Maksim Chmerkovskiyhas learned his lesson about dipping into theDancing With the Starscelebrity dating pool.

The formerDWTSpro recently debunked the suggestion there’s an inherent sexual dimension to the relationship between dance partners.

“For most of us, it’s a job that we go into.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy on Dancing with the Stars

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If we’re single, you know, I definitely went into some seasons open-minded.

“But I personally had one relationship out of 17 seasons that I did.

It was very short lived and it was a mistake, all the way in the beginning.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd attend the 2022 ESPYs at Dolby Theatre on July 20, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd in 2022.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

So you’re going to say that I didn’t have attractive partners?

“Kirstie Alleytold me, ‘Oh my God, you’re so flirty.

And I was like, ‘What do you mean?

I’m like, ‘My hand is where?’

She’s like, ‘the small of my back,'” he said.

He then explained to Alley, “I gotta use two hands sometimes to move.

It’s not because I love you that much, you know?”

you could listen to the rest of the Chmerkovskiy brothers’ appearance onSibling Revelrybelow.