#swiftiesince2014

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Dear Taylor Swift,

Hi, @taylorswift​, it’s Collin from Ohio. I have been a mega-fan of yours since 2014 when 1989 was released. I remember hearing Love Story on the radio so many times late 2008 and couldn’t get enough of it and was dancing and singing along to it 24/7, but I didn’t know that you wrote it nor sang it until 2009 lol.  I finally put a face to your name when I went to see Hannah Montana: The Movie in theatres for the first time in 2009 and I saw you perform Crazier in the movie. That’s when I immediately started getting interested in your music. Over the course of your career, I heard You Belong With Me, I Knew You Were Trouble, Mean, 22, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together so many times on the radio, but had no idea they were your songs until I researched you on Google. Once I saw those were your songs I was like OMG THIS WOMAN IS INCREDIBLE I SHOULD START LISTENING TO HER MUSIC MORE OFTEN.

 It wasn’t until Shake It Off was released when I FINALLY became a swiftie. Shake It Off was and is still one of my favorite songs to date. Blank Space and Shake It Off were stuck in my head for weeks and weeks and I could never get enough of them! When 1989 came out, my sister bought the Deluxe CD and gave it to me and I COULD NOT STOP LISTENING TO IT!! I had it on repeat and repeat. 1989 came out during my senior year of high school and it sure made my last year of high school fun! I remember my friends and I were dancing hard to Shake It Off at Homecoming and Prom and our feet were so sore after the dance that we could barely walk lol.

From there I went and bought your previous albums and listened to them each in full and I was IMPRESSED. Your songwriting is SOO GOOD and I haven’t seen or heard of any other artist who writes as amazing songs as you do. Tied Together With A Smile and Mean are two songs that are very close to my heart. I have struggled with insecurity my entire life and whenever I listen to those two songs, they lift me up and encourage me to LOVE MYSELF and to Always Stay True To Myself. I had so many suicidal thoughts during my sophomore year of college because of how insecure I was about myself. THANKFULLY YOUR MUSIC helped SAVE ME and has helped me into the person I’m today. Your music has INSPIRED me SO MUCH AND ITS GOTTEN ME  through college and because of YOU I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Marketing.

 I have AUTISM/ASPERGERS and have struggled with making friends my whole life, but your music especially your first album, FEARLESS, SPEAK NOW, REPUTATION and now LOVER has taught me to be a SELF-ADVOCATE and to STAND UP FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IN. I DON”t KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT YOUR INCREDIBLE MUSIC. Your Personality also inspires me to be the best that I could be. I’m currently working in the hospitality industry and seeing YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR US SWIFTIES has INSPIRED ME TO DO THE SAME for the guests I encountered every day at Work and as a RESULT of that I have gotten several 5-star reviews on Goggle for my service! I would not be doing what i’m doing now if IT WASNT FOR YOU!

The BEST DAY OF MY LIFE was July 17, 2018, when I saw you LIVE in CLEVELAND, OHIO FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER on the REPUTATION STADIUM TOUR. I HAD FLOOR SEATS and GOT INCREDIBLE VIEWS OF YOU. I CRIED WHEN YOU FLEW RIGHT ABOVE ME DURING DELICATE!!!! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GET TO SEE A CELEBRITY THAT CLOSE IN MY LIFE!!! IT WAS MAGICAL!!! I remember screaming and dancing SO MUCH THAT NIGHT, I COULD NOT TALK the next few days!

Taylor, I just want to say NEVER STOP BEING YOU! YOU ARE SO TALENTED and there are SO MANY WONDERFUL SWIFTIES out there who LOVE YOU AND CARE ABOUT YOU DEEPLY. I’m so proud to call myself a SWIFTIE and I WILL ALWAYS STAND BY YOUR SIDE FOREVER AND ALWAYS <3 <3 THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING TAYLOR!! I LOVE YOU AND I CAN”T WAIT TO HUG YOU ONE DAY. <3 COLLIN <3