Taylor Swift fans are trolling Jake Gyllenhaal on Instagram

When it comes to Taylor Swift’s love life, fans never forget. That's probably why a recent, seemingly innocent, Instagram post from ex-Swift-flame Jake Gyllenhaal has been getting some unintended attention from the Swifties. Perhaps they're nostalgic for the brief, near-perfect window of time from October 2010 to March 2011 when Taylor and Jake were an item.The post, which may appear innocuous to the casual observer and likely to the actor himself, brought to mind en masse, some lyrics from one of Swift’s many breakup songs—one the pop star’s huge social media following had already associated with Gyllenhaal. In the words of West Side Story star and Instagram commenter Rachel Zegler: “I’ll be honest mate you set yourself up for this one.”The photograph shows Gyllenhaal as a young kid with his hair is gelled awkwardly into a side part, black-rimmed spectacles perched on his nose, and a slightly nerdy collared shirt. You may already be humming the melody to Swift’s "All Too Well" in your head right now. If not, let us give you a little nudge: "You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed..."

 

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The 2012 track, which astute readers will have noticed came shortly following the 2011 breakup, has long been tied to the dissolution of Swiftenhaal. (Okay, yes, we realize no one ever called them that). The breakup ballad includes the lyrics “Left my scarf there at your sister's house” (Jake Gyllenhaal has a sister!) and “Your mother's telling stories 'bout you on a tee ball team” (Jake Gyllenhaal once threw out the first pitch at the Red Sox game!). But in this single Instagram photo, Jake has come pretty darn close to confirming that he was the "little kid with glasses" in the song.