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Clay Aiken Reveals Why He's 'Perfectly Fine' Being Single at 46: 'I Don't Have the Energy' to Date

Clay Aiken opens up to PEOPLE about his dating life and details his ideal partner.

The American Idol alum — who recently marked his return to music with the new album Christmas Bells Are Ringing — opened up to PEOPLE about his dating life and detailed why he refuses to change his "ways" for a potential partner. Unless I can find somebody who's happy to sit on the other end of the couch and not talk for hours at a time, then I'm perfectly fine not having to deal with that," Aiken tells PEOPLE exclusively. Reflecting on the moment with PEOPLE, Aiken — who was starring on Broadway's Spamalot when he came out — says he's happy he was able to get the information out there, even though it was met with backlash.

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