Katy Perry Interview For Harper's Bazaar October 2014
Katy Perry Says Some of Her Exes Have Been "Threatened" by Her
![On what she learned in therapy: "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. I want to take care of them. I want to save them, and I forget myself in the meantime. I learned that through therapy."
On what she looks for in a man: "[I'm] open. As I'm heading into my 30s I have less time for bullsh*t. 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."
On meeting guys: "It's usually just through friends of friends. We have a lot of dinner parties. I'm definitely not on Tinder, even though I joke about it."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/ps-image-unavailable.png "On what she learned in therapy: \"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. I want to take care of them. I want to save them, and I forget myself in the meantime. I learned that through therapy.\"
On what she looks for in a man: \"[I'm] open. As I'm heading into my 30s I have less time for bullsh*t. 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.\"
On meeting guys: \"It's usually just through friends of friends. We have a lot of dinner parties. I'm definitely not on Tinder, even though I joke about it.\"")
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