The Black Eyed Peas star - who was romantically linked to Cheryl Cole following her split from husband Ashley Cole earlier this year - said he prefers long term relationships to short flings.

He said: "It`s happened a couple of times. It`s very rare, one night stands. If I have been involved I stay involved."

The singer-and-producer currently has a girlfriend but admits he is not sure if he is content because his partner is quite insecure.

Asked if it is a happy relationship, he said: "Yes and no. Insecurities. What you fear becomes true. I`m not insecure. I`m too occupied to be insecure. It`s the other party. I`m happy and I`m not. It`s too much drama."

will.iam - who has complained girls in high school often saw him as a friend rather than a boyfriend - admitted he used those friendships to convince girls to go out with him.

He explained: "I became friends with those girls. Eventually those friends became girlfriends. That`s usually how it worked."
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