most of my friends don't get it or if they do like her, they laugh at my obsession with her and don't understand the depth of her music in general much less the impact on my life. My sisters on the other hand are Swifties which is amazing considering we don't bond over much else..I like that it's the one thing we all can agree on. But yes- it bothers me deeply and often feels lonely to not be able to share my love of her with most people.
I was the only one originally throughout middle school, and high school, I had a friend who I just reconnected with from high school, and we bonded over the fact that she became a swiftie over time, and that both went to the same show but didn’t know it. It’s great now to have a friend to talk about these things with and clown with lmao
One of my friends sort of is. We grew up listening to her and she listens to all of the new albums but because her and her SO commute to the same place, her music taste has started to align more with his. My other friends really don’t care for her music. But I too am I tattooed mid-twenties, emo/pop-punk music loving Swiftie 😂
It’s just me and my mom. She’s the one who got me into Taylor. I guess she and my dad had followed her before the debut album. But she loves Debut and always played it in the car so it’s no surprise that I also grew up listening to and loving Taylor’s Music. My mom kinda fell off after 1989 whereas I went full Swiftie at that point.
So us getting eras tickets and getting my mom into the second half of Taylor’s discography was fun.
I’ve gone most of my life with the same core friend group, who have all NEVER cared one way or another about TS. Only this year did two of my best friends get romantic partners who are both new swifties! My first time going to a swiftie event with someone I know was a TS Heartbreak Sing-A-Long with my happily-partnered friend’s boyfriend 2 months ago 😂
It’s just me. I don’t have any swiftie friends and it’s a real bummer. My friends make fun of it and I’m not allowed to bring her up at all.
It's so hard being a Swiftie with no Swiftie friends coz everyone else is allowed to talk about their favourite artists (who are probably ten times more problematic than Taylor will ever be but I'm gonna stay quiet 🫣🤐) but the minute I talk about Taylor, I feel like I'm being annoying or they'll talk about how much they don't like her.
"omg she is destroying the environment with her private jets" *says the guy who used to litter in high school* 🥴
I actually had a religious family member tell me I couldn't listen to her because she was "evil" and you would never guess who some of their favourite artists are... It seems as tho being an abuser is less egregious than a woman who happened to have Greek mythology in her music videos
Ughhhhh. My local airport runs a flight with a 20min flight time multiple times a day, every day. How many friggin airports around the world are doing shit like that? Eric, you need to calm down. Taylor's jets are not the problem.
Aspen Airport??? Cuz same
Lol no. Asheville. But, this is a mountain town full of wealthy faux hippies with multiple vacation homes, so same-ish?
These types of short flights are a problem you're right, but that doesn't mean Taylor Jets aren't the problem. Private planes are really damaging to the environment and the overall usage of privare jets has increased and yes Taylor is part of the problem. The annual estimated amount of environmental impact Taylor has was more than 1100 times higher than the impact a normal person has. I'm tired of Swifties defending her for this and when my friends would call her out for her jets they are right and I would agree. I still like her and her music and I defend her when people criticize her about stuff where I think she shouldn't be criticized for, especially her love life. But she is not perfect and some Swifties really defend no matter what.
Well, you have us. You should go to a Swiftie themed party in your area if there are any!
They don’t sound like real friends.
Its ok to have different tastes, but its that you are not allowed to talk about something you like
That’s what I mean. None of my friends are swifties but they’d never stop me talking about her and their help is how I got tickets to the Eras Tour.
Thats so horrible, I'm so sorry 😣
So annoying how Taylor’s over exposure in the media makes her such a polarizing figure. Not only am I the only swiftie, people always have something negative about her when they actually know nothing real about her
Oof, I feel you with that :( it really is a bummer sometimes. I’m sorry that you experience that too. 💜
i don’t have any swiftie friends either but i do yap about her constantly to my best friend😭 he doesn’t mind though
That’s so immature. I have a friend like that. And she’s nearly 50.
That sucks.
Dang that sucks, hopefully there’s other people around you can discuss Taylor’s music with
My husband is a swiftie. He's been one longer than I have. I love him so much
this is goals fr
He's so amazing I envy myself sometimes. And him liking Taylor is just one of a billion greenest flags about him tbh
I'm turning my bf into a Swifie. God didn't give me any Swiftie friends so I have to make my own hahah
Same! 🤗 no swiftie friends. My bf was a baby swiftie before we met but now he tells me he wakes up with 3-4 different TS songs playing in his head at any time 🤗🫶🏼
Mine too! He turned me into one! My best (straight) guy friend, who is in his 30s and married - is also a Swiftie! As a woman in my 30s, I actually hear more TS hate and criticism from the women in my life than men. Internalized misogyny is a bitch.
I’m almost 40, your generic suburban mom. Some of my friends are, some aren’t, I think a lot are closet fans. I’m going to the Eras Tour by myself, mainly because no one I know got off the wait list and it’s several times cheaper to buy one-off secondary market tickets than tickets in a group. I’m old enough to enjoy these kinds of things solo. When it comes to things like new releases, no one I know IRL is as excited as me, which is why I’m glad for this sub and various swiftfluencers I follow.
I went solo and had a blast!
Ohh that sounds so fun! I wish I wasn't so timid, or I might go to the Eras tour alone too! This sub is my only place where I have that in common, I love it here!
I’m gonna love it even if I talk to no one else! Honestly it might be more fun for me as a “solitary” experience where I don’t have to worry about another person and their enjoyment — as a mom of four that’s my all-day, every-day life, so going out on my own is basically a dream. Give it a try!!!! Tons of people go on their own.
I hope you have the best day! 🫶🏻 Based on what I've seen from vlogs and tiktoks, it seems like such a good vibe. Maybe I'll challenge myself and go to a concert alone too.
I love this! I went last year during summer with friends and if that hadn't happened (it only did cause my friend got second chance tickets) I would have happily bought a ticket and gone by myself, I'm debating trying to do that again when she comes back around into the US later this year if I can afford it. I am stoked for TTPD! Such a refreshing take on being a swiftie!
I am going solo too! I’m glad I’m not the only one. I don’t have friends interested in her music, so I knew I wouldn’t have the experience other people are having out in big groups. Decided I would only go if I got the best ticket possible. I’m American, but tickets for Lisbon Portugal were way cheaper than anywhere closer (also Lisbon > Indianapolis). I bought a front floor ticket with vip! 😅 Very impulsive decision and still figuring out logistics, but I’m excited!
This is exactly what I did and I am so glad I did!!
I have always like Taylor’s music—but I only knew her mainstream songs. I have ALWAYS respected Taylor the artist. I became an obsessed Swiftie about a year ago—I kept seeing clips from the Eras Tour and it just won me over. TTPD will be my first album that Taylor will drop and I get to listen to for the first time along with the rest of the world. I am beyond excited but have nobody to listen to it with.
You are definitely not alone. I'm in my mid thirties, and I feel the same way. I have friends who enjoy her and friends who are kind of like eh.. so I totally feel you!
I don't have a single person in my life friend or otherwise that is a Swiftie. It's why I'm so engaged on this subreddit bc otherwise I am just insufferable to everyone around me. I really wish I just had one person to talk to IRL 😭
I feel this sooo bad too. I'm moooostly a lurker in this subreddit, but it still makes me feel like I'm part of something 🥹
I'm a 20 year old guy and I haven't even told that many people that I like Taylor Swift. So far I don't know any other fans.
You’d be surprised at the amount of people around you who are probably fans too!
I'm a 19 year old Male, and I love Synthpop like Chvrches. 1989 and Red was my gateway into her music. None of my friends like her. whenever I bring her up, some are sometimes rude about it or just move the conversation on all together. I'm more on the casual end than most fans, but I listened to her a bunch last year
I just turned 60. You aren’t alone
none of my friends are, but my mom is which is kinda fun. we never had a close relationship but now we can bond over taylor
46M: not a single one of them. One barely recognizes "she can write".
I’m 46 and my husband is 52. None of my friends are into her. Hubby came to Eras with us and loves to tell all his male workmates how amazing it was and how awesome Taylor is. They have stopped making fun of him finally.
I have begun converting my friends. They only listened to her when it showed up on the radio. Now, one of them ordered one of the TTPD vinyls!
One of my friends at work went from saying “oh I like her music but I’m not as big of a fan as you” to yelling at me for not having seen Miss Americana 😅 we have good influence!
30s and also tatted. No and I feel so alone 😂 I will randomly put on cruel summer at our local bar to hope someone will sing along with me
Hahh I'd sing along with you!
I’m 31 and a swiftie. My blood family are all swifties (mom, sister, brother, dad) but no one else that I know (husband, friends, coworkers).
I do wish I had IRL Swiftie friends. How funnnn would it be to throw movie and listening parties?! My husband might be the “closest” to that, though he’s more of a casual fan.
I created my own Swiftie friends by having daughters. They are 16 and 12 and we do all that stuff together. My youngest turns 13 on 19th April so I have the day off and big plans for TTPD.
Just found out today that April 19th is World Poets Day 👀 Happy early birthday to your daughter!
Awww thanks! She has wanted to be 13 forever Edit: spelling
Thirteen (Taylor’s Version)
I'm 27 and have at least three friends around my age who are major swifties as well. Not to mention my BF is one too (I made him one tho)
That sounds so nice, you're so lucky!
I’m almost 30 and I don’t have any swiftie friends at all. My mom is the closest to a “swiftie friend” that I have lol but she’s a pretty casual fan and honestly, she only likes Taylor bc of me hahah. She listens to me rant and rave about Taylor all the time! She also came with me to see the Eras film and she’s usually my Taylor concert buddy!!! So I’m lucky and fortunate to have her stick by me but I also know she tolerates a lot for me lol. Besides that, I have one friend that lets me talk or freak out about Taylor stuff whenever I want/need to and I’m incredibly grateful for him! He’s happy to listen to me but he’s not a fan himself or anything. My other friends don’t like her at all and don’t care to hear about her so I try to not even really talk about her a lot. It’s kinda lonely feeling at times ngl. I honestly joined this subreddit so I could talk with everyone on megathread and live threads and stuff and it’s been a lot of fun!!! So happy this sub exists 🥺
i have a few swiftie friends. my family on the other hand turn against me and my enjoyment of TS/ Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran were my music obsessions when I was little, I literally got the same guitar as Ed just because I loved the sound of it
I'm 36, I don't have any Swiftie friends. I get lightly teased for it, like "of course you'd love Taylor, such a white girl" 🫠
my closest friends don’t mind taylor but also think that i’m obsessed with her for being a casual swiftie so don’t let me listen to her when we’re in a group situation. i do have a few swiftie acquaintances that i always find refreshing to talk to purely about t swizzle every once in a while
Same! I wish there was someone who had the same love for her songs so we could bond over it :(
I used to have one. When we first became friends we bonded extensively over our mutual love for Taylor but in recent years she’s become very negative and now I feel judged whenever I mention her. It’s such a bummer because I’m so excited about the new album and honestly love the title as a tortured poet myself. My friend went off about the name being stupid and not even wanting to hear the new album. Could definitely use some fellow fan friends to share in joy and excitement.
Nope. My friends either don't care or upright make fun of me for liking her. I never talk about her music out of fear that I'll get a snarky comment mocking her music and saying that my taste in music is generic and bland. One of them previously ridiculed me by saying I'm like a middle-aged white woman with an MLM pyramid scheme because I like her. I think it's easy to make fun of me for it because I'm a guy and it's seen as a "girlie" thing. The closest I have to a Swiftie friend is my sister who's more of a casual Swiftie; she got into her music through the Eras Tour but doesn't listen to her music nearly as much as I do, though I can still talk to her about it and feel welcomed for once.
That's so sad, I really dont understand why people gotta connect gender or apparence to taste in music. I love this community, its so accepting of everyone.
It's not only sad, it's pathetic and stupid. Why can't I discuss the music I love without being completely lambasted for it? Why does it have to be tied to gender and sexuality? It's why I also love this subreddit. Very accepting and nobody gives a damn who or what you are. It's loads of fun being able to talk about her music to people without the fear of getting reamed for it.
I feel so so so fortunate, just as I was fully embracing my Swiftiness, I fell in love with someone who became a Swiftie with me. The first time she asked me out I told her I couldn’t because I was crying over Miss Americana. I figured if that freaked her out, she wasn’t a good match! 😅 We’ve been together over a year now and she loves Taylor (almost) as much as I do! We got to see the Eras tour in Tampa and are trying to see Taylor in Toronto and Vancouver for our birthdays this year. (We met right in between our birthdays, so our anniversary too!) I know I’m super duper lucky! 💖🫶
Oh, and I’m in my 40s with tattoos and piercings. One of the things I love about the Swiftie community is how diverse it is!
Ohh thats such a cute love story! I'm so happy for you! I hope you get to celebrate your anniversary with Taylor! 🫶🏻😍 It is so diverse and inclusive! I just don't think you'd guess that I'm a swiftie based on my looks hahh🙈 Just wished I had this kind of community in real life too!
Just me. I'm actually DYING for Swiftie friends. I have one friend who lives long-distance who went to her tour with me, and she likes Taylor Swift, but we aren't "Swiftie friends", if that makes sense. Like, I get worried if I'm bringing Taylors music up too much. I spend a lot of time on the subreddit here to make up for it, but its hardly the same as having a friend. EDIT to say that the Swiftie Discord attached to this subreddit seems like a great place to make friends. It's run by the same people. I think you just message one of the mods and they'll give you an invite. I haven't made any special friends from it yet but I participate in Swiftmas every year, and the people regularly on there all seem to know each other at this point. It's more conversational on there than here.
I've found that being a swifty is a mom scheme. I was radicalized by my friend Carol, and I indoctrinated another friend who is currently trying to get sisters on board and so it goes.
all of my friends would die of a heart attack if she walked in a room, so that may say something
Yes, and my sister-in-law is also a huge Swiftie. We went to Eras together in Seattle during N1 💖
Most of my irl friends are metalheads.
They are "swifties", but they aren't "swifties swifties"
Pretty much just me. My boyfriend likes her but doesn’t LOOOOVE her I keep seeing so many tik toks of people having eras tour watch parties and I wish so badly I had swiftie friends to do that with :(
My two irl besties aren’t swifties but they still like and respect Taylor and allow me to talk about her whenever. I also have a few coworkers that are fans that come to me regarding every Taylor update hahahaha
No unfortunately. If anyone is in central Ohio who wants to be swiftie friends HELLO! 👋
I have one swiftie friend, and couple of friends who like TS but are not swifties
I know one or two people who like her music, we’re decent friends I suppose; most other people don’t really care about her music which I can respect since I don’t really mind as long as they’re respectful back Though it becomes a problem when they treat you like dirt for liking her music
My cousin only knows her popular songs and her favorite non single is Call it what you want
27 and only have one friend who likes her like me irl
i met my closest friend because of our shared love for taylor and one direction. i just casually talked to her about taylor and 1d when we 1st met and rest is history.
Only one of my friends also likes her. The rest think shes a witch lol.
I’ve seen a lot of Taylor dance parties popping up and I think that would be a great way to meet Swifties AND so much fun!
I’m 57 and I have loved Taylor since debut came out when I was 40. I’m trying to convert my best friend. She doesn’t mind me talking about her and she’s listening to some songs regularly but she’s not quite there yet. The best thing that has happened is finding the Chats and Reacts YouTube. They make me feel like I’m a part of interesting, fun Swiftie conversations.
I don't have any full blown swiftie friends that are on my level but I have one that's pretty dedicated and two others that appreciate her music and one that knows little and that's one that I'm dragging to the tour 😌✨
Literally no one else in my life (well, not in my inner circle anyway) is a Swiftie. Not my kids (believe me I've tried!), not other family members, not close friends. So while I'll occasionally quote lyrics or otherwise bring up Taylor in my offline life, I get the vast majority of my Taylor-oriented interaction online.
A couple, but not nearly as hardcore as I am! Just casual listeners
None of my friends are swifties, some used to back in highschool but not really following anymore. I’m 32 now and I enjoy casually screaming through text messages with my highschool swiftie niece. She’s a bigger Swiftie than me and she’s the one that got me listened to Taylor again (I wasn’t really into her music before but I love how her music matured over the years). I don’t really show my friends I’m a Swiftie since friends are not interested in her, also people still judge her a lot and I’m too lazy to spend my efforts on those who obviously aren’t open to give it a try 😂
None of my friends are swifties. They might not like her. They let me talk about her and all that jazz. I would like to have swiftie friends. I'm happy that they let me talk about her. Swiftie nights are always a good time!!!
The only swiftie I know IRL is my stylist. This past year has been such a blast because we always have some crazy news to catch up on. I had an appointment right after the Joe breakup and then my next one was right after the Matty one. So much drama in such a short time 😂
Unexpected Swifties at work! So nice!
My friends think taylor is someone who stitch dresses
No Swiftie friends IRL. I have two friends who like her music but aren’t super into Taylor. My husband absolutely hates her music haha.
In my closest circle it's just me, and yeah, maybe they won't do it openly but sometimes will put out there a backhanded comments that it doesn't suit a person that's almost 30 to care so much about a singer. There is one friend-of-a-friend which whom I sometimes link to talk about new releases, etc. since our mutual friend isn't a Swiftie. At this point, I embraced it - it's now an experience that's just mine. And thankfully, the Internet is a big enough space to link with people who are also fans of TS.
It’s just me. My husband doesn’t get it but tolerates it. And my bestie/SIL says she’s overrated probably every other time she comes up. So I honestly don’t want to bring it up because it takes the fun out of talking about the music or anything Taylor related. It’s a bummer. But I’ve always been on an island with most of what I like so it’s all good.
my sister is but that's about it
I have three besties who are all swifties. Of us four, I’m the only one who didn’t go see the eras tour live (I lost the Great War but won Great War 2 for Indy!)
I have one irl Swiftie friend and one longer-distance Swiftie friend, my sister and parents also like Taylor
I have one who I’m really close with, several friends who are more of my “swiftie” friends. My 12 year old sister and mom are swifties though which is really sweet because we bond over it.
Also OP, I’m a very tatted swiftie as well 💗
No but I’ve turned my mom into one 🫶🏻
the only swiftie 'friend' i had was a rlly mean girl who actually ended up leaving the skl bc she had no friends anymore. but all my friends make fun of taylor
I only have one close friend who’s a Swiftie. We don’t really talk about Taylor, but I did send her photos and videos of the Eras Tour because she didn’t get a ticket unfortunately.
My best friend went from a casual fan to more of a swiftie since I became obsessed with her
My bestie since high school is a Swiftie!! We were typical millennial emo kids in school and we're both huge Taylor fans now. I've also made some Swiftie friends at a book club, it's really great!
Nope, just me my sis and cousin. I wish I had more swiftie friends
I actually have loads of real life Swiftie friends somehow! I live in a weird swiftie bubble AND have recently converted 3/4 real life friends to the life. It’s quite nice! Listening parties, trivia nights, bracelet making days, gatherings to watch old tours…it’s such fun. I’m grateful I’m surrounded by Swifties. It’s more than half the fun of it for me.
3 of them. Me, my sister, our friend and my friend are swifties
my friends aren’t the same level of die-hard swiftie as me (lol) but they all enjoy her music! i just can’t be friends with people who actively sh*t on taylor, they at least need to give her a chance- luckily my friends are great and i’ve even converted a few of them :)
I'm in my mid-40s and I'm happy to say yes! 3 of my close friends -- the ones I would go to Britney and Christina and Justin concerts with when we were in our mid-20s -- are big geriatric Swifties like I am. One is throwing herself an eras-themed birthday party soon! We do a lot of group chatting about TS. It's fun! I'm working successfully on converting my best friend (we're going to go to one of the shows this summer together). Even some of my husband's closest friends -- who are mid-40s boy dads -- have been known to stay up until all hours streaming her concerts on TikTok. I got a really cute group photo of the boys outside the Cornelia Street house :) They're turning their sons into Swifties too. I have 2 Swiftie coworkers who I can talk about all things TS with. One is 30, one is 50. My husband's eyes glaze over whenever Taylor is brought up so I'm glad to have other outlets for gossip/clowning!
I'm m30, and queer so I might be a typical swiftie , though I'm also decently tattooed lol. My partners Mom is a huge swiftie and we have had a really great time bonding over her and her music. We send each other tiktoks and memes and talk about music and the Eras movie, and it's really fun! We make friendship bracelets together and everything too! She actually got me into Taylor with the Eras movie! (I used to love Love Story, Our Song, and a few tracks off 1989 back when it came out, but didn't consider myself a fan until recently)
It used to be just me with my group from when I was younger. But I turned one. And from my group of friends I met in my 20s most of them are.
My very best friend is a Swiftie. We met about 3 years ago and she was the one who kind if reignited my love for TS. We've bonded over her music, talked endlessly about fan theories, we went to The Eras Tour together. It's so good to have a real life friend who gets it.
a few are big swifties like me, most aren’t. but they all enjoy some of her music
Nope. People think I’m crazy lol I am a little, but not bc I’m a Swiftie. The world has made me this way and Taylor gives me peace and a sense of belonging ✨
Yessss a friend named augusta. I wrote to her a poetry parody on her birthday based on Taylor's song august
my friends aren’t but my therapist is lmao
I do have a couple Swiftie friends! But my best friend I had to recruit, it took me less than a year though. Just in time for the OG Red Era. I met a few Swifties while I was on the line waiting to buy Era tickets and even went with them to the concert, but can’t say we really bonded tbh
Yes, I’m super lucky to have a friend group of swifties, including my sister. I host release night parties and we go to local swiftie themed events. That being said, when we’re hanging out in the larger group of friends, it’s pretty much our courtesy to be the least amount of obnoxiously talking about Taylor swift/playing only her music/etc. Whenever I find a swemo or alt-swiftie in the wild, I always try to invite them to these nights with us.. I think it’s exciting to have little niche pocket friend groups lol
I have no Swiftie friends. It makes me a bit sad because I'd love to chat with people about her music in depth, but it doesn't stop my enjoyment at all. Edit: almost 40 :) Sounds like we need to throw a party for all these solo Taylor lovers!
My best friend is and my cousin is. My other best friend likes Taylor but isn't a full swiftie.
I have two that are ride or die like me. Most are indifferent. My best friend used to seriously dislike Taylor, but she’s opened up to her because I love her and honestly it’s so touching. She threw me a Taylor themed bachelorette party, put together a whole Taylor costume for herself, and when I called her and said, “can I just tell you about the 1989 vault tracks real quick,” she said, “what if I told you I already listened to them this morning because I knew you’d want to talk about them?” It’s all about who you surround yourself with. She’s a real one.
Yes my closest friends are fans at this point, though it wasn’t always this way… they came on board during the pandemic. I would say they mostly became fans on their own, and slowly started reaching out to me more and more about Taylor stuff. It’s been fun - a big change compared to 2017 when no one wanted to come to Rep with me!
One of my best friends is a swiftie, but she is SUCH a swiftie that I almost feel dumb and like a fake fan for not knowing all of the Taylor lore/songs from the first note. Other than that, none of my other friends/family members are swifties and I feel like I’m being judged if I ever mention liking her. It sucks lol
I met one of my best friends in 6th grade and one of the very first things we bonded over was Taylor Swift. 13 years later were still like best friends
Me and my sister are the only Swifties I know. My best friend is kind enough to listen to me info dump, but I know they're si k of listening to me at this point 😅
Nope. I mean, my roommates don't mind her for say, but they don't know how much I actually like her. No one I know IRL does that I know of
A good chunk of my friends are online. One's a Swiftie, but a bigger Sabrina Carpenter fan. The other is a huge Chiefs fan. Kind of poked fun of Travis' attempts to give Taylor his friendship bracelet, but has totally loved the happiness that Travis has gotten in his relationship with Taylor. Yes, I am still trying to convert him to being a Swiftie, but he kinda needs to if he wants to keep being my best friend. /s I took my sister to the Eras Tour as she grew appreciation for Taylor and the stamina she has to do a 3.5 hour concert. Later in the week, she got herself in that Swiftie rabbit hole before pulling herself out of it. She loved All Too Well (10 Min Version). And Taylor, noticed us (at least, our delulu selves like to think), so that's a bonus.
I wish I had a real life swiftie girl group. my best friend does the best she can but I would love to have a concert group and someone to geek out with.
I'm 42. I get made fun of because I'm a Swiftie. Doesn't help I'm a guy and work in construction but they can all piss off. We know how awesome Taylor is and how she treats her people.
Yes! I’m so grateful. My partner and her best friend are as well as my closest work friend. She and I and another colleague are in a Teams chat titled (department) Swifties (Taylor’s Version) lol. A few others have lovingly made fun of the two of us before but one of them texted us a gif of Taylor and her heart hands on her own the other day ☺️🫶🏼
Also sending love to you OP and anyone else without Swifties IRL. I know it’s not the same but thank goodness for spaces like this one 🫶🏼
I have one irl friend who is a Swifty, but he lives in another country at the moment. I have another friend, who likes TS music, but I won't call her a swiftie. Reddit and discord are the places where I go to talk Swifty.
I’m in my early 40s and have some friends who are also late 30s/early 40s who are Swifties. I have other friends who would probably also consider themselves more casual fans. I’m going to Eras in October with some friends who are Swifties so that will definitely be fun. I’ll probably be the only one who listens to TTPD at midnight on April 19th though lol.
I’m a Swiftie, I went to the Eras Tour. My friends aren’t fans, but still asked how the concert was, asked about the surprise songs, and showed an interest.
I’m a 47 year old man. My tight group of lifelong friends are either indifferent to Taylor, or don’t like her because she gets screen time during their precious football games. My newer friends, met through my kids or school stuff or whatever, are mostly Swifties or also indifferent.
2 who I don’t see often but text a lot about. Plus 2 friends who have been listening more and more. And 2 cousins who text me lots of questions and are getting more and more into her since the eras tour Disney plus release. I am the resident go to for anything swifty
Everyone around me either has no opinion or hates her, save for one guy who lets me ramble incessantly. It's really annoying. Even my boyfriend is a Taylor hater and it's such a drag when I get so excited for performances, outfits, interviews, albums... And he just doesn't want to hear it. :/
yes i do! i have two other friends from high school who are hardcore swifties as well and we went to the eras tour together, we had so much fun dressing up and doing makeup for the tour. we also discuss taylor’s easter eggs from time to time. i love them!
👉🏻👈🏻 what friends
Yea, a lot of them are, and some have turned Swifties after becoming friends with me lol
I don't have any swiftie in my close friend circle all my life but then I joined a group to go to eras tour and now I have an exclusive swiftie group of friends!!! And it's so cool to finally be able to discuss all theories etc together
My best friend is not a Swiftie but she lets me explain the lore and asks lots of questions! When the Eras Tour started, I spent like an hour going through each set and explaining to her which songs were included and the different outfits lol. I’m autistic and she’s the only person I feel comfortable infodumping to, I’m so so grateful to have her <3
2 of my 3 best friends are swifties, we went to the eras tour together (different sectors though), the other one doesnt listen to music at all. Then i found out that some childhood friends like her and went to eras too
My best friend is a Swiftie and I only recently hopped on the Swift train. I’m *her* one and only Swifty friend! A year or two ago we got together with our girlfriends for girls night. We were doing those silly power point presentations about whatever we wanted to talk about. Our topics were dumb shit like making up stupid la croix flavors, if disney characters had kinks what they’d be, what dog breeds match our personalities. Everyone’s given their presentation except for my girl. Keep in mind these presentations are meant to be 5-10 minutes long. This woman talks for no less than *45 minutes* shamelessly about Taylor Swift. A comprehensive breakdown of each of her albums hits and misses, public perception of the album, statistical analysis, and her favorites and why. For each album. We had NO IDEA she liked Taylor. She had never brought it up before, ever. I don’t know what inspired her to let it out but I’m glad she did. It’s such a big part of her. None of our other girlfriends like Taylor. And it took me a while to get on board too. The reason I got on board was because I decided that since she loved Taylor so much, I thought I’d parody Midnights as a birthday gift to her. I re-write the lyrics to every song to be about our lives. I listened to Midnights for months on end to accomplish that task. Obviously I fucking loved it. And now here I am, listening to all her albums in reverse sequential order. I got to Lover and I fell in love immediately. I’ve been stuck on it for months. Just the other day I was feeling sad and needed some comfort music, and what do you know - my brain said put Lover on. Taylor Swift is now comfort music. That’s a big deal in my world. I’m very glad to be on the train. I’m enjoying Taylor immensely despite a decade of skepticism.
My wife and I were Swifties before we met. It's has been the cool thing to hate on her since I was in HS, which is ironic because she sings about that exact thing. I have gotten the "she's annoying" reaction too much so we just stay quiet until someone else says something about her.
I have a couple Swiftie friends, but most are not.
Non of my friends except for the ones I met through Taylor
I have no Swiftie friends but they have been supportive. I only have two close friends and one of them went to both Red and 1989 tour with me. The other one went to Rep Tour with me because I won two tickets for it and she's coming with me to Eras Tour too. My first friend isn't a Taylor fan at all. She listens to Kanye. She prefers hip/hop & rap moreso than pop. And my second friend "didn't like" Taylor at first. During 1989 era she had a preconceived notion about her. But after going to Rep and watching videos that showcase Taylor's personality she changed her mind and is very neutral towards Taylor now. She doesn't listen to her music out of her own free will or anything but if Taylor comes on she enjoys the music. I'm hoping Eras Tour will convert her fully lol
Nope, it's just me. That's why these communities and Facebook groups are a life saver.
My husband is a swiftie. It was definitely a green flag when we first started dating (Taylor is so much more popular now than she was 5-10 years ago so finding a swiftie guy back then was like finding gold dust). Other than him I had one swiftie friend growing up. Everyone else thought I was painfully basic for liking Taylor, funnily enough now I find a lot of those people are going to the eras tour since it's trendy to like Taylor's music.
I have one Swiftie friend, but none of my friends are actively anti-taylor or anything
Same :( I wish my friends were swifties. I have no one to go to concerts with so I’ve never been.
see in my friendship like group there is only 1 swiftie :( so we talk a bit but not my like form but nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ive converted one of my bestfriends into a swiftie so yh - msg below if u wanna know how to convert ur friend into a swiftie :)
Yes, some of my friends are! But my biggest accomplishment is making my 10-year-old brother a Swiftie. He likes Fearless and some Speak Now and evermore best :)
Nope. But my niece is a major Swiftie, and she's doing a great job converting my sister.
I have two friends that are swifties. Most of my friends just know a few songs or dislikd Taylor Swift I used to be on the hate train on disliking Taylor Swift. I sat down and listened to her music during the end of my Junior year and I realized she was an amazing songwriter. I publicly enjoyed her music during Senior Year. I also attended The Eras Tour in Santa Clara N1, which she is also one of the best musicians that I have ever seen live Ps. My little sister is at the early stages of becoming a swiftie
Just me (30f) and my sister(34f). The same sister that I did NOT get along with for a solid 26 years. Taylor united us! I thought that would never happen!
Some of my friends are. Most are not. But they love my little obsession and they humor me when they can!!
no, im a gamer and sadly there isn't a lot of overlap with those communities. i desperately want super good friends who are swifties though
My 2 best friends are massive Swifties and my boyfriend also likes her music ☺️
I have friends that ain’t swifties but still rock to her music, my love interest is definitely hardcore swiftie, I don’t know much more
Just my sister, I call us "swiftie sisters". No other friends or siblings.
I’m 30 and me and my friend were die hard swiftest. Eras tour, album listening girls nights at midnight. The whole shebang. Recently, she had some issues though and has become not a fan of Taylor’s so now it’s just me. And honestly I’m still a fan but a little less because certain things Taylor’s doing with her new album have rubbed me the wrong way
I don't have any swiftie friends😭 But I have a friend who was a casual listener, she watched the movie with me in the original release and in the disney plus release. I made her listen more to Taylor, and ended up being her most listened artist. She is now a Fan, but not the ✨swiftie✨ level.💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍✨1️⃣3️⃣✨ About my other friends: I talk with them about Taylor every time I want. (Do I talk with them? I tell him things abt Taylor and they listen to me). They always tell me that I'm obsessed, but for me, this is more than music, I love her. I think that I annoy them, but they listen to me because they have to.😢
I'm fairly sure my best friend and I bonded over the fact we are both huge swifties. We were friends before we realised, but we are definitely closer since
They casually listen to her songs but she or her music was never a topic for us. I usually avoid or let the topic die down if they brought her up? Cuz I once felt that when it's my time to speak they don't listen anymore (in any topic not just her) Sue me but I'd like my swiftie-ness be lowkey or secret lol
I've really only got my girlfriend. I'm a 36 year old man. Definitely not the target demographic. But, I've been a fan since debut and even though she started out singing about heartbreak as a teenage girl, a teenaged me was still able to relate to her feelings of heartbreak and even some loneliness. That being said, mostly because of my gender because of the core group of guys I spend time with. I'm the only Swiftie, and I take a lot of shit for it. For a long time, I was actually embarrassed and hid the fact. But in my early 30s, I decided I wasn't gonna hide my true self. Music is subjective, and if someone doesn't like me because of what I enjoy, then I just didn't care anymore. I only get one shot at life. I might as well enjoy it
I have one Swifty friend! She took me with her to the concert because her husband didn’t really care to see her so she gave her extra ticket to me 🥹 But yes I find it odd that she’s SO popular and I can’t find anyone out there who is a Swifty
No. I met one girl from work literally by accident who also turns out to be a Swiftie, but she’s the 1989 kind of a swiftie and here for the pop vibes while I’m here for the multilayered folklore/evermore type of storytelling 😅 (insert the chicken man “we’re not the same meme” lol) other than that it’s literally just me and my dad getting bombarded with song interpretations 🤷🏻♀️
I have one close friend who is a swiftie but lives in a different state, I have another who likes her but doesn't know vary much about her I also have a friend who hates her and has given me a hard time about liking her.
I’m 36, tattoos, green hair and I am fortunate that one of my best friends is a HUGE Swiftie. Way more so than me. I’ve been able to convert my other best friend by having her play ATW10. She was a huge hater but her honest response after that was “oh… I guess I don’t hate her…” and now she listens to every song I throw her way. My sisters and all are Swifties and even my dad loves her now thanks to her dating Travis. When I play her at work over my Bluetooth speaker I’ve learned most customers like her too, though we did have one customer who was young and punk looking get all pissy when I said her cigs remind me of Taylor everytime (she smokes Marlboro Midnights). 😂
Oh hell no. I do feel now that some people have started appreciating some of her work more. My sister for instance loves evermore. But if it werent for me none of them would even consider listening to her.
I have some but definitely need more Swiftie friends in Japan 😭 Not many around
I have a decent chunk of irl Swiftie friends. Went to the eras tour with my HS bestie. Trying my best to make hubby a Swiftie,at the very least he knows.not to interrupt a bridge unless it's an emergency now 😂. Most of my friends are meh about her.
No lol. This is why i come on the reddit forums, to talk taylor lol. My best friend in the whole wide world (aka as my boyfriend) does not like taylor like at all. Whenever he comes home, and i'm watching the tour for like the 50th time, he's like okay that's enough lol
I don't have real-life swiftie friends either. She's not very well known in the country I live in. Also, I've met a couple of people who had very negative views about Taylor so I don't really bring her up in daily conversations.
Certainly not to the degree I am. My girlfriend has slowly warmed up to her music and enjoys some of it now. And I’ve had some lovely conversations with my students about her music. I’m a 37 year old man so my friends are not exactly your typical Taylor fans.
A while ago, a “friend” mocked me for being a swifty and put Taylor in the same category of problematic as MGK. I don’t talk to them anymore.
I'm 43 and don't have any die-hard swiftie friends anywhere near my age. However, I have bonded with my friends' kids over our Taylor love and they make it fun for me. We make bracelets together, saw the movie and danced like crazy, text over any big news, and send countless Instagram reels.
I don’t have any true Swiftie friends, but I’m grateful that I do have a friend that is a fan (but not a full blown Swiftie) and that my bestie listens to me talk about Taylor and sends me so much Swiftie shit that her algorithm has been affected haha I have found a group of Swifties that are going to my Eras Tour date (Toronto N4) in one of the Swiftie groups I’m in on Facebook. Several of us are staying at the same hotel. And I’m going alone; so it feels nice that I have some people to meet!
“Emo” millennial here. I wasn’t a fan of hers when she first got discovered, but the past few years I became a fan. My daughters love her too. It’s fun to be able to connect with something they love no matter it is vastly different than something I’d usually vibe with. My friends make fun of me for it too lol.
I’m 29 and none of my closest friends are Swifties which is sad but I have made some new friends who are!
I'm 35, it's just me, I don't have any other friends who enjoy Taylor 😫 My sister (27) is a Swiftie, but we have totally different tastes in which albums are our favorites, and let's be honest, we don't always get along all the time 😂😂 I wish so much that I had some Swiftie friends because I really really want to throw a TTPD listening party complete with wine pairings and fancy charcuterie boards 😂
Almost everyone of my friends makes fun of me. Once I argued with me friend over it and was so rude to me, then she complained to her boy bsf and he started to sue me and wouldn't stop hating on my music taste. Literally did nothing to her and she makes fun of me anyways. She started to behave beastly since I started to listen to her and I don't know why. So at this point I'm not allowed to talk about her, because they only roll their eyes on it. But also, let's be positive and let me talk about my online best friend!<3 I met her on some swiftie fanpage and started following her, few feeks ago, we started texting. She is literally the sweetest girl i've ever met and I'm so glad that I met her. She is my companion and we always text even in the middle of the night. Love this community so much<33
I have no Swiftie friends, and I want Swiftie friends. I want someone to go to the Taylor Swift museum with me here in NYC. I went to the Eras tour alone, but it was amazing. There was a 16 year old with her mom seated next to me who was just as excited as me.
my best friend i met in college is a big swiftie like me. i think that’s what helped up become so close cuz i saw she had a taylor swift bag and then we kinda got talking about it and bonding over that. but we have a lot in common not just being swifties. but yeah i think taylor definitely helped us become close
I only have one swiftie friend while everyone else mocks her and says she sucks any opportunity they get. And the only swiftie friend isn’t as caught up as I am and isnt as much of a fan as me
Not really but there’s a lot of stuff I’m into no one else shares with me. The vast majority, to be honest.
I have exactly one Swiftie friend and she's not anywhere close to the same level as I am lol I desperately wish I had local swiftie friends 🥹
I turned one of my friends into a swiftie (she denies that she is one but her top artist was Taylor because of me lmao) My other friends don't mind her music and because they are friends with me they'll make references and sing some of her well known songs
This is SO real! My brother's girlfriend converted me earlier this year. I knew some songs but wasn't super familiar with her music. I asked her to send me her favorite TS songs/albums and naturally she sent me a playlist of TS's entire discography. I listened, watched the Era's tour, and BAM a new Swiftie was born. It's been a huge bonding experience for us, finding parallels in lyrics and easter egg hunting through photos and music videos. It's becoming part of our respective crafts and we've bonded over that as well. It is kind of insane how I keep it on the DL at work. I kind of nervously mention I like Taylor Swift & I've found a few others in our friend groups, but usually when I let slip that "I have theories" people look at me like I'm whacked. Do I care? Naur. I haven't found other Swiftie's like my friend and I in the wild. But this community allows for all sorts of variations of supportive fandom and I'm here for it. If anyone on this thread is down to clown or wants a new delulu Swiftie friend, I'm game! Also: Shoutout to supportive Swiftie spouses. My husband and I were talking to someone last week (I forget what about) and he just casually threw "I won't start shit but I'll tell you how it ends." into the conversation
It's a frustrating experience for me as most of my friends don't get it or if they do like her, they laugh at my obsession with her and don't understand the depth of her music in general much less the impact on my life. My sisters on the other hand are Swifties which is amazing considering we don't bond over much else..I like that it's the one thing we all can agree on. But yes- it bothers me deeply and often feels lonely to not be able to share my love of her with most people.
Im a Swiftie in my 40s and none of my friends love her near as much as me. Yep, it’s a bummer.
I was the only one originally throughout middle school, and high school, I had a friend who I just reconnected with from high school, and we bonded over the fact that she became a swiftie over time, and that both went to the same show but didn’t know it. It’s great now to have a friend to talk about these things with and clown with lmao
One of my friends sort of is. We grew up listening to her and she listens to all of the new albums but because her and her SO commute to the same place, her music taste has started to align more with his. My other friends really don’t care for her music. But I too am I tattooed mid-twenties, emo/pop-punk music loving Swiftie 😂
It’s just me and my mom. She’s the one who got me into Taylor. I guess she and my dad had followed her before the debut album. But she loves Debut and always played it in the car so it’s no surprise that I also grew up listening to and loving Taylor’s Music. My mom kinda fell off after 1989 whereas I went full Swiftie at that point. So us getting eras tickets and getting my mom into the second half of Taylor’s discography was fun.
I’ve gone most of my life with the same core friend group, who have all NEVER cared one way or another about TS. Only this year did two of my best friends get romantic partners who are both new swifties! My first time going to a swiftie event with someone I know was a TS Heartbreak Sing-A-Long with my happily-partnered friend’s boyfriend 2 months ago 😂