Kelly Clarkson: 'I've never been in love'

Kelly Clarkson has said her career as a superstar singer has gotten in the way of her romantic life.

?Obviously it?s really hard to date when I?m on four different continents in a week,? the powerhouse vocalist told USA Today. ?Even if I do meet a great guy, I ain?t ever gonna see him. There?s only so much you can do with Skype!?

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While she?s been the voice of many breakup songs ? most famously ?Since You?ve Been Gone? ? she admitted she?s a little behind in the romance department.

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?I?ve never been in love,? Kelly said. ?I?ve never experienced certain things, and I think that?s because I have this side of me that is shut off. Because I haven?t found anybody yet to open to that I feel like, ?OK, you?re worth breaking down that wall for.? I?ve never found that.?

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Still, the superstar does hope to get married one day ? and she told the newspaper she?d like to wed in her late 30s (she?s 29 now).

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?Statistically, if you wait that long, you?re not going to get divorced,? she said.

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Beyond romance, Kelly ? currently riding high atop the success of her latest single, ?Mr. Know It All? ? explained how she?s managed to avoid the trap many successful stars have fallen into.

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?I have no controversy,? she told the paper. ?You don?t see me in rehab, or you don?t see me coming out with my hey-haw showing. There?s not much to report. So when anything little is reported, it?s like ?Oh, my God, she wasn?t wearing makeup!??

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