Taylor SwiftSinger-songwriter
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn
Direct answer: Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn had a private, publicly documented relationship lasting roughly six years. The relationship became public in 2017 and ended in spring 2023.
Public status: endedPublicly reported: 2017Breakup: 2023
The pair
Connected profiles
Joe AlwynActor
Relationship history
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn timeline
The couple kept much of the relationship private, so this page uses only publicly documented milestones.
Relationship begins privately
Later reporting and Swift’s published diary material indicate that the pair were together privately before the relationship became public.
Relationship is publicly reported
Media reporting identified Swift and Alwyn as a couple after they had already been dating privately for several months.
Occasional public appearances
The couple maintained a low public profile but were photographed together and attended select events during the relationship.
Musical collaboration becomes public
Alwyn received songwriting credits under the name William Bowery on Swift’s projects, making their creative collaboration part of the public record.
Relationship ends
Multiple established publications reported that the six-year relationship had ended.
Current public status
ENTANGLED stores this pair as an ended dating relationship. No later public reconciliation has been verified.
Evidence
Sources supporting this relationship record
Supports the private beginning, public reporting, major appearances, creative collaboration and breakup.
Supports the six-year duration, private nature of the relationship and early-2023 breakup.
Supports the relationship duration, public milestones and spring-2023 ending.
Record policy
How ENTANGLED handles a private relationship
ENTANGLED does not assign exact private start dates that the pair never publicly confirmed. The record uses an approximate beginning and a documented 2023 ending, while avoiding speculation about breakup causes or song meanings.
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Editorial review date: August 6, 2026
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