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Nick Cannon knows a thing or two about sustaining a relationship despite his reputation for having numerous baby mamas and even more kids. Notably, the rapper has been in more relationships than fans care to count. Often, these relationships are not exclusive, resulting in a handful of kids closely related in age. The icon only ever married once, to singer Mariah Carey, with whom he shares twins Monroe and Moroccan. He has since welcomed at least ten more kids with five additional baby mamas. Nick’s child-bearing escapades have led to him being labeled non-committal and a deadbeat dad.
Nick Cannon Dishes Relationship Advice
In a new video shared on Instagram, Nick offered his fans relationship advice for a change. In the 60-second black-and-white clip, the father of twelve addressed men and women on how to make their relationships work. He made an illustration of a young man with a bag of beautiful marbles, who meets a woman with a bag of delicious candies. The young man then brings up the idea of exchanging their collections which the lady complies with wholeheartedly.
However, the young man chooses to be dubious, keeping the most beautiful marble in his bag for himself. At night, while the young woman who gave 100% of her candies sleeps peacefully, the man stays up wondering if she indeed gave him all her candies or chose to hide the sweetest one, just like he did. After dishing out the illustration, Nick concluded with the moral lesson,
“Moral of the story is you sleep easy when you give your all. But if you don’t put a hundred percent into your relationships, you’ll always doubt what you get in return.”
Fans Gave Their Nod of Approval
Nick shared an additional tip in his caption, noting that keeping it 100% at all times would ensure a relationship stays intact. The TV personality proceeded to ask fans if they agreed with his analysis, triggering various comments. Some commenters questioned if Nick Cannon was in the best position to share relationship advice given his history with baby mamas. One comment read,
“Not sure we should be taking relationship advice from you. But good advice.”
Many fans deemed it great advice regardless and hoped everyone keyed into it for better relationship dynamics. This comes after the star revealed his plans to obtain a Master’s degree in child psychology, to enable him to become a better dad to his kids.
Nick Cannon also admitted that while he’s failed at monogamy, having numerous kids boiled down to him being a people pleaser. This went contrary to the widely held opinion of him as someone who lacked self-control or the ability to keep his sexual health in check via contraceptives.