Divorce From Mariah Carey Made Nick Cannon Think Less Of “Traditional Marriage”

Nick Cannon is no longer into “monogamy” or even letting the government tell him which type of marriage is legal and which is not. He still believes in love, just not in the “traditional” sense.

Nick Cannon – Says He’s “Not Built For Marriage”

During an appearance on the “It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper” podcast, Nick Cannon explained that he’s not looking forward to repeating the kind of marriage he once had with iconic singer Mariah Carey.

“It depends on what you call marriage. Getting the government involved, nah. We can go have a ceremony somewhere,” the 41-year-old comedian said. “Why would government be involved in your love life? That seems so bizarre to me. It’s really a business and to bring business and love together, that’s a tough one to get involved with.”

Cannon was previously married to  Mariah Carey for 8 years. The pair share 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan.

Describing their life together, the host said: “That to me was one of the greatest experiences of my life and for that to come to an end as well, why would I go back if I couldn’t make that work out right?”

He continued: “Once I gave my all to a scenario, going forward, I’d have to be presented with something I’ve never seen before in order to go back to something like that,” he continued. “I did my best in this space, and now I feel like there’s a new journey in my life. I’m not going to backtrack and put myself in that situation again because it doesn’t get better than that.”

He went on to call Carey one of his “best friends,” whom he respects very much. He also admitted that he’s still processing their divorce and trying to make sense of why it failed.

“Divorce is a sense of, ‘You failed,’ and when you have that level of failure with everyone seeing it, it was a lot on me for a long time,” he said. “I didn’t really know how to process it. I had to go find myself. I had to go within.”

Since the pair finalized their divorce, Cannon has gone to have multiple kids from several women.”

He shares 5-year-old Golden “Sagon” and 1-year-old Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell, 9-month-old twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir with Abby De La Rosa. His son Zen, whom he shared with Alyssa Scott, died in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer.

Cannon has also announced that he’s expecting his eighth child with model Bre Tiesi later this year.

Nick Cannon – On His Children and the Women He Shares Them With

“I love my family and I love all of my children and every woman that’s given me the blessing to experience that, but marriage and all that goes into that, it’s a lot. I mean, everybody who’s married knows that it is,” Cannon said on the podcast.

“You’re literally entering a partnership that says, ‘We’re two become one.’ I’m not built for that. I’ve tried it, I’ve tried it, even without infidelity or any of those things. And I have to admit, clearly, I have issues with being selfish. I have issues with insecurity. I have issues where most people can’t admit, but I’ve struggled with my ego and all that stuff.”

He also said that his aim is to take care and love “all the children that I currently have”.

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