Tiffany Haddish says self-marriage has been 'transformative'
Tiffany Haddish has insisted self-marriage has been "transformative" and has helped her work out what she needs from a partner.
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Tiffany Haddish has insisted self-marriage has been "transformative".
The 46-year-old actress admitted her friends thought the idea was "crazy", but since she made a formal commitment to herself, she thinks the world has become a "kinder" place and she's in a better position to find the right partner in the future.
She told the Jonas Brothers on their Hey Jonas! podcast: “I have been tossing around the theory for some years.
“I would say things to my friends, and they'd be like, ‘Girl, you crazy — you're taking yourself away from the opportunity of marrying a man. [But] I'm like, ‘Why wouldn't I marry me if the longest relationship I'm gonna have in life is the one with me? ’
“It's the one that starts and ends. It's the longest one, and it's the most transformative one. And I was noticing — the nicer I am to me, and the more loving I am to me, the kinder the world is.
“How am I gonna expect some man to make me happy when I don't know how to make me happy? It's kinda hard to tell somebody what you like when you don't know what you like.
“So I decided I'm gonna make a promise and a commitment [to myself], because that's what a marriage is — a commitment to stick it out, right? And to grow a community if possible."
And Tiffany clarified that self-marriage doesn't mean she's closed the door on getting hitched to someone else.
She quipped: “It's an open marriage — with me!”
When she is looking for a partner, the Girls Night star believes cleanliness is essential.
Asked the first thing she notices about a guy, she said: “Their hands. Dirty nails, dirty D. Get that thing away from me!”
Tiffany wants to find a "boss" who is financially responsible.
She said: “Credit score has to be 700 or higher.
“Because that shows me how responsible you are. My grandma always said how a man spends his money is how he'll spend your heart. And if he's frivolous with his money, he'll be frivolous with your heart."
Referring to the nine-digit number the IRS use to identify businesses for tax purposes, she continued: “Also, the second requirement would be he has to have an EIN number.
“It has to have it for at least five years or more. If you don't know what an EIN is, don't even try to talk to me because you're not built for leadership.
“I'm looking for a leader, a boss — someone who knows how to manage five personalities or more — because I have at least six.
“And then he just has to have good hygiene, and that's it."
