What name did Taylor Swift give the connected “cardigan,” “august,” and “betty” storyline?

Taylor Swift called the connected “cardigan,” “august,” and “betty” storyline the Teenage Love Triangle.

The three songs present different perspectives on a fictional relationship involving Betty, James, and the unnamed girl associated with “august.” “cardigan” centers on Betty’s perspective, “betty” is told by James, and “august” presents the summer romance from the other girl’s viewpoint. Together, they show how the same emotional history can look different to each character.

Swift introduced the idea as part of folklore’s fictional storytelling approach. The songs are not presented as a straightforward autobiography, even though listeners have often searched for real-life parallels in Swift’s work. Their connection comes from recurring names, situations, and narrative details within the album’s imagined world.

A common mix-up is calling the sequence an official trilogy title printed as a separate album section. “The Teenage Love Triangle” is Swift’s descriptive name for the collection. The annual August trend highlights one corner of that story, but the song’s full narrative context becomes clearer when it is heard alongside “cardigan” and “betty.”