Katy Perry is in love again, but this time the relationship is with herself.
The pop star covers the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar and in the magazine talks about how following two very public break-ups with ex-husband Russell Brand and John Mayer, she found herself seeking therapy to learn how to take care of the most important person in her life: herself.
Harper’s Bazaar
“What I’ve learned is that if you don’t have the foundation of self-love first, you really have nowhere to pull love from to give it away. I had to learn about taking care of myself before I could take care of others. I want to mommy everyone,” she said. “I want to take care of them. I want to save them, and I forget myself in the meantime. I learned that through therapy.”
Characterizing herself as “open” as she heads into her 30s (her birthday is October 25) about a relationship, she now knows exactly what to look for in a man. But if you’re feeling threatened by her “boss lady” status and bring along some “bulls–t” then you need not apply.
Harper’s Bazaar
“I look for the same characteristics: a sense of humor—someone who makes me laugh off the charts— someone who is sensitive, someone who loves and understands music, and who is really smart,” she said. “A lot of times I’ve ended up with people who have been intimidated by me, unfortunately. They say they’re not, but it comes out in the long run. They’re threatened, or there’s resentment because they don’t know how to handle it.”
“Yes, sometimes it’s tough being a … “boss lady,” she adds. “I’m looking for someone who’s inspired and could be inspiring with me.”
But if you do find yourself dating Katy, who says that she meets guys through “friends of friends” and “definitely not on Tinder,” then here’s a tip, brush up on your vocabulary skills.
“I’ve always been very attracted to gentlemen who have quite large vocabularies,” she said. “One of my favorite apps is the Dictionary.com app. In my late 20s, I’ve educated myself more than I did growing up because I wasn’t able to have a great education. I was taken out of school, put in these weird, janky, kind-of-not-really schools.”
In the magazine, Katy, who may or may not be in a feud with Taylor Swift, also addresses another issue that is bound to come up quite often now that she is entering her 30′s: when will she have a baby?
“When I do these interviews, a lot of these clips people pull out are like, ‘Katy Perry doesn’t want a man to have babies. I’m like, ‘I didn’t say that. I just said, I’m good.’ Why am I a baby machine? Why can’t I be a mogul? I want to have a baby, sure, but I want to have a career. I want to have a record label. I want to have an incredible tour. So I’m going to have all of those things. Let’s talk about that,” she said. “It’s like, get out of my ovaries, okay? I’ll do it in time.”
Christina Garibaldi
Christina Garibaldi has been an on-camera reporter for MTV News since 2011. When not interviewing or writing about her favorite stars, she keeps herself busy with baby animal videos and boy bands.
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