In 2012, Radar Online reported that Taylor Swift's parents, Andrea and Scott Swift, had called it quits in 2010. A source told the outlet that they had marked the end of their marriage by not wearing their wedding rings. However, it seemed like that was the extent of their separation because the insider claimed they wouldn't get formally divorced to protect Taylor from any negative attention. It appears that they were having marital problems far before anyone caught wind.

In 2015, Ronnie Cremer, who claims to be Taylor's first guitar teacher, told the New York Daily News, "Scott used to tell me... 'I got a wife that doesn't love me. I'm trying to help my daughter out and do all the right things, and my wife could care less.'" Another insider had a similar story about Andrea and Scott's relationship to share with Page Six in 2014. They said that Taylor's parents couldn't bear to be in the same room and couldn't seem to agree on the "Blank Space" singer's career moves, which strained their already broken relationship. 

In her "Miss Americana" documentary, we saw one such career disagreement when the family argued over Taylor's decision to come out as a Democrat. While Andrea was on board with her daughter being vocal about her political choices, Scott was vehemently against it because he feared for her safety. Things got heated as the women tried to get their point across, but eventually, everything was resolved.