As you’ve probably heard by now (probably via memes and social media jokes about how she’ll have an album of breakup songs recorded by tomorrow afternoon), Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris have broken up.
The news shocked fans, as it came on the heels of rumors about Taylor and Calvin getting engaged.
The couple was together for 15 months, and by most accounts they were perfectly happy, so why the sudden split?
Naturally, the Internet is awash with rumors about what went wrong between Taylor and Calvin, and yes, we may eventually find out the truth in song form.
Until then, there are a few things we know for sure.
For starters, despite countless rumors to the controversy, Calvin did not cheat on Taylor.
In fact, by all accounts, he was the one who called it quits.
And why would one half of one of the most successful couples in music cut the cord?
Well, it seems that while fans may have been setting a date for Taylor and Calvin from day one, Harris was less keen on the idea of getting hitched.
“Taylor was starting to pressure Calvin into walking down the aisle and he just felt that he wasn’t ready yet,” a source close to the situation tells Hollywood Life.
“He’s still, and always will be, career-focused and doesn’t want to settle down just yet,” the source continues.
“He envisaged getting married at 35-plus, and wasn’t comfortable talking about getting hitched after just a little over a year of dating.”
Taylor has expressed ambivalence about starting a family in the past, but maybe when faced with the prospect of waiting another three years to settle down, she decided she wanted the picket fence life more than she thought?
We may never know for sure, but one thing is certainly clear:
Coming off the most successful album of her career, Taylor suddenly has a goldmine of material for her follow-up.
