Ari Fletcher and her longtime companion, Moneybagg Yo, have been collectively for over three years. Each have kids from their earlier relationships, and due to that Fletcher has seemingly dismissed the concept of getting married.
The social media influencer shares one son, Yoshon, with rapper G-Herbo, whereas Moneybagg Yo has eight kids with 4 totally different girls.
Fletcher spoke candidly about their relationship throughout a latest episode of her YouTube present “Dinner With The Don.”
Whereas cooking and chatting with R&B singer Queen Naija and her male buddy Tuson, she mentioned she wishes to “do married issues” comparable to strolling down the aisle. However the idea of constructing it official on paper is one thing she’s presently not inquisitive about.
“I’m by no means getting married,” Fletcher informed Queen Naija after the songstress requested her on the 41:40 time mark if she wished to change nuptials.
Associated: Ari Fletcher Attends Cowl Shoot With out Her Son After Receiving Backlash, Hits Again at Critics Who Query Her Parenting Expertise
“I wish to get proposed to, like I wish to have the marriage. I wish to be married with out the ring; I imply with out the papers,” she additional defined. “I simply don’t need it to be like, God forbid, one thing go on and now you need half my cash, and my n—a received eight youngsters. … So, you already know his child mamas can come after me. They put him on little one help, I’m on little one help too.”
Queen Naija had a unique viewpoint, stating her need to get married legally as a result of she’s a “lover form of lady” who needs it to be true when she calls her companion “my husband.” Naija added that she didn’t suppose she’d have the form of issues Fletcher highlighted.
Fletcher doubled down on her assertion, saying, “Folks get evil and divorce will get actually, actually soiled.”
Her reasoning for not getting married just isn’t solely resulting from concern of being held accountable for her companion’s little one help but additionally having to share or cut up her property in a messy divorce.
“I wish to be married however I don’t wish to signal the papers. I wish to be like, ‘That’s my husband.’ I wish to really feel married; I wish to do married issues. I wish to be devoted and dedicated however … It’s simply a lot management over my life,” Fletcher reiterated.
“I’m not simply me, it’s us and that’s cool however like, is it actually cool? It’s not.”
A clip from Fletcher’s present was shared on The Neighborhood Discuss’s Instagram web page, the place followers had been torn on whether or not they agreed.
Some mentioned Fletcher’s take was completely proper, notably as a result of she and Moneybagg Yo have reportedly referred to as it quits earlier than. Others puzzled why she would even wish to be with somebody with that many youngsters if that was her stance.
“She’s not improper as a result of it does occur. She’s interested by her cash and the welfare of her little one. I can dig it,” one other consumer echoed.
“These kind of conversations have to be had earlier than marriage.”
“Livng improper asf lol loud and improper. Folks don’t perceive how life works for wealthy or poor lol dat cash ain’t leaving when its your time so the reasoning behind not getting married is dumb asf,” @queengoatjas chimed in.
“That’s why you get a prenup however everyone thinks they’re so dangerous and scary.”
“Precisely such as you mentioned, why be with a person like that if u know ur finish purpose is to be a spouse and know that’s not gonna occur with him due to his baggage ?? .. simply to say u have a person ?” @__tashhhhhhh agreed.
One particular person introduced up Mary J. Blige and her tumultuous divorce from her ex-husband. “She is a realist. Take a look at Mary J. Blige. She simply knew that was her soul mate and look how he and his youngsters ended up coming for every thing she labored for,” they wrote.
In 2017 Blige was ordered to pay him $30,000 a month in short-term spousal help plus $235,000 for his lawyer charges earlier than their divorce was finalized the next yr.
Earlier than her relationship with Moneybagg Yo, Fletcher was in a relationship together with her son’s dad, G Herbo. He publicly admitted to dishonest on her, which can additionally clarify her hesitation about getting legally married.
However Fletcher and Moneybagg aren’t the primary celeb couple to make headlines over not being legally married, as one companion wishes a marriage.
In 2016, “Love & Hip Hop New York” star Yandy Smith revealed she and her longtime companion and the daddy of her kids, Mendeecees, weren’t legally married regardless of their extravagant marriage ceremony that was broadcast on VH1 in 2015.
“I’ve a union with Mendecees Harris however I didn’t go right into a partnership with Mendeceess and the federal government,” she mentioned throughout a chat with co-stars Kimbella and Juju.
The serial entrepreneur defined that they signed the paperwork, together with their officiant, however she by no means despatched it off. On the time, Harris was in jail and had two different kids from earlier relationships.
“I’ll be rattling if I let any person inform me this cash that I labored for goes again for against the law that I didn’t commit,” Smith acknowledged, noting that Harris needed to pay restitution for the crimes he served time for.
She added, “However I’ll be rattling earlier than I let some little one help b—s attempt to take some cash.”
The couple has since legally tied the knot.
