Which two characters complete the love triangle in Taylor Swift’s song “August”?

James and Betty complete the love triangle in Taylor Swift’s song “August.”

The narrator of “August” is the third point in a fictional triangle involving James and Betty. “August” presents the narrator’s perspective, while “Cardigan” is associated with Betty’s perspective and “Betty” with James’s.

In the story, James has a summer romance with the unnamed narrator while he is connected to Betty. The relationship does not last, and James and Betty later reconcile. This explains why the narrator remembers the summer as meaningful even though James was never truly hers.

The three-song structure is a narrative device created for Folklore. It does not describe a confirmed real-life event involving Swift, and the characters are fictional creations rather than direct biographical portraits.