To put it mildly, being a recording artist is working out just fine for Taylor Swift, but should the country superstar ever decide to try something else, she could have a career handing out sage relationship advice.Following a very public break up with pop singer Joe Jonas, Swift says she's looking forward, not back.
"What I've learned is that I've really moved on from it," she tells The Boot. "You can't stress about what you can't change. You have to live your life and be happy in spite of whatever doubts you might have or whatever might have happened."
And don't look for Swift to jump into someone else's arms anytime soon: "I'm not typically the girl who dates a lot of guys or is in relationships a lot," the 19-year-old says. "Most of my life, I've been single. If I meet somebody who's great, I'll make an exception. But I'm really happy being alone ... I don't feel a sense of emptiness if I don't have a boyfriend."
The next lucky man should know that Swift is very comfortable in her own skin. "If you're like, 'I need to talk to you' all the time, [or] 'Why didn't you call me back?' ... If you're that girl, then nobody's going to want to date you. I have this rule: I don't call a guy first. And you can't ever send two text messages in a row."
"It's so important to be confident in who you are," Swift advises. "The best thing you can bring to a relationship is a whole person."
Look for Swift's live AOL Music Sessions performance right here on The Boot on December 19.
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Reader Comments(1 of 4)
summerchick9872at 12-11-2008
That's a good way for a relationship for sure
Romeoat 12-15-2008
people change, things change like the wind changes direction, nothing remains the same..we must adjust ourselves to that fact...life keeps going on...do not miss what is gone, but what is coming...life is a two-ways street...you are born and then you die....and what happens between is called the living experience..that is a fact of life RDV
drbzappaat 12-15-2008
You'e a retard! Uncle Don.
ogodavargasat 12-15-2008
this is how you know the Jonas brothers are idiots who breaks up with this beauty??
Sarah (cutie)at 12-15-2008
wow, Taylor your so pretty. I'm not obsessed or anything. But, make sure you find your romeo and he treats you right. You deserve nothing less.
hey lets chatat 12-12-2008
hey taylor i love ur songs
Kaitlynat 12-13-2008
Your soooooooooooo pretty nd soooooooooo awesome!!!
Cindyat 12-14-2008
she is so right and i love her songs and she is so pretty!
Loloat 12-14-2008
OMG! I luv ya taylor! awesome songs
Loloat 12-14-2008
OMG! I luv ya taylor! awesome songs
Natalieat 12-14-2008
OMG!!!taylor love ur songs especially love story!!!!rock on!!!(OO) (~)ITS A MONKEY LOL!!!
emmaat 12-14-2008
omg! i freaking hate joe jonas!!
i love you taylor swift
Redat 12-15-2008
Taylor Swift Has 'Moved On' from Joe Jonas
Posted Dec 8th 2008 6:00PM by Melinda Newman
Filed under: Country News
I just wanted to say to Taylor Swift " I read this artical and think very highly of you to know what some people at 30 don't know " " good luck in finding the man who deserves to have you ".
Christinaa :]at 12-15-2008
i definitely love taylor swift :]
malloryat 12-15-2008
go jooooeee!