Ne-Yo is getting candid about his past romances while opening up about his decision to be polyamorous.
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Ne-Yo Gets Candid About Decision To Be Polyamorous
On November 14, ‘The Lemon Drop Show’ released a new episode featuring an exclusive sitdown with Ne-Yo via YouTube. About 25 minutes into the episode, Ne-Yo explained that his decision to be polyamorous was prompted by a realization that he was not living his “truth” for a “very, very long time.”
“…And I realized that everything is not for everybody,” he said. “…Society tells you that you’re supposed to be with one person. You get married, and y’all supposed to be together forever… I am not s******g on marriage. I’m not s******g on anyone who has figured out how to make that thing work for them. Again, everything’s not for everybody. Monogamy is for you. It’s not for me.”
Ne-Yo explained that his realization is like a “weight lifted off” his shoulders.
“I realized I spent so much time lying and trying to be somebody I wasn’t for the sake of somebody else,” he continued. “[It was] complete and utter time wasted when I could’ve just been exactly who I am, said exactly what I want, exactly how I’m rocking, exactly how I’m not, and then waited for those people to gravitate to me because that’s my reality now… I don’t have to lie anymore, and I’ll be damned if I ever go back to that person that needed to lie for the appeasement of somebody else. I’m not that no more.”
Before concluding, Ne-Yo shared that living in his truth has allowed all of the relationships in his life to become better. This also includes his relationship with his ex-wife Crystal Renay.
“We’re actually at the place where we can call each other ‘friend’ again because now it’s, ‘This is who I am. Love it or leave it alone.'” he said.
Social Media Weighs In
Social media users reacted to Ne-Yo’s stance in the comment section of the show’s post on Instagram.
Instagram user @daniinicoleworld wrote, “He created so many broken homes trying to figure himself out. He does NOT get an applause for ‘figuring it out now’. It’s not liberating… not freedom. It’s selfishness.”
While Instagram user @chadscotthere added, “Living your truth is so clutch. Find someone you align with, and don’t force it because of outside noise.”
Instagram user @doctoramira wrote, “Transparency. I love this conversation bc like he said it’s not for everyone”
While Instagram user @myleik added, “That’s FREEDOM. ✨”
Instagram user @lisa_lanaola wrote, “I like it that people are freeing themselves from societal norms. DO YOU! #honestymatters 🧡”
While Instagram user @thefreeblackgirl added, “Tapped into self, fully. That’s freedom. 🫶🏾”
Instagram user @missashrealestate wrote, “To each is own. Happy that it works for him and his. However what i will take from this is “wait for those people to gravitate to me” 🙌🏾”
While Instagram user @thedezignher added, “I wish he discovered this prior to the women who held him down, but glad he is living in his truth now and ppl know what it is. It’s too many ppl out here lying and ruining other people bc of it.”
Ne-Yo Recently Turned Heads By Showing Love To One Of His Baes
As The Shade Room previously reported, Ne-Yo’s second wife, Crystal Renay, filed for divorce from him in August 2022. Furthermore, in July 2023, the singer sparked reactions after he was recorded holding hands with two women in Miami, per The Shade Room.
In February, the identity of two women dating Ne-Yo was revealed, per The Shade Room. Since then, Ne-Yo has added at least a third woman to his roster and most recently showed birthday love to one of his boos.
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