I Promise To Love You For Ever: Or Until We Divorce

What is the deal with relationships these days?

Rapper Nas and his 7-months-pregnant wife Kelis are splitting. The couple are expecting their first child, a son, this summer.

A lawyer for Kelis — most known for her hit “Milkshake” — filed divorce papers Thursday afternoon citing verbal abuse and infidelity, according to Vibe, which first reported the break up. She is asking for spousal and child support, as well as joint custody of their baby.

In February, Nas said he was “so happy” after finding out Kelis was expecting their first child. (He is also dad to a 15-year-old from a prior relationship.)

The couple met in 2002 at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty thrown by Diddy. After a two year engagement, they wed in Atlanta in January 2005.

So what happened that Kelis would want to file for divorce near the end of her pregnancy. In my opinion things have to be pretty bad to file for a divorce during your pregnancy.

I mean they have been married for almost four years now, have been involved in a seven year relationship,  and have a baby on the way. What gives?

What happened to taking marriage vows seriously?

When did marriage vows become, “I promise to like you a lot, until I get bored, or if I hear you might be looking at this random chick, or until I find someone else?”  You shouldn’t be getting married unless you feel you are able to work through fire and brimstone with your partner.  I mean yall should be picking out side by side headstones.  My parents were married for 30 years and it wasn’t a walk in the park by a long shot.  But, they worked through it.  Why are generation X and Y such quitters?

 I mean they dated a total of three years before they were married. One would think that is a long enough time to build a foundation with someone strong enough to at least work through any issues encontered during the marriage.

For some reason, I really had faith in Kelis and Nas as a Hollywood couple. They seemed to have a strong background and weren’t completely wrapped up in media coverage of their relationship. So, I must admit I was kind of shocked to hear of their split, especially with a child about to enter the world.

I think people are too quick to 1) get married and 2) throw the towel in when things get difficult. We as a society have made people disposable and we treat each other like paper dolls. If the cut out you made doesn’t work out crumble it up and start over?

Why do you think think Nas and Kelis split?

When is divorce ok or justified?

Why are Generation X and Y so ready to call it quits at the drop of a dime?

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