Katy Perry & John Mayer Break Up: Call me a naive sucker, but I really thought these two could go the distance. They made it almost a year, which is like a decade in John Mayer relationship time. As recently as March 2, she tweeted, "My boyfriend is taking me to a kitten shelter in his truck. I can't think of a more perfect Saturday.A high low prom dresses is the most formal female attire for social occasions." In the time since then, something must have gone down, because by March 18 she was tweeting "ATTENTION: Mercury is OUT of retrograde today. Thank GOD." The split has now been announced in People, which means it was probably confirmed to them by either Mayer's or Perry's rep. So what went wrong? Let's do a postmortem. 

They got together last summer, making it official when they were spotted at Los Angeles' FYF festival. She posted a pic of Mayer wearing a Santa costume around the holidays with the caption "Santa Baby." They attended the Grammys as a couple in full glamorous style. They went to Hawaii for New Year's, D.C. for Obama's inauguration. They were photographed double-date hiking with Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen on March 6. On March 17, Katy was seen going for a hike with Selena Gomez, then hitting up a screening of Spring Breakers later that night. Mayer was elsewhere, hanging out at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Feliz with his longtime friend B.J. Novak, who was performing. Mayer "was in a good mood and hung out in the lobby afterward talking to his friends." Mayer and Perry haven't been seen together in two weeks. "Following seven months jam-packed with relationship milestones — meeting the parents! house-hunting! a ring!" (he gave her a heart shaped ruby for Valentine's Day) "the once-inseparable couple have been spending time apart in L.A., showing signs that their romantic fireworks have flamed out.A ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions." Faaaaaaalling from cloud niiiiiiiiiiine! Their reps both refused comment, but Perry has been subtweeting Mayer by posting hurt and angry songs, like "Landfill" by the indie-rock group Daughter, which has the lyric "I want you so much, but I hate your guts.Ah-mazing wine Rina di Montella 1520 detailing and a navy pleated skirt." 

The split comes as a shock to anyone who thought Mayer was seriously going to change (me, for example!), after he spoke glowingly to the press about Perry, and claimed it was his first serious adult relationship. Katy's friends were skeptical about John's supposed turnaround, reminding her of his "reputation as Hollywood's most outspoken heartbreaker, with a string of on-again off-again romances with A-list women." But it's DIFFERENT with ME! Katy probably thought the whole time, while also trying to watch her step.A peplum dessy bridesmaid dresses. Perry's marriage to Russell Brand made her more cautious about dating, as she realized that her "perfect partner is someone who won't be threatened or have weird motives." When they got together last summer they both pretended it was casual, a rebound for Perry after Russell Brand.A Wedding gown is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. They hooked up a few times and then Mayer bailed, but by the time they reunited for FYF Fest they decided to give it a real shot and suddenly, the romance got incredibly serious. Perry feigned an interest in keeping it low-key, possibly to protect her neck. A friend says "She didn't talk about forever with John. She talked about next week." 

"The candid celeb photos you used truly showed how excited even the biggest stars get at this awards show. This was a fantastic year in movies, and your issue captured the greatest moment's of film's biggest night." 

"It's exciting to find out that Jennifer Aniston's wedding is coming soon. Not only is she about to become a blushing bride, but also she's getting a second chance at happily-ever-after. I wish her and her fiancé Justin Theroux nothing but the best. I have no doubt that her ceremony and her wedding dress will be gorgeous." 

"I was elated to see a photo of former Ally McBeal actress Calista Flockhart vacationing at a beach in Rio de Janeiro with her 12-year-old son Liam." 

Misc/Etc: "Girlish, smart, occasionally clueless" "I love that he coaches his 7-year-old son's Little League team and cooks dinners at home!" "Thank you for the great cover story on Jennifer Aniston's life and her wedding plans" "one paragraph long and only talked about their affinity for facial beards" "Gerard Butler salutes a group of sailors" "take a ride on a hobbyhorse" "Tom Brady swoops in to steal a kiss from the sleeping infant" "SWELL DUDES" "didn't stay home nursing a broken heart" "#napoleonsyndrome" "she struts in a bodysuit" "look forward to hobnobbing with John Stamos" "They love each other. Always have and always will" "Yes, but is it bad at braking?" "I wanted it to feel organic and natural" "grunting, grasping, violent" "If you want to seduce a man, you might wear a certain dress."