Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor’s Relationship Timeline: A Romance 10 Years in the Making

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Sliding into the DMs! Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor’s romance has been one for the ages — and it all started with a little social media flirtation!The American Horror Story actress and Two and a Half Men alum met in 2005 — an entire decade before they actually began dating.

The lovebirds, who first crossed paths at a party, were both in committed relationships at the time. However, the sparks were undeniable.“She was probably the most exquisitely beautiful woman I had ever seen,” Paulson told the New York Times in 2016 about her first meeting with the Legally Blonde star.While it took the pair quite a few years to find their way back following their initial meet-cute, a little new age flirting on social media turned out to be exactly what they needed to take the next step.During a January 2019 episode of Watch What Happens Live, the Ratched star revealed that the two “sort of breezed by one another, and then started following each other on Twitter.” When fellow guest Billy Eicher asked, “Did Holland Taylor slide into your DMs?” Paulson responded: “Yeah, she actually did!

It’s pretty great!”After confirming their romance in 2015, the couple have become an “iconic” pairing to the masses, known not only for being a staple LGBTQIA+ relationship in Hollywood but for the large age gap that exists between them, which spans 33 years.While both Paulson and Taylor have both stated that the majority of attention surrounding their love has been positive, the Ocean’s Eight actress told the Sunday Times in 2018 that she had been accused of having “mommy issues.” The reality, however, is that “I parent her as much as she parents me.”When asked again during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in September 2020 about those who have a