frequently seen with friends Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos (above in October 2016 celebrating Ripa's birthday)

Open: Maisani was spotted kissing another man back in 2012 while dating Cooper, leading some to believe the men have an open relationship (Cooper and Maisani above in Venice last May)

DailyMail.com has also learned that Maisani is still living with Cooper in the converted firehouse he purchased for just over $4million back in 2009 in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

That is also the same year the two began dating, though the notoriously guarded Cooper did not officially acknowledge the relationship until May of 2015 when he posted a photo of the two men on Instagram, writing: ‘I guess when you're with someone a long time, you start to pose alike.’

Since that time however he hasfor in 2012 (above)

Out east: Cooper has combined two properties in the Hamptons (above) into a miniature compound for himself and Maisani

Those three vacation homes have been getting little use of recent however as their owner spends his free time in the Longhorn State.

Cooper and Maisani certainly spent plenty of time together last year, taking a trip to Venice in May and heading out to Bali in July as guests on Eos, the 305 foot sailing yacht owned by Barry Diller and wife Diane Von Furstenberg.

Cooper made multiple work trips to Dallas prior to meeting Lopez, including one in November where he was the keynote speaker at an AT&T event.

He and Cohen were also in the city with their AC2 tour the first weekend of December.

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