I’m a 27-year-old single guy, and I’m meeting Taylor Swift!

I am 27 years old. I am single. And I have a portrait of Taylor Swift hanging in my bathroom.

I once owned a cardboard cutout of Taylor that I disposed of only when she began getting weak at the knees.

At one concert, I went so crazy for my crush that Taylor's dad picked me out of the crowd and gave me a special guitar pick.

I guess that helps explain why I was once crowned a finalist in a nationwide “biggest fan� contest that drew thousands of applications. (Read Matt's application)

And today I’m going to Taylor’s first “1989� show in L.A. — alone.

How do you get to the point where you’re unapologetically giving a presentation on how “Love Story� alludes to the source text for Romeo and Juliet in your Shakespeare seminar?

You start down a bad path at age 6 by singing Spice Girls songs in an attempt to lure the cute girl next door. The Spice Girls lead to Britney Spears, then Avril Lavigne, then Kelly Clarkson. Then you get a mix CD from a friend with “Our Song� on it and fall instantly for this cute, spunky country girl who can actually write.

Being a hopelessly romantic English major, you fall for Taylor’s tales of heartbreak. You hear “You Belong With Me,� and it resonates so hard it hurts.

Then you look up one day and you realize you’re a 27-year-old single guy going to a Taylor Swift concert by yourself.

I’ll be tweeting, snapping and writing from inside and outside Staples Center — hoping you all will keep me company. I’ll introduce you to all the other huge Swifties I meet. And since it’s always been hard for me to explain exactly why I love Taylor so much, I’m also going to ask everyone else and tell you what they say.

I’ll also be on the lookout for other dudes like me — unashamed, awesome fans who love Taylor and don’t mind showing up solo. Fans who are “Fearless,� who have “Style� and are looking to write their own “Love Story.�

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