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"Ellie Goulding has confirmed that she is currently single. The &amp;#039;Burn&amp;#039; singer has recently been romantically linked with McFly&amp;#039;s Dougie Poynter, after being spotted with him on several occasions.  She told the May issue of Cosmopolitan that she has decided not to make men her priority in life. &amp;quot;I [used to] put men on a pedestal,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;d be everything. I decided to remedy that, and that&amp;#039;s why I&amp;#039;m single now.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve realised I don&amp;#039;t need a guy. I&amp;#039;ve got amazing, awesome, stupid friends in the best way possible.&amp;quot; Goulding also discussed how she has dealt with past breakups, saying: &amp;quot;A lot of despair in breaking up with someone is thinking about how you&amp;#039;re going to cope in the future. &amp;quot;But not being completely present prevents you from being happy and alive. As soon as you stop relying so heavily on what happened in the past, you end up being able to deal.&amp;quot;  Goulding has previously dated BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James, electronic producer Skrillex and actor Jeremy Irvine. The &amp;#039;Anything Could Happen&amp;#039; star recently revealed that she now feels more confident about her body since becoming a vegetarian six months ago. The May issue of Cosmopolitan is available now on newsstands nationwide. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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