Matt Healy Says Dating Taylor Swift Would Have Been "Emasculating

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published 17 March 16

Alternative headline: "Area Man Can't Get with Girl, Consoles Himself with Sexist BS."

In an interview with Q magazine (opens in new tab) that probably made Taylor Swift rue the day she ever batted her mega-volume-ized eyelashes at him, the 1975's Matt Healy said their "flirtation" (opens in new tab) never went anywhere, which was a good thing because he wouldn't have been able to handle having a more famous girlfriend.

"Yeah. Absolutely," he said when asked whether he has a fear of losing himself in a relationship. "And the reason I mention that is because if I had gone out with Taylor Swift I would've been, 'Fucking hell! I am NOT being Taylor Swift's boyfriend.' You know, 'FUCK. THAT.' That's also a man thing, a de-masculinating, emasculating thing."

Well, buddy, you (opens in new tab) don't (opens in new tab) have (opens in new tab) to (opens in new tab) worry (opens in new tab) about (opens in new tab) that (opens in new tab) anymore (opens in new tab).

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Chelsea Peng

Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.