Jason Mraz Regrets Breaking 'So Many Hearts' Over the Years: 'Slow Down, Take It Easy' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jason Mraz visits SiriusXM Studios on June 26, 2023, in New York City.Photo:Jason Mendez/Getty

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Jason Mraz’s heartbreaker days are behind him.The “I’m Yours” singer, 47, tells PEOPLE that he would advise his younger self to pump the brakes on dating.“I would say, ‘Relax kid, slow down. You don’t need to be in so many relationships,’ ” Mraz says, reflecting on his rise to stardom over two decades ago and his placement onTeen People’s 2004 Sexiest Guys Ever list.He explains, “I feel like I dated a lot through the years, always looking for something, but really what I didn’t know is that I was looking for something within myself.”Mraz says he held out hope that another person or relationship could make him feel complete.“As I got older, I realized, ‘No, I can feel everything I need to feel on my own and inside my own sexiness,’ “ confesses the two-timeGrammywinner.Tristan Prettyman and Jason Mraz attend the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year in L.A. on Feb. 11, 2011.Jason LaVeris/GettyOver the years, Mraz has been married to Sheridan Edley, whom he divorced in 2001, andChristina Carano, whom hedivorced after eight yearsin 2023. He was also engaged to singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman for six months from 2010 to 2011.The biggest lesson that Mraz has learned from love — and there are “so many different types,” he adds — is that “the longest lasting love is going to be the love you have with yourself.”“If you do that and you can accept yourself on a daily basis, then you can actually go out in the world and help and love others and be in very loving relationships of all kinds,” theDancing With the Starsalum says.One step in the singer-songwriter’s journey to self-acceptance was when he opened up toBillboardin 2018 about his sexuality. At the time, he revealed that he’d had “experiences” with men, even while dating Carano.Jason Mraz and Christina Carano arrive at a Spotify party in L.A. on Feb. 13, 2016.Gregg DeGuire/GettyWhile on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcastDinner’s on Me, Mraz confessed that he felt like his life was“just starting”after coming out at an older age. As he steps into a new phase of his life, Mraz says that he has “a whole gang of friends, some I didn’t know 10 years ago.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Now, he has many mentors across a range of fields and of all ages, but he’s also found joy in spending time alone.“I dated so much in my younger life,” the “I Won’t Give Up” singer says. “I was always just with someone. And I realized in my present life, I really love getting to know myself, and that’s going to make me a better partner, when I eventually… should I choose that.”

Jason Mraz’s heartbreaker days are behind him.

The “I’m Yours” singer, 47, tells PEOPLE that he would advise his younger self to pump the brakes on dating.

“I would say, ‘Relax kid, slow down. You don’t need to be in so many relationships,’ ” Mraz says, reflecting on his rise to stardom over two decades ago and his placement onTeen People’s 2004 Sexiest Guys Ever list.

He explains, “I feel like I dated a lot through the years, always looking for something, but really what I didn’t know is that I was looking for something within myself.”

Mraz says he held out hope that another person or relationship could make him feel complete.

“As I got older, I realized, ‘No, I can feel everything I need to feel on my own and inside my own sexiness,’ “ confesses the two-timeGrammywinner.

Tristan Prettyman and Jason Mraz attend the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year in L.A. on Feb. 11, 2011.Jason LaVeris/Getty

Jason LaVeris/Getty

Over the years, Mraz has been married to Sheridan Edley, whom he divorced in 2001, andChristina Carano, whom hedivorced after eight yearsin 2023. He was also engaged to singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman for six months from 2010 to 2011.

The biggest lesson that Mraz has learned from love — and there are “so many different types,” he adds — is that “the longest lasting love is going to be the love you have with yourself.”

“If you do that and you can accept yourself on a daily basis, then you can actually go out in the world and help and love others and be in very loving relationships of all kinds,” theDancing With the Starsalum says.

One step in the singer-songwriter’s journey to self-acceptance was when he opened up toBillboardin 2018 about his sexuality. At the time, he revealed that he’d had “experiences” with men, even while dating Carano.

Jason Mraz and Christina Carano arrive at a Spotify party in L.A. on Feb. 13, 2016.Gregg DeGuire/Getty

Gregg DeGuire/Getty

While on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcastDinner’s on Me, Mraz confessed that he felt like his life was“just starting”after coming out at an older age. As he steps into a new phase of his life, Mraz says that he has “a whole gang of friends, some I didn’t know 10 years ago.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Now, he has many mentors across a range of fields and of all ages, but he’s also found joy in spending time alone.

“I dated so much in my younger life,” the “I Won’t Give Up” singer says. “I was always just with someone. And I realized in my present life, I really love getting to know myself, and that’s going to make me a better partner, when I eventually… should I choose that.”

source: people.com