Nicki Minaj Heartbreak HOAX, Meek Mill 'Rebound' Real, Baby & Engagement Soon? 'Over' Ex Safaree Samuels, 'Love Doctor' Examines Break-Up Drama
Rumors suggest that YMCMB sweetheart Nicki Minaj is still heartbroken after recently breaking things off with longtime boyfriend, Safaree Samuels. But according to expert "Love Doctor" Terri Orbuch, there's a very small chance the two will ever reconcile. Minaj is already head-over-heals for fellow rapper, Meek Mill!
In a recent Boom Box interview with Dr. Orbuch, the renowned therapist explains that the "Anaconda" twerker's relationship with Samuels was very toxic. It was just a matter of time before they officially separated:
"There have multiple rumors in the last 10 years about them splitting... It sounds like they have parted for good. Yes, she might still think about him, and yes she might still care [and] miss him, but that doesn't mean that she would ever go back to Safaree. I'm sure her friends and family have told her what is wrong with that relationship - her mother specifically. And, after 10 years, when you part, it is typically for good."
And the Maybach Music Group hypeman isn't just a quick rebound - he's had his eyes set on Minaj for several years now. And Orbuch (author of Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy Relationship) truly believes that Minaj's growing feelings of intimacy are indeed real:
"Contrary to what friends or family may tell you, studies show that there is no predetermined period of time after a breakup before you are ready to start dating again... Friends will warn you about 'rebound relationships,' as if there were some hard-and-fast truth that your first dating experience after a breakup is bound to fail. You may hear that women need to wait, take time to heal, and talk things out with their girlfriends - and men need to get out there and start dating immediately. The truth? These are all myths. There are no facts or evidence to support any of these statements."
Orbuch continues to examine why Minaj is ready to move-on for good:
"Only Nicki knows when she's ready to get into the dating world again. Studies find that some people, most often women, emotionally separate from their partner while they are still in the relationship. When the relationship finally ends, they're ready to find love again right away because they've already worked through their feelings... I think this is the case with Nicki Minaj. She already tried to work things out with Safaree for 10 years, so when they separated months ago, she was ready to date again immediately. The relationship with Meek may not be the 'one' or last a long time, but that doesn't mean it is a rebound relationship. I'm sure it is more - and that after 10 years in a relationship she may not have been happy in or satisfied with - she has found someone to love again."
Interesting...
But how will the 32-year-old "Bed Of Lies" songstress' booming hip-hop career and success influence her love life?
"I think a relationship between two highly successful rappers is possible," Orbuch reveals. "However, the biggest factor is whether the two rappers have similar key life values. If Meek, [the] male rapper, doesn't believe that women should work outside the home after a certain point in time in their relationship, make more money than him, or not have equal power and control - in the relationship or in general - then the relationship will not work... Women rappers tend to be powerful, strong women. My own research shows that similarity in key life values (e.g., importance of family, importance of religion, approach to money) is the key that keeps people together over the long haul. Opposites might attract for a short time, but don't stay together over the long-haul... So, if two rappers have similar underlying values and attitudes (they can have different interests, hobbies, friends), even if successful, they can be together over time. Also, two successful rappers must not take each other for granted. Like all relationships, two partners need to recognize and affirm each other often."
So the ultimate question remains - will the new "power couple" survive?
"I don't know where the relationship will be a year from now," says "America's Most Trusted Relationship Expert." "Nicki stayed with Safaree for 10 years, even though there were issues, multiple possible breakups, etc [so there's no telling]. They may be together, even though not good for each other. But, as with many celebrities [and] musicians, because their lives are so public in general - the public often weighs in on their relationships, breakups, and ups and downs - nothing is private, and they use social media to advertise or publicize their lives, if they do break up, it most likely will be ugly and public. It is very challenging for others to weigh in on your relationships [and] breakups, within starting to be influenced by those opinions."
Pretty intense - read more on the exclusive "Love Doctor" examination here! Do MstarsNews readers agree with Orbuch's professional opinion, or can the heart never be fully explained?
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