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Kelly Clarkson, who rails against a former flame in her new song Never Again, says she has never been in love.
"I love my friends and family," the Grammy-winning singer and original American Idol winner tells Elle magazine in its July issue. "But I have never said the words 'I love you' to anyone in a romantic relationship. Ever."
Clarkson, 25, does not take romance lightly. "I am very old-school, conservative in my thinking when it comes to relationships," she says.
"Love is something you work at. It doesn't come easily. There are going to be bad days. You are going to have to work at loving someone when they are being an idiot."
She adds: "People think they're just going to meet the perfect guy. Don't be ridiculous."
Marriage and motherhood are not on the cards for Clarkson - not right now, anyway.
"My point of view is that I shouldn't be a mother at all, because I'd be horrible."
Meanwhile, Clarkson has cancelled plans for a summer tour due to disappointing ticket sales.
LiveNation, the concert promotion company that had lined up her tour, said the singer and her team were now re-evaluating the show's size and scope.
"Ticket sales have not been what we anticipated and we came to the realisation that we had bit off more than we could chew," said Michael Rapino, chief executive officer of concert promotion company LiveNation.
"In the end, we are in the Kelly Clarkson business and for that reason we believe that this decision will only benefit her and her fans in the long run," he said.
The companies said that tickets for the tour can be refunded at the point of purchase.
Clarkson won the first "American Idol" singing competition in 2002. Her new album, "My December," is due June 26.
