The 41-year-old has been criticized for the age gap.

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Singer Marques Houston responds after marrying a 19-year-old

Emily Brown

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Published 8:35, 06 April 2023 BST
| Last updated 8:35, 06 April 2023 BST

Featured Image Credit: Newscom / Alamy Stock Photo / Instagram / @iammiyahouston
R&B singer Marques Houston has spoken out about his decision to marry a 19-year-old when he was nearing 40 after being hit with backlash over the romance.
Houston, who produced tracks with the group Immature/IMx and as a solo artist, was 39 when he tied the knot with his wife, Miya Dickey, in 2020.
They first met through the daughter of Houston's former manager, Chris Stokes, and in 2021 the couple welcomed a daughter, Zara.


Houston often shows off his wife and daughter on Instagram, but he's spoken out recently about the criticism he's faced over the 20-year age gap between himself and Miya.
Speaking during an upcoming episode of TVOne’s Uncensored, the singer explained that Miya was just 17 when they first met, but he insisted their relationship didn't develop until she turned 18.
“Me and my wife’s situation is a little different," he said. "How we met through mutual friends and everything like that. When I met my wife, she was 17. So, we had no [real] conversation…no [real] connection until…you know…she was of age.”

He described how the pair connected over music, adding: "And her spirit, her kindness, her heart, reminds me a lot of my mom. We just connected on so many different levels."

Marques and Miya got married five months after he proposed. Credit: Instagram/@marqueshouston
Houston insisted the people 'don't understand' their relationship, saying he 'got a lot of backlash for marrying someone that was 19'.
He said: "When we did finally start to talk, I was like, ‘This woman is like me’... When I would talk to her, she’d just. … For one…we had a spiritual connection and I feel like that’s the most important thing. We both love God. We both love Jehovah and that was key.”

It's not the first time Houston has attempted to defend himself from backlash. A few months after beginning his relationship with Miya, the singer took to Instagram to shed some light on how they met, insisting he didn't 'even know she existed' until being introduced through a mutual friend.

The couple met through a mutual friend. Credit: Instagram/@marqueshouston
Houston added: "Miya is like a daughter to Chris Stokes because we are all like family. Being a Jehovah’s Witness, we all showcase true love like family. That’s it.
"Chris’ real daughter, Chrissy Morales became friends with Miya in 2018, where we all first met Miya at a Jehovah’s Witness convention. It was then that Chrissy and Miya became friends. Miya and I didn’t start dating until she was an adult. We fell in love and got engaged in March of 2019.”

Houston is set to open up more in the episode of Uncensored which airs Sunday (9 April).

 

[the artist]

He looks like a creep. It's in his eyes.

 

[peterlongshort]

He's a complex dude. I know they had that whole Chris Stokes abuse situation from other band members and he found Christ a minute ago.

 

[the artist]

He's a complex dude. I know they had that whole Chris Stokes abuse situation from other band members and he found Christ a minute ago.

That's what they all say.

So a dude who was allegedly a victim of child sexual abuse who allegedly went on to abuse younger affiliated band members and then marries a female who was barely an adult when he's 40? Nah, it's not suspect.

 

[knightmelodic]

They both legal so who gives a fuck?

 

[Journey]

20 years is a huge gap especially if one partner is just 19 and the other 39 (almost 40). Organically and chronologically your at different stages in your life. Your perspective and outlook on life is gonna be different when the age gap is that huge.

What could he possible have in common?

 

[Lexx Diamond]

At first I thought this was an old thread about Jerry Seinfeld. That girl is old enough to join the military and die protecting the interests of the rich. Her life is not our business.

 

[CoTtOnMoUf]

A lot of hate in here.

I wish them both well.

 

[D24OHA]

A lot of hate in here.

I wish them both well.

You'd be OK with your 17 yr old daughter bringing a 39 yr old dude to your door/house?!



Cuz I wouldn't......I'd kill that mfkr......but I wouldn't let her know how piased I am (chicks tend to fight harder for what you say no to)

 

[GianoJuan]

20 years is a huge gap especially if one partner is just 19 and the other 39 (almost 40). Organically and chronologically your at different stages in your life. Your perspective and outlook on life is gonna be different when the age gap is that huge.

What could he possible have in common?

She will regret it when she gets older and the divorce will be a come-up for her if the paperwork wasn't locked up by him. Shit she will have money and he will have arm candy and concubine. It's technically him using his status for a young broad, happens every day with dudes with money. You don't see anyone with bread dating their age range. They fuck whoever but to marry they get them young. Nothing to see here folks.

 

[Cannibal]

Yeah, this a challenge, if your daughter comes home with a grown ass old man. You can't just tell that nigga to bounce. You got to mask up, put paws on the boy, but a gun in him mouth while cracking and dislodging a few teeth, steal his ID and phone, tell him ya gonna kill his kin if that nigga ever come back around. LOL. Just kidding...not.

 

[Tdot_firestarta]

wasnt this the teenage girl that went missing in Oregon a few years before?

then she popped up with the marques houston/chris stokes camp who has been known for grooming and abusing teenagers?

I think that was one of the pieces of this puzzle that caused all the controversy

 

[sorcererforemost]

They both legal so who gives a fuck?

She's still a teen, can't even buy her own alcohol, cigarettes, and can't even go into the clubs.

I'm going to look at any man sideways if they're over the age of 25 and looking at 18/19 year olds who are barely out of high-school.

 

[godofwine]

A lot of hate in here.

I wish them both well.

That part. I'm happy he's happy

 

[tajshan]

Their both grown now. Her choice (at least I hope so).


If they're happy, I wish them well.

 

[neptunes007]

A lot of hate in here.

I wish them both well.

Agreed.

most of the members on this board got family members who did the same shit at one in time.

 

[jawnswoop]

That shit was legal and he was just 2 yrs older than her!

I see nothing wrong with this at all!

Carry-on!

 

[diamond4981]

wasnt this the teenage girl that went missing in Oregon a few years before?

then she popped up with the marques houston/chris stokes camp who has been known for grooming and abusing teenagers?

I think that was one of the pieces of this puzzle that caused all the controversy

yea this is what people overlook too. he responded to this a few years ago and said they didnt date until she was 18 when he got engaged to her. i found it weird he put it in the post even though it wasnt necessary at the time.

 

[Mixd]

Was another thread on it in the past. Found pics of when Chris and him knew her since she was 15 cause she was close to Stokes daughter. She even calls Stokes her daddy. It's still on her IG when she got married.
They been grooming her way longer than 17. Don't know how you end up missing then bestie with a celeb's daughter. None of it made sense.

How you get in them circles Sway?

 

[Mixd]

Here's the posts

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Let's just forget the whole 10 yrs thing...

This dude married her around 18 or 19 and popped out a baby. She calling Chris Stokes her daddy and so much love and he replied saying how he was so humbled to have her as his spiritual daughter and how he's proud of her.

How long has she been "around" and friends with your daughter to say all that?

How long Marques been watching her to say he in love with her if he was seeding her up as soon as she turned legal?

The whole thing reeks of some pedo chit. This is what's called grooming. She had issues as a teen and ran off with her mom's it seems from the missing child thing. So how she get in the circles of being around these celebs.

2016 she go missing then 2019 she posts a pic with Stokes saying she loves him?



Then kissing Marques in public in 2019, four years ago? She was 18 when they married

 

[Flawless]

If you ae 40 the fuck you doing hanging around highschool girl. If you take her out on a date she cant even drink liquor, what kind of shit is that?

 

[bxclark]

Folk don't have the context on Jehovah's witnesses...

They are SUPPOSED to abstain from sex before marriage or risk being caught and subsequently disfellowshipped (kicked out of the organization) and shunned (ignored by your witness friends and family).

If the rules are being followed, getting married young is the norm for witnesses due to the consequences of human nature being a young adult...

While there are obviously exceptions, chicks who grow up in that organization are more likely to submit to their husband as the head of household.

If they are happy, good for them.

 

[djpolo]

To each his own. I don't date women who are younger than my kids. Kinda weird to me. Hey son who's 31 meet your 21-year-old stepmom. Mentally I know where I was at such a young age and a woman that young would not be on the same vibrational level as myself. I'm in my 50's and would not date a woman younger than 40. Even then we would have to be "extremely" compatible. But hey, hope the brother is happy.

 

[A to Dah K]

Folk don't have the context on Jehovah's witnesses...

They are SUPPOSED to abstain from sex before marriage or risk being caught and subsequently disfellowshipped (kicked out of the organization) and shunned (ignored by your witness friends and family).

If the rules are being followed, getting married young is the norm for witnesses due to the consequences of human nature being a young adult...

While there are obviously exceptions, chicks who grow up in that organization are more likely to submit to their husband as the head of household.

If they are happy, good for them.

Gtfoh

 

[yureeka9]

He's looking like the legal version of R. Kelly. But they're both consenting adults so carry on.

 

[^SpiderMan^]

They both legal so who gives a fuck?

This. The title tries to imply she was underage by adding when they met.Two adults got married.

 

[geechiedan]

meanwhile....back at the ranch....

45y/o Dane Cook dating 19y/o kelsi taylor...when he was 25 she was STILL in nutsville..lol

nigga looking like her creepy uncle

"Uncle Dane sent me flowers for my birthday!"

I don’t blame him.

Good for him

Bitch built like an ironing board

that's the whole point of money and fame

The broad is legal. That's all that fucking matters

OP laughing, but Dane is winning. Coochie fresh and tight I bet.

She's legal

Outside of sex or wanting a kid, I would have nothing in common with a 19 year old.

When in the Caribbean/S. America, smashing 18 to 22 year olds is the norm for me, but that is just sex for the sport of it.

Money and pussy. Both powerful.

He's an adult.
She's an adult.
This matters to anyone... because?

I personally have never really cared about age. I've dated them both way older, as well as way younger. It's all good to me. I'm usually able to find some way to connect to them no matter where they are in life.

Honestly, the only guys I ever see really complaining about the type of girl another guy dates are the guys who can't pull those types of girls anyway. I guess those dudes WOULD have a reason to complain.

Money.....

I hate when you jealous hearted niggas post...

There are cats on this board 40 years old talking about the Earth is flat and space station is fake.

Age doesn’t mean you know what you’re talking about.

I fucked with a 19 yo once and it was terrible. I dated a 20 year old once and it was great.

Depends on the person.

go ahead playa

Feels good to be a Man!



How do we know if he's even talking to her? LoL

that thread went 4 pages and not nearly as critical about the age gap......is there a double standard happening here???

 

[bxclark]

Gtfoh

Speaking from experience.

 

[Lexx Diamond]

meanwhile....back at the ranch....

45y/o Dane Cook dating 19y/o kelsi taylor...when he was 25 she was STILL in nutsville..lol



that thread went 4 pages and not nearly as critical about the age gap......is there a double standard happening here???

More than a double standard. The couple in the original post are married. Not dating. So there's that.

 

[tallblacknyc]

meanwhile....back at the ranch....

45y/o Dane Cook dating 19y/o kelsi taylor...when he was 25 she was STILL in nutsville..lol




















that thread went 4 pages and not nearly as critical about the age gap......is there a double standard happening here???

Reason why people making it a big deal is because houston camp got a history of pedo allegations ( mostly boys). From when he was young, to b2k, to shorty being an underage runaway and her linking up with his camp yrs b4 her 18 bday and him “knowing her “ since she was 17… if for not his history than nobody would really care but because that history people are like hmmm

 

[mrcmd187]

People been doing this for centuries, cac MILFs and rich cacs especially. Their life not our business.

 

[knightmelodic]

She's still a teen, can't even buy her own alcohol, cigarettes, and can't even go into the clubs.

I'm going to look at any man sideways if they're over the age of 25 and looking at 18/19 year olds who are barely out of high-school.

She can vote and go to war. But you're entitled to your opinion. Thank god for them you're not making the laws.

 

[YoBitchChoseMe]

They both legal so who gives a fuck?

She was missing for a few years and popped up in a relationship with Him at 18yo.

 

[sorcererforemost]

She can vote and go to war. But you're entitled to your opinion. Thank god for them you're not making the laws.

She can do that because the powers that be wanted young boys to be men and go to war for their government.
They also wanted to fuck little girls so they made the age 18 "legal"


I know you're not this remedial, and I know to put you on the list of child molesters who feel it's okay for grown men to fuck teens.

 

[REDLINE]

Why must people act?

If your 40 year old friend told you that he was dating an 18 year old you'd think it was weird.

No you don't have to care, no it doesn't have to be any of your business but it's weird.

Yes rich men have had a history of this, yes white people have done and continue to do it but it doesn't make it less weird.

Yes she can vote, yes she can enter the military, yes she can buy a gun and yes they're both legal adults in the eyes of the law.

It's still weird.

And yes most would still fuck that 18 or 19 year old so let's get that fact out of the way.

The point is, it's weird dating, being in a relationship with and marrying an 18 year old when you're 40 or close to 40.