Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal

Quite a whirlwind romance at the time, Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal’s relationship was quite heavily followed, given their high profile. In late October 2010, they first met when they attended Emma Stone’s hosting of Saturday Night Live at that time. After that first meeting, rumors began to circulate that Swift and Gyllenhaal had started dating, with the singer dancing around the rumors. However, the relationship pretty much became confirmed in November of the same year, when the two were increasingly sighted together in public.

Given their high profile, it was inevitable that many latched on developments about their relationship. A high point was when Swift and Gyllenhaal celebrated Thanksgiving 2010 together. However, things turned sour fast. By the turn of the year, cracks began to show. Finally, in early 2011, Gyllenhaal called it quits. Swift’s high profile, along with the lack of privacy, can be given credit for the relationship’s collapse.