{"id":563404,"date":"2023-03-13T23:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/monique-shut-down-open-marriage-arrangement-with-husband-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:29:04","slug":"monique-shut-down-open-marriage-arrangement-with-husband-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/monique-shut-down-open-marriage-arrangement-with-husband-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mo&#8217;Nique SHUT DOWN Open Marriage Arrangement With Husband &#8212; Here&#8217;s Why!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35effec0736\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35effec0736\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/monique-shut-down-open-marriage-arrangement-with-husband-heres-why\/#%E2%80%9CMoNique_SHUT_DOWN_Open_Marriage_Arrangement_With_Husband_%E2%80%94_Heres_Why_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8220;Mo&#8217;Nique SHUT DOWN Open Marriage Arrangement With Husband &#8212; Here&#8217;s Why! \n&#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMoNique_SHUT_DOWN_Open_Marriage_Arrangement_With_Husband_%E2%80%94_Heres_Why_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8220;Mo&#8217;Nique SHUT DOWN Open Marriage Arrangement With Husband &#8212; Here&#8217;s Why!<br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After years of an open marriage, <strong>Mo\u2019Nique<\/strong> is once again a one man kinda woman!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-641009dd80b66-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may remember ALLLLL the way back in 2006, the <em>Precious<\/em> actress opened up in an interview with <em>Essence<\/em>, revealing that she and her husband, <strong>Sidney Hicks<\/strong>, whom she married the same year, were in an \u201copen relationship.\u201d Four years later in 2010, we reported on her interview with the late <strong>Barbara Walters<\/strong>, where Mo explained that \u201csex outside of marriage\u201d was \u201cnot a deal-breaker\u201d for the two, as they had been friends for decades, and she was \u201cvery comfortable and secure\u201d with her man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The couple, who share 17-year-old twin sons <strong>Jonathan<\/strong> and <strong>David<\/strong>, later started a podcast in 2016, fittingly titled, <em>Mo\u2019Nique &amp; Sidney\u2019s Open Relationship<\/em>, where she explained that \u201cpeople didn\u2019t understand\u201d their dynamic back in 2006:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey thought it was about swinging and orgies, and then there were individuals who are vehement about God, and they were bringing God into their opinions. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CpSHmdSOvCA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\">A post shared by Mo&#8217;nique (@therealmoworldwide)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: Mr. Feeny From\u00a0<em>Boy Meets World\u00a0<\/em>Had An \u2018Open Marriage\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-641009dd80b70-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, Sidney added that the arrangement was \u201cnot going to change the dynamic of our relationship, because I\u2019m in love with this woman,\u201d noting:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve been involved with someone for 33 years of my life, since we were kids. I\u2019ve known her longer than I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">haven\u2019t<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known her, so when you start saying to yourself the spirit that you came into this universe with is the spirit that you\u2019re gonna exit this world with\u2026 Are you going to be yourself through having an open conversation and an open dialogue and an open relationship?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, if that isn\u2019t true love, we don\u2019t know what is!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-641009dd80b74-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it would seem that tides have now shifted, as Mo and her man are once again exclusive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an interview with the <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em> published last Wednesday, the <strong>Oscar<\/strong> winner revealed that she and Sidney pumped the brakes on their open relationship after \u201clife began to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.\u201d She explained:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI began to see a strength I had never seen before. He loved me at my worst. I didn\u2019t want to sacrifice that just for a lay. So I grew out of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-641009dd80b79-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call that a full circle moment! Everyone\u2019s relationship is different, and for some, an open arrangement may work \u2014 like it did for Mo and Sid for all those years. But how beautiful is it that they\u2019ve seemingly fallen in even DEEPER love and wanted to recommit?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Kate Bosworth &amp; Justin Long Spark Engagement Rumors!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, her comments about \u201clife\u201d happening, not wanting to \u201csacrifice\u201d her relationship makes us wonder if an issue had begun to arise with the dynamic\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-641009dd80b7d-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either way, we\u2019re happy for the two, and wish them MANY more years to come. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thoughts, Perezcious readers? 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