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The Bert Show.

All right, the question in this email here is,

should he reveal he used to date men to his current girlfriend?

Kristen's got the email.

Bert Show, I could use some advice and I'd like to remain anonymous if possible.

I'm a 25-year-old guy and I'm in a pretty new relationship.

What I need to know is how much of my past does she need to know?

So when I was in college, I had two different relationships with guys.

I went to a really small school out of state while there.

I was open to lots of situations and was really just trying to find out what was right for me.

My opened and experimental dating life was not something I tried to keep

hidden while I was at school. Everyone pretty much knew who I was dating and that I was keeping an

open mind. Fast forward to now. I've been out of college and back in my hometown for a few years.

I've been on a few dates since college, all with women, but nothing turned into anything more

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