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"John Mayer is said to be planning to propose to Katy Perry. The 35-year-old singer - who has been dating the &amp;#039;Teenage Dream&amp;#039; star since last July - is apparently considering settling down with her in the near future.  According to the Evening Standard, friends have said that the pair &amp;quot;really do bring out the best in each other&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;John really likes the fact that Katy is so independent and not needy and clingy like the other girls he&amp;#039;s dated,&amp;quot; they told the paper. &amp;quot;This is the first time John&amp;#039;s felt so strongly about a girl. She&amp;#039;s played her cards perfectly... It wouldn&amp;#039;t surprise me at all if he proposed.&amp;quot; Perry is also said to be keen to commit to Mayer and is even thought to be considering having children with him.  &amp;quot;John has given her the confidence to jump out of the rat race,&amp;quot; a source told more! magazine. &amp;quot;With John, [Katy] feels like herself. She wants to nest. She&amp;#039;s gained a few pounds, is taking a much-needed break from work and perhaps is even getting her mind and body ready for pregnancy.&amp;quot; Last September, Perry told US Elle that she would &amp;quot;never say never&amp;quot; when it comes to getting married again. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m a woman who likes to be courted - strongly,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Never say never, I guess you&amp;#039;d say. I&amp;#039;ll let love take the lead on that.&amp;quot; View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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