I've been with Taylor Swift since the "Teardrops on My Guitar" days. I know, it's been a while. I felt like she understood me and she wrote these wonderful songs that made me feel all sort of things: joy, sadness, longing, love. She was a friend on the bad days of middle school and she fought battles with me in his school. She was a comfort, throughout hard times in my life, but as with many childhood things, as I grew I began to grow tired of her country ballads, but as soon as I thought I was done with her, she changed genres with her album, Red. I jammed to "State of Grace" and swore I was never getting back together with the boyfriend I had never even had.

The excitement of the Red album held me for a long while, but soon I was diving head-first into new artists and had almost forgotten about my favorite blonde, but mid-way through high school, she released the album, 1989,and I was sucked right back in. Songs like "All You Had To Do Was Stay" and " Bad Blood" made my heart sing her songs again, and I wondered how I could've ever thought about leaving her.

But, as the cycle inevitably remains unchanged, I grew tired of the drama and constant negative publicity surrounding her, and I had thought many times about putting the singer-songwriter behind me, but as she always does, she released a new album, and it hit me right in the heart. The reputation album was full of anthems that directly correlated with things I had been dealing with through the growing pains of life. "I Did Something Bad" gave me strength and indifference toward those who had pretended to be my friend, and "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" helped me find the gumption to get through some seriously rough friendships lost from high school.

I was sold on the "New Taylor" because she had grown with me. She became my favorite version of Taylor, so you can imagine my hesitance when the album art for Lover came out pink and pastel. I was unsure if she would deliver songs I could relate to in my new state of being, but how wrong I was. "Lover" perfectly captured the absolute love in my current relationship, "Soon You'll Get Better" broke my heart for so many of my lost friends and relatives to cancer, and she honestly understands more than anyone. "Death By A Thousand Cuts" is the anthem helping me as I chose to forgive and forget those who have stepped out of my life.

I've never considered myself a "Swiftie". I don't write 13's on things, and I certainly couldn't tell you the names of all her cats or friends. I haven't seen all the music videos, but Taylor holds a special place in my heart, Forever and Always.