By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Yandy Smith and Mandeecees Harris have been the bright spot for a rather dull season three of Love and Hip Hop. unfortunately for what appeared to be a storybook romance to many, Mandeecees’ past would come back to haunt him in such a way that it’s managed to put the couple’s upcoming wedding plans on hold. Mandeecees proposed to Yandy recently, and although the couple is engaged, Mandeecees is currently in prison awaiting his chance in court to beat out felony drug charges. All of this comes just weeks after he was found not guilty of child molestation charges.
Yandy has been very supportive of her man, but she tells VH1 taking it all in hasn’t been easy. While she admits she misses him very much, she also says it hurts her that the life he had before her has started to haunt their current relationship, which read like a fairytale before the legal issues. Yandy says:
“Yeah, it’s hard. It’s absolutely hard. It’s hard when you kind of see your life flash before you. I know the life that we live together which has been like a storybook, like a fairytale with ups and downs of course, butit’s been good, and the love has been good, so for something like this to happen and to happen now, it’s like, ‘Ugh, why!’ And you know you read about it with all the articles everywhere talking about the engagement. This case is from all these years ago. It’s just like, why now? You know? That’s just how I feel, like, why now of all times?”
Yandy also reveals that she copes with the situation mostly by keeping busy. But when things slow down at the end of the day, she’s forced to deal with the pain of the uncertainty of her man’s fate:
“Well, you know I go through spurts, especially at night. I just keep busy. Like I told you, I haven’t had a day off, so I don’t even know if I’ve really soaked up what’s happening in my life because I’ve just been so busy. We both were busy during the day so it really hits me at night when I come home and I’m with the boys in the house, that’s when it’s like, “Aww, dag.” But I’m really faithful and hopeful that this situation will be cleared up and he’ll be back with us soon.”
Aww I’m rooting for them! I like them together and it suck but your past can always haunt you when your present is such a positive thing.
Poor Yandy. I hope she stays strong for the kids. I really like her and Mandeecees and I will be praying and rooting for them.
I wish them the best!
I love Yandy. I hope everything works out. Unfortunately the street life destroys families. I hope all of this continues to make Mandeecees a better person.
I think they will be fine. I like them and wish them well.
I gotta admit, these two grew on me! With that being said, I hope they overcome this. They were the only reason I kept watching the show.
Love them.
Tough situation but there’s still hope. I wish more black men like Mandeecees wouldn’t have to learn the hard way about the street life.
Sad!!!
Honestly, it sucks but Mandeecees brought a lot of this on himself. He didn’t have to run the streets to provide for his kids. Now he’s a better person and his past is dragging him away from his family. The street life is never worth it in the end.
F-ck mandeecee he’s nobody in my town HARLEM but a lame
Smh so much anger
i wish the both of thm the best of lucky