John Mayer and Kat Stickler Call It Quits After Brief Fling

Sometimes the best relationships are the ones that know when to bow out gracefully. That’s apparently the case with John Mayer and influencer Kat Stickler, who’ve decided to part ways after a whirlwind romance that never quite found its footing.

According to a source, the 48-year-old musician and 31-year-old content creator“are no longer seeing each other and split a few months ago.”The insider made it clear this wasn’t a messy Hollywood breakup—just two people realizing they were heading in different directions.“It wasn’t a dramatic split, the relationship just fizzled out,”the source explained.“They realized they have very different lifestyles but it was a lot of fun while it lasted and are still friends.”

The pair first made headlines when they were spotted dining together in New York City in October 2025. By later that month, Us Weekly confirmed they were officially an item, with Mayer actively pursuing Stickler after her split from Bachelor Nation’s Jason Tartick. By December, insiders suggested things were getting serious—sources reported Mayer was“at a point in his life where he is ready to settle down and is looking to seriously date.”But sometimes what looks promising on paper just doesn’t translate to real chemistry.

One factor that reportedly complicated things: Stickler’s intentionality about her daughter. The content creator, who shares daughter MK with ex-husband Mike Stickler, has always been protective about bringing romantic partners into her child’s life. Combined with both of their demanding schedules, the relationship simply couldn’t gain momentum.“Kat was always hesitant bringing her daughter around someone she was dating and both of their busy schedules made it hard to navigate,”the source shared.

For Mayer, this marks another chapter in a long dating history that’s included links to Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift. But for now, it seems the blues guitarist and the influencer are content to part as friends—proof that sometimes knowing when something isn’t working is just as important as knowing when it is.