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"Unbeknownst to him, Anderson Cooper was once a ladies&amp;apos; man. The openly gay journalist opened up about his past romantic relationships during a recent episode of his eponymous daytime talk show.\r\n&amp;quot;I have had a little bit more experience in other areas other than with guys,&amp;quot; Cooper, 45, giggled. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t have much experience, but the few times when I would go on a date with a girl -- like when I was 12 -- there was a lot of sharing, and a lot of talking, and a lot of asking how I am.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nCooper -- who shares a townhouse with boyfriend and nightclub owner Ben Maisani in New York City&amp;apos;s East Village neighborhood -- said he &amp;quot;didn&amp;apos;t really know&amp;quot; about some of his &amp;quot;alleged&amp;quot; relationships with his female peers.\r\n&amp;quot;They thought we were dating,&amp;quot; he recalled, &amp;quot;and I was sort of hoping to meet their brothers!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;They&amp;apos;re my best friends still, but I find they share a lot,&amp;quot; the Anderson Cooper 360 host said of his female friends. &amp;quot;I have a friend -- I send her one text and I get 20 texts back. Guys don&amp;apos;t want a million texts. It&amp;apos;s exhausting.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThough he&amp;apos;s been out to friends and family since high school, Cooper didn&amp;apos;t comment on his sexual orientation until the summer of 2012. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s just not something I talked about publicly, because as a reporter, I didn&amp;apos;t think it was appropriate,&amp;quot; he later explained. &amp;quot;It didn&amp;apos;t seem like part of my job.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;I didn&amp;apos;t want to send a message that there was anything I was ashamed about or unhappy about or not comfortable with. That was the main thing for me,&amp;quot; he continued. &amp;quot;I am the same person I always was. I do the job just the same way.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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