Maurice Benard, who plays Sonny Corinthos on "General Hospital," the father of Michael Corinthos recently had Chad Duell on his YouTube show "State of Mind" again and they discussed Duell's life after his break-up with actress Courtney Hope. Duell explained that since age 18 he'd been in constant relationships and was now taking this alone time to find himself. He said, "I have this time right now to make myself into the best man I can possibly be, but it's hard because you have pre-wired routines." He told Benard that rushing into one relationship after the previous one failed can affect the other person because "you're not gonna be emotionally available."

As TV Overmind explained, Duell enjoys spending time outdoors and staying active. He explained to Benard that he now fills his free time with more outdoor activities including hiking, and also by reading books. "It's hard to just sit with yourself and choose ... to be single," he said. "It's a decision ... it's hard to do ... because, you know, everybody likes to have somebody to love or comfort ... if you know that that's gonna be there when the time is right, then you just try to build yourself into the man or woman that you want to be, so that when you're in a relationship you're not having 'what ifs'."

While Duell rarely gives interviews, his friendship with Benard helped him to open up about personal matters.