No, nice guys finish last and bad boys finish first. But most true bad boys are good moral guys at heart so it's possible, and even normal, for a bad boy to be a good guy.

What's the biggest mistake women make when it comes to dating?
They don't date like guys.

How about when it comes to sex?
They don't treat the sex as an isolated incident and let the guy "non-verbally" know that "there's more where this came from if you know how to work for it."

Are you seeing anyone right now and what does she (they) think of your public persona?
Yes, and it's very tough being with me. I get loads of emails from women making "offers" and I'm brutally honest on TV and in magazines about my views on other women and relationships. She's a strong woman and I keep everything on the "up and up."

Speaking of, is there  a difference between your public image and who you are in your private life?
No, not really. But I'm very private about my own relationships; I never kiss and tell. The bad boy is who I really am. It's how I live. It's the only way I'm happy. As I get older, I make wiser decisions but they're still with one goal in mind: freedom.

Do you think you'll ever get married or have kids?
Ha ha ha ha ha...I love kids, but I don't want any. I would rather spend my days kiteboarding, fly fishing, and surfing than changing diapers. I can't imagine trying to beg some school to let my kid in and then shell out 20K for kindergarden--I would kill the admissions person.

No to marriage too. I look at it this way: "Why the hell should a lawyer, court or judge be allowed to tell me what I have to do when I break up with someone (or they break up with me)?" If the legal system wants to get involved at the end they had better been there for the entire relationship and that includes listening to the fights and paying for dinners.

How come you don't have the clip from the Today Show with us up on your site? What gives?
Honestly, I did have that clip up as part of a montage and it kept freezing so I pulled it. Funny thing about you two, you were the first ladies to rip on me on national television, you broke me in for what was to come. Thanks, I love you for that. ;) These days it has to be at least two against one or the women will never win with me.

What was it like meeting Oprah?
Honestly? I had spent an entire day shooting with Gayle King prior to meeting Oprah so I was sort of relaxed. I've been doing TV for so long that I kept repeating to myself, "Just be you Steve, they'll either love you or hate you." I think because I was the same Steve you met, that Oprah responded to me. The only nerves I felt were after because I wanted to see what it did to my book sales. Also, being around Oprah was like being with the Rolling Stones: when she walks out on the set, the audience goes nuts.

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