My hatred for John Mayer grows by the day. After spending several weeks firmly in the “Are they dating? For real?” category, it looks like Taylor Swift and John Mayer are closer than ever to confirming. And by “confirming” I do mean “Mayer couldn’t be discreet if his life depended on it.” In Touch Weekly has an exclusive “source” who claims that not only are Mayer and Swift dating, but that this 32-year-old King of Douches is putting his dirty, douchey mitts on Taylor. They’ve “hooked up” and Taylor spent the night in Mayer’s hotel room. Son of a…!

While HollywoodLife.com is reporting that John Mayer is dating Taylor Swift, In Touch can exclusively reveal that John told a friend that he and Taylor hooked up when they were both in Nashville, Tenn., on January 24.

According to a source, the couple met up several times, in public and private, and were first seen getting cozy in a recording studio. “She was sitting on John’s lap, her arms were around him, and she was talking in his ear,” says the source. “They were acting like teenagers.”

That night, John, 32, and Taylor, 20, dined at the restaurant Cabana and were joined by friends afterward. The couple left alone and went back to The Hermitage Hotel, where they arrived in the loading dock to avoid being spotted and were escorted to John’s suite, the source claims. Both of their reps deny the story.

But the source claims, “Taylor spent the night and enjoyed mid-morning room service before leaving his suite the next day.”

Though the source says that Taylor “adores” John, it seems the womanizer is up to his old ways, involving yet another starlet in boosting his career. When asked by a friend how his night with Taylor went, John laughed, and boasted, “How do you think it went?”

[From In Touch Weekly]

I totally believe this happened. I think Swifty is a sweet girl with horrible taste in men. And, you know, she’s 20 years old and she’s been living in her girlish fame bubble for several years, and perhaps that’s why she thinks John Mayer is “cool” or “hot” or “not King of the Douches”. I really hoped Swifty had a better head on her shoulders and would be able to see through Mayer’s bullsh-t, but I don’t think so.

Would you like further confirmation of their relationship? The National Enquirer reports that Swifty’s mom is trying to pry her away from Mayer. Good luck with that, mom. Seriously:

Taylor’s mom Andrea made her disapproval of John Mayer clear, say sources.

“Andres pulled John aside and told him point blank to back off,” and insider says. “She said a friendship was fine, but there was no way he’d get close enough to Taylor to break her heart if she had anything to say about it.”

Andrea is concerned about Mayer’s reputation as a partier, womanizer, and pot smoker. But despite her concerns, Mayer and Swift continue to go on dates in Los Angeles and Nashville. It was at the Crossroads taping in Nashville that Andrea pulled Mayer aside again.

“Right after John performed Andrea pulled him aside and basically told him to keep his hands off her daughter… she’s all for music collaborations, but she couldn’t get past his baggage.”

And according to the source, John didn’t put up a fight.

“All John could do was to offer Andrea a compliment on raising a lovely daughter… he said he understood completely, and it was his honor enough to call Taylor his friend.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, February 15, 2010]

Of course Mayer “didn’t put up a fight”. He either A) Had already slept with Taylor and gotten what he wanted and was preparing to dump her or B) was fully prepared to pay lip service to Taylor’s mom, then go to Taylor and use her mother’s words to create the image of a man who just can’t keep away from the woman he loves, no matter what anyone says. My opinion: Mayer is a manipulative psychopath. Mama Swifty needs to lock up Taylor until she comes to her senses.