I know I’ve met Taylor, but for the most part of my life, I was one of those people that wanted to hug Taylor and tell her lots of things and thought would never happen to me.
So, these are a few things that I think could make you feel better (and maybe one day lead you to meet Taylor). Please, never give up!
- It’s okay (and normal) to be jealous! You can be jealous of someone that met Taylor or was noticed by her and love that person at the same time! I’ve been there and I understand how hard it is to see someone else getting notices when you try so so hard and get nothing. And actually, I was never noticed by Taylor before meeting her, so I am still in the same position as before! I’ve only been noticed by Taylor once in my life!
- It’s okay to be down when others don’t share something you’ve personally done with lots of effort (art, pictures, poems, whatever). When you’re new to the fandom, it’s really hard to find people that are nice and it’s VERY normal that your hard work goes unnoticed. It happened to me and it happens to everyone! But I promise you, it changes with time! This fandom has some of the best people that I’ve met and if you keep trying you’ll eventually make AMAZING friends that will help you and care about you very much.
- Notices DON’T MATTER. I can’t emphasize this enough. When Taylor finds someone, she lurks them in secret and she doesn’t notice them on purpose so whenever she decides to meet them it comes as a surprise. When there’s an online “party” with Taylor Nation or when Taylor is doing a like spree, that normally DOESN’T matter at all. That’s not when she finds people! Most of the people at my secret session didn’t have a Taylor notice and they had never been noticed before. It’s okay to want notices, but I promise you it’s possible to meet Taylor even when you don’t have any!
- Participate in Taylor Nation hangout parties, but not with the sole purpose of getting a notice! Sharing your things is a really fun way to make friends and let people know you. Comment down under their posts, share their work and like their posts! When you start doing that for others, they’ll normally do the same for you when you post your things. If you have friends that care about you, your things will be shared more often and you’ll get more possibilities of getting noticed.
- JOIN PROJECTS! Taylor Nation notices group projects quite often. But even when they don’t, this is the MOST fun way of making friends. Don’t be afraid to create your own project if you have an idea. Ask for help if there’s something you want to do and you don’t know how! Create collages, fan (and fun!) videos, etc. If you feel alone, start your own group chat! ASK people to join your group chat if there’s someone you would love to talk to more and you feel like they don’t know you yet! People are really nice and even if you feel invisible, it’s okay to approach others! Most of the times they’ll be super nice and want to make friends too!
- If there’s a project or personal post you want to reach Taylor, ask for help to share it! It’s okay to let people know about your project, send it in group chats and try to get visibility. I know lots of people ignore these posts, but there are also lots of others that love sharing things and helping out. I wouldn’t have met Taylor if it wasn’t for my friends sharing my things and trying to help me out. I’m so thankful for them and the only thing I can do is try to do the same for others now!
- If you find it hard to talk to strangers or for whatever reason you don’t have many friends/followers, IT’S OKAY! You can still keep posting your things! Use hashtags related to what you’re posting (#taylorswift, #taylor nation, #taylurking, #lover, or whatever hashtag is relevant!) and tag @taylorswift and @taylornation. I’ve met people that had literally 20 followers and somehow, Taylor still found them and met them. So, really, DON’T give up.
- Don’t be scared to talk to people that have met Taylor! We were one of you not long ago. We also want to help! I know sometimes it’s scary, I used to feel that way. I know some secret sessioners can be a little meh, but most of them are the nicest people out there and they also want to make new friends!
- [Optional] Don’t use a generic Taylor profile picture and have your name on your profile! Although this is not directly related, but people (Taylor included) love putting faces and names to accounts. If you use a Taylor picture as your profile picture and your name is something like “haunted stan”, you’re just another fan and you’ll be no different than the others. This is a bit controversial and people will probably disagree with me, but I think it helps! Note: I understand that for privacy reasons you may want to hide your picture, especially if you’re under 18 years old! That’s perfectly fine (and I encourage you to do it unless you’re like over 15-16 years old). Privacy is VERY important too. But don’t worry too much about it because Taylor has met people with generic profile pictures before!
I hope this helps you in some way. If you ever want to talk to someone, I’m here for you! I don’t want you to feel alone, EVER. Feel free to share this post so others can read it ❤️
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