Star: Taylor Swift & John Mayer are secretly dating

Less than a month ago, Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner broke up and the world was a little sad but mostly “meh.” I mean, they were just kids, and we knew it wouldn’t last, but still, they were cute. Anyway, about a week later, a few of the tabloids began reporting on a possible reason for the split: because Swift might be dating/interested in John Mayer. Now, Swifty is 20 years old. Mayer is 32 years old. So, it’s not illegal or anything, it’s just gross. Swifty is a young woman on the top of her game, and I really think she’s a smart, classy, interesting girl. No matter her age, she’s always going to be too good for Mayer, in my opinion. But the rumors keep hanging around about a possible romantic relationship, and now Star is reporting on a “secret date” the two had:

Fresh off of her breakup with Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift shared an intimate dinner with serial heartbreaker John Mayer, Star has learned exclusively. They were spotted at Italian bistro Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on January 6, following Taylor’s win as Favorite Female Artist at the People’s Choice Awards.

“They came in together and got a private table in a corner of the restaurant,” says an eyewitness. “They seemed to really enjoy each other’s company.”

The pair lingered for almost two hours, with John sipping wine. The duo headed out into the night together around 10 pm.

“They definitely looked like a couple,” says the eyewitness. “John was telling stories, and she was hanging on every word!”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, January 25, 2010]

Ugh, GET OUT. Get out now, Taylor. Don’t succumb. You’re better than this. Seriously. Of course, houseplants are better than Mayer. Does Taylor need my help in finding a better-quality boyfriend? Because I would be more than happy to offer my suggestions. Let’s see, who would Taylor be cute with…? Off the top of my head, I’ve got Colin Hanks (photo below) – unfortunately he’s the same age as Mayer, but Hanks seems a lot nicer. Hanks is my first choice for boyfriend material, just because he seems to have gotten his dad’s “decent nice guy” genes. But who else? B.J. Novak from The Office. Sigh… okay, I’m really stretching it now, but how about my boyfriend Jeremy Renner? They would be totally cute together. I know, it’s slim pickings. But, seriously, anybody but Mayer.

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