how Joe Alwyn inspired Taylor Swift for ‘Midnights’ album

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The Grammy winner, who is 32, posted in a post posted on Instagram this Friday, saying that she first encountered the phrase when she was watching "Mad Men."

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Swift was then quoted as having a "relationship of six years" without naming her spouse -- and added that the couple had "had to dodge weird rumors,

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tabloid stuff" and they "just ignore it."

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"And this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff," she explained. "I hope you guys like it."

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Swift and Alwyn started dating in 2016 following their "Blank Space" singer's breakup with musician Calvin Harris.

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