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Jennifer Aniston<\/b><\/a> and<\/span> John Mayer<\/b><\/a> split up way back in 2009, but sources exclusively tell Life & Style<\/em> that she is still haunted by that relationship and misses what she had with the rocker to this day.<\/p>\n \u201cJen\u2019s affair with John Mayer was completely different than all of her past relationships, which were pretty much all with actors of varying levels of fame,\u201d the source dishes. \u201cThat meant that even with Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> there was an aspect of competition in play between the two of them. That kind of thing was never the case with Mayer \u2013 when he and Jen had their thing, he was totally focused on making her happy, and meeting her needs.\u201d<\/p>\n John, 46, \u201cspoiled\u201d Jennifer, 55, \u201cwith endless, laser-like attention,\u201d which the insider says \u201cmay have permanently damaged her when it comes to her eventual failed marriage to Justin Theroux<\/strong>, a guy who was and is always chasing the next big career opportunity<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWith Mayer, there was no distraction around where he sat on the Hollywood pecking order. He even went to the Oscars with Jen and did it with a perfectly modest smile on his face!\u201d the source continues, referencing the 2009 ceremony. \u201cThey just were able to bond on a much deeper level<\/a> because of that, and everybody who really knows Jen believes she has been chasing that elusive feeling ever since \u2013 while still hoping against hope that a reunion with Mayer is possible somewhere down the line!\u201d<\/p>\n The former couple first met in 2008 when they attended the same Oscars party. While neither the Friends star or \u201cYour Body Is a Wonderland\u201d singer have shared much about their romance and split, John previously hinted that they broke up over their age gap.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll always be sorry that it didn\u2019t last,\u201d John told Playboy<\/em> about his romance with Jen in 2010. \u201cIn some ways I wish I could be with her. But I can\u2019t change the fact that I need to be 32<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n John then elaborated on what being 32 meant to him at the time. \u201cI want to dance. I want to get on an airplane and be like a ninja. I want to be an explorer. I want to be like The Bourne Identity<\/em>,\u201d he explained. \u201cI don\u2019t want to pet dogs in the kitchen<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Following her split from John, Jennifer moved on and found love with Justin, 52. The pair tied the knot in 2015, though eventually divorced in 2017. Meanwhile, \u00a0<\/span>John had a fling with <\/span>Taylor Swift<\/b><\/a> that lasted between 2009 and 2010 before <\/span>he dated <\/span>Katy Perry<\/b><\/a> from 2012 until 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n