John Mayer revealed that he “absolutely” wants to “get married” and also jokingly referenced his “reliability kink.”
The Your Body Is A Wonderland singer, 46 — who recently sent Anderson Cooper and boyfriend Andy Cohen into fits of laughter — opened up about the topic during a segment on Sunday's upcoming episode Comfort Food podcast by Kelly Rizzo.
At some point during the interview, per Peoplethe artist admitted that he was ready for a serious step in his life.
'People don't think I want to get married. I definitely want to get married,” he told Rizzo, adding, “You know the secret, which is that I'm actually quite well-adjusted.”
'And I really want to get married, if only because my wife would know in her heart: 'John knows what to do.'
John Mayer, 46, revealed he “absolutely” wants to “get married” while also jokingly referring to his “reliability kink”; seen in July 2022 in Los Angeles
Mayer continued, “I just think that level of confidence is the most exciting thing in the world for me. 'If my husband was here, he would know what to do. Call John. Call my husband.'
'You're an adult if this is your romantic fantasy. You're a full-fledged adult.'
Kelly — who is notably the widow of late actor Bob Saget — interjected, jokingly saying, “Your kink is you want someone to say, 'John has a husband.'
'Confidence nod? Oh my God. Reliability kink? Yes,” the Edge Of Desire hitmaker told the presenter.
Over the years, John has had a number of high-profile romances with stars like Jessica Simpson, Katy Perry and also Taylor Swift.
The performer previously discussed his love life and during an appearance on the channel Call Her Daddy podcast in December 2022, he admitted that his sobriety helped stop his womanizing and that he was looking for long-term love.
“Dating for me is no longer a codified activity, it no longer exists in a kind of… it's no longer modeled,” he said at the time.
'I don't really go out, I don't think I need to, to be honest. I stopped drinking six years ago, so I don't have the liquid courage. I just have dry courage.'
'People don't think I want to get married. I definitely want to get married,” he told Rizzo, adding, “You know the secret, which is that I'm actually quite well-adjusted”; seen in March 2022 in Nashville
Mayer continued, “I just think that level of confidence is the most exciting thing in the world for me. “If my husband was here, he would know what to do. Call John. Call my husband”'; seen in August 2023 in New York
Mayer made the decision to get sober in 2016 after enduring a six-day hangover after celebrating Drake's 30th birthday. 'I remember thinking, 'What will happen if I keep going? I always stop here. What if I continue?”
While on the podcast, he also discussed his reputation as a “womanizer,” saying, “I think, look, the elephant in the room is that I'm on a show that caters to women, and I have a few name tags. on me, like 'Lothario' and 'womanizer', and I think that's that.'
He later admitted that in the past he had been 'made to believe' that when someone had shown interest in him it was simply an 'accident' and that he should 'take advantage' of it.
“And so I felt very deeply when someone liked me. Very deep,” Mayer admitted to host Alex Cooper.
Despite his romantic past, the singer said he always hoped his relationships would be long-lasting.
He claimed, “Every relationship I've ever had has been dedicated to the idea that this could bridge the distance.”
“My entire life, today included, if you told me I could have two great months with someone, but it would end on the first day of the third month, I wouldn't be interested. I have always looked for opportunities for a long-term relationship.'
In 2002, Mayer was most notably linked to Ghost Whisperer actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, and later dated Jessica Simpson from 2006 to 2007.
Kelly — who is notably the widow of the late actor Bob Saget — then intervened, jokingly saying, “Your kink is that you want someone to say, 'John has a husband.'” “Reliance kink? Oh my God. Reliability kink? Yes,' he replied; seen in July 2019 in NYC
Over the years, John has had a number of high-profile romances with stars like Jessica Simpson, Katy Perry and also Taylor Swift; Perry and Mayer seen in LA in 2014
John and Taylor most notably collaborated on the 2009 song titled Half Of My Heart, and later that same year in December they were reportedly romantically linked. At the time, the Your Body Is A Wonderland singer was 32 and Swift was 19; the couple seen in 2009 in NYC
He also had short-lived romances with Friday Night Lights alum Minka Kelly and Jennifer Aniston until he was linked to Taylor Swift.
John and Taylor most notably collaborated on the 2009 song titled Half Of My Heart, and later that same year in December they were reportedly romantically linked. At the time, the Your Body Is A Wonderland singer was 32 and Swift was 19.
However, just a few months later, in February 2010, the two singers went their separate ways.
In October 2010, Taylor released Speak Now, which included a song called Dear John, which fans speculated was about her divorce from Mayer.
He later dropped a single called Paper Doll in 2013, which is speculated to be a rebuttal to Taylor's Dear John song.
Her also dated Katy Perry from 2012 until their 2014 leak, and was last linked to Kiernan Shipka in 2022.
The performer has previously discussed his love life and during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast in December 2022, he admitted that his sobriety helped stop his womanizing and that he was looking for long-term love; seen in 2022 in Beverly Hills
During his new SiriusXM show titled Life With John Mayer – which officially launched in November 2023 – he recently talked about what he was looking for and admitted that he wanted a “referee”; seen in June 2017
On his new one SiriusXM show entitled Life With John Mayer — which officially launched in November 2023 — he recently opened up about what he was looking for, admitting that he wanted a “referee,” according to People.
“Again, I need someone to tell me to stop doing these things at some point. I've had people tell me I shouldn't get married. I say, 'I need a referee, I need someone to step in and just say, 'You can't do that.'
“I'll tell you what my therapist said to me. I asked him, “Am I going to find someone in my life? Am I going to find someone eventually?”
John added: 'And he said to me, 'John, it's inevitable.' I loved that word – inevitable. Because it means I have nothing to do with whether I do it or not. And I believe in it…'