Art Streiber/GQAfter hosting the Bachelor for 19 seasons, Chris Harrison knows a thing or two about good TV.
In fact, the 43-year-old star, who announced his split from wife Gwen Jones in May 2012 after 18 years and two children together, has even entertained the notion of having his ex-wife star as the next Bachelorette.
"Now, there's an idea," Harrison tells the latest issue of GQ, when the idea was suggested by the author. "There's a part of me, the producer side, that knows it would be epic television, good or bad. It could be like the Hindenburg—the greatest disaster ever—but even then that would be great TV."
Despite Harrison's divorce, the TV personality is America's ultimate matchmaker, wearing a Cupid costume (which, we will admit, is slightly creepy) for the publication.
While critics of the reality competition secretly hoped that there was some sort of scandal behind the high school sweethearts' split, Harrison attributes the split to a lack of communication and insists the breakup was amicable—a sentiment which GQ continually reiterates.
"As we started to grow apart and hit hard times, we just weren't equipped to handle it, unfortunately," he explains. "We've always been great friends, and in the end that's helped us remain amicable."
Harrison's ex was even present for a portion of the interview, telling the writer how Harrison is exactly how he appears on TV "but funnier. People don't realize how funny he is."
Meanwhile, the TV personality is adjusting to life as a single man, however, the father of two admits it hasn't been an easy task.
"Once I got divorced there was this knee-jerk reaction to get back in the action and date," he said. "I think there's something wrong in that. I'm incredibly, stunningly happy. What gave me angst was relationships."
Following the split, the handsome host tried to play the field, but admits "that got old fast.
"I would love to say I'm that guy who sleeps around, but I'm just not," he reveals. "That's not my thing. I tried. I'm not good at it. It's exhausting."
As Harrison continues to navigate the difficult waters of modern dating (the mag notes how he "is amazed by the amount of texting required"), he will continue to serve as the love guru on the fan favorite series, which returns tonight with Chris Soules serving as the next Bachelor.
"Love is as much of a competition as anything," he says. "If you don't think so, you're either losing the game or you're not playing."
While the popular series has been hit with a fair amount of backlash, Harrison chooses to focus on the positive outcomes of the show and believes the series has helped to foster real-life relationship conversations.
"I don't know if we can take full credit but I do think we have helped evolve the modern man, to teach him how a woman wants to be treated," he explains. "I think we have helped men and women kind of get to know each other and break down that wall where we never used to communicate. Things that needed to be said and no one ever really wanted to talk about. Guys want to talk about feelings, too, sometimes."
He adds: "Guys want to be reassured, too—even the manliest of men."