By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
R&B legend Mary J Blige is married to her manager Kendu Issacs, and the singer recently explained how she’s managed to keep her marriage strong. And according to Mary, things are solid because she doesn’t allow Kendu to have female friends.
To keep it fair, Mary also made sure she didn’t have male friends.
Mary tells Stella Magazine:
“All females for me, all guys for him. There’s none of that, ‘Oh, that’s my female friend. Oh, that’s my guy friend.’ No, not in a marriage, I’ve never seen that work.”
So you think Mary may be on to something?
Didn’t she whoop his a-s in a club somewhere for flirting or texting with a female.
lmao
Yep. People will always do what they want to do. Always!!
I always side eye the man with a bunch of female friends.
I don’t know. Maybe she’s right but I notice a lot of married couples end up falling out with friends anyway eventually. Your spouse becomes your best friend by default.
Kendu seems like a sneaky muhf-cka.
I guess if it works for them. I’m more interested in how they handle their finances because Mary was damn near broke not too long ago.
If a person wants to cheat, they will find a way.
This all day!
I feel her….in a way…,they are married though. They don’t know married people???
I agree with her. I’m the only female friend you need.
To each its own, but it sounds like she doesn’t trust him.
Rock and a hard place… You look insecure when you’re so all or nothing with these kinds of rules. But then, how many of us have seen that one sneaky girlfriend that likes to flirt or get real touchy feely with the hubby? Next thing you know, they’re smashing?
Well to be real your significant other is supposed to feel that void of a friend. If you still need to confide in someone else about your relationship, it’s a problem.
She don’t trust his a-s lol
If it’s a mutual decision, I see nothing wrong with it.
What she said makes sense. The married couples I know who seem to be happy don’t play that.
Been there done that. She told no lies.
I’m married and I have to agree. Now I didn’t sit down and tell my hubby he can’t have female friends, but it’s kind of like just an unspoken understanding. I’m sure he would be against it too if I had a close male friend. But we’ve also been married for 12 years so we’re each other’s best friends anyway.