Mary J. Blige has some strict rules in her marriage to Kendu Issaacs. The couple are not allowed to have friends of the opposite sex.
“All females for me, all guys for him,” the 43-year-old revealed. “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.”
The couple will celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary in December. Blige admits that she was skeptical. “It definitely feels like an achievement. I never thought I’d last this long in a marriage,” she said.
Although the measure may seem extreme to some, perhaps this was a precaution made after Isaacs’ rumored infidelities. Blige did not specify whether or not this rule has been in place for their entire marriage.
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul also spoke about the pros and cons of having her husband also serve as her manager, saying, “He always has my back – he’s going to fight to the death for Mary J. Blige. The downside is that there’s no separation – it’s on all the time. When you don’t feel like answering to your manager, he’s still your husband,” she says, laughing.
Blige’s 13th studio album, London Sessions, is dropping on Dec. 2.
[Source: The Telegraph]