Rank All Of Taylor Swift's Exes

Jessica Lawshe
Updated June 24, 2022 46.7k votes 6.1k voters 102k views
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Vote up the exes who you think Taylor was the best with.

Taylor Swift is known for her amazing songs, her great voice, and her awesome girl squad. But she may be even more famous for her ever-growing list of song-inspiring exes. Seriously, Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriends could be fuel for many albums to come. We'll just have to wait and see, but in the meantime, we're leaving it up to you to rank all of Taylor Swift's exes! 

It seems our T. Swift is just drawn to heartbreak. And while we love the songs she wrote about her exes, we still want the best for her! We knew that John Mayer was never going to be a good fit for her - hello, he's like "Mr. Heartache." We had hope for Joe Jonas, but shame on him for that 27-second phone call breakup. Then we thought maybe Harry Styles would be a good match. He wasn't, but we're pretty grateful for the songs "Out of the Woods" and "Style" that the One Direction singer inspired.

While Taylor has been romantically linked to a bunch of heartthrobs, including Zac Efron, this list is focused on the guys she actually dated - not just guys she was rumored to be dating. Although, it is pretty hard to keep it all straight! 

It's hard to pick which one of Taylor's exes is the best and which one is the worst, which is why we're tossing this list of Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriends to you. Upvote the Taylor Swift exes that you think she should have stayed with!

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  • Harry Styles
    1

    Harry Styles

    Age: 28
    3,092 votes
    • Birthplace: Redditch, United Kingdom

    Harry Styles and Taylor Swift were only together from December 2012 to January 2013, but apparently it was enough time to fuel lots of angst-y break-up songs.

  • Tom Hiddleston
    2

    Tom Hiddleston

    Age: 41
    2,452 votes
    • Birthplace: Westminster, London, England, UK

    Swift and Hiddleston - collectively known as Hiddleswift - dated during the summer of 2016. Only "official" for a few short months, E! News reported on their demise in early 2016, quoting a source close to the couple: "Taylor felt he wanted to take the relationship to be too public."

  • Taylor Lautner
    3

    Taylor Lautner

    Age: 30
    2,916 votes
    • Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

    Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner dated from August 2009 to November 2009 after meeting on the set of Valentine’s Day.

  • Jake Gyllenhaal
    4

    Jake Gyllenhaal

    Age: 42
    2,871 votes
    • Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

    Though the two only dated from October 2010 to January 2011, the songs "We Are Never Getting Back Together" and "The Moment I Knew" are rumored to be about Jake.

  • Calvin Harris
    5

    Calvin Harris

    Age: 39
    2,195 votes
    • Birthplace: Dumfries, United Kingdom
    Taylor dated the DJ and producer from March 2015 to June 2016
  • Joe Jonas
    6

    Joe Jonas

    Age: 33
    2,422 votes
    • Birthplace: Casa Grande, Arizona, USA

    Joe Jonas allegedly dumped Taylor via a 27-second phone call in October 2008 after the two started dating in July of that same year.