Marques Houston Claims This 'Red Flag' & 'Baggage' Often Stopped Him From Getting Serious With Women His Age Before Entering Relationship With His Much Younger Wife

Marques Houston is speaking out about the 19 year age gap in his relationship with his 22-year-old wife Miya Houston.

The 41-year-old R&B singer and Sister, Sister actor married his much younger wife when she was only 19 in 2020.

In a recent interview, he cited “baggage” and a recurring “red flag” that often stopped him from getting serious with women his own age and addressed complaints about being older than his wife.

Read more about Marques Houston’s relationship thoughts…

Speaking with Page Six, Marques said that he didn’t want to date a woman who had children from a previous relationship.

“A red flag to me [was] always with a woman that had a kid,” he told the outlet. “Nothing against single women, but single mothers with children are a red flag for me.”

He continued, saying, “I would talk to my dad a lot, and he would always tell me to have your own kids because you never know what the baby daddy‘s are about. So if you’re gonna have kids, make sure it is with a woman that never had kids. So that was always my red flag.”

He added that “it could’ve been disastrous” had he married someone his age or older, as opposed to his current relationship.

“Women that are my age… they kind of have a different outlook on life. Like a lot of women my age are very independent. They are very like, ‘I don’t need a man to do this for me ’cause I can do it for myself.’ I come from a generation that I love to provide for my wife,” he explained

Marques explained more about the “baggage” that often came with dating women his age. “There’s a lot of women my age I’ve dated, they may have baggage. They may have kids, they may not,” he said.

He acknowledged that his wife was young but said “I’m young in spirit.”

The singer recently spoke out about “misconceptions” regarding Miya‘s age in the past.