One of the many reasons why Tracee is so beloved is her honesty when it comes to how she lives her life. Back in the fall of last year, she spoke candidly about being childfree and embracing the value of women beyond motherhood.
Specifically, Tracee explained why she prefers dating younger men these days, and her answer was very interesting. “A lot of men my age are steeped in a toxic masculinity and have been raised in a culture where there is a particular way that a relationship looks,” she explained.
“Anything that starts to smell of that for me — I did enough of it where I was controlled and felt like I was a possession or a prize — I just have no interest in it. And I will not do it again. I have long been past the age where I feel like it’s my job to teach somebody or grow them up. That, I’m not interested in.”
Tracee also revealed why she’s at peace with not being in a long-term relationship at the moment. “As much grief does surface for me around not having children and not having a partner, I still wouldn’t want the wrong partner,” she said. “I’m not interested in that. You have to make my life better. It can’t just be, ‘I’m in a relationship to be in a relationship.’ So even though the grief does emerge and that comes and I hold that, I think of what I’ve done.”
“I wake up every morning trying to do my best. I didn’t wake up one morning and be like, ‘I’m going to mess this day up.’ So I must be where I’m supposed to be. Sometimes I think of all of the things I’ve done, the courage that I have had to have, and what I’ve had to learn how to navigate as a single person with no one to hide behind. And, I’ve built a really beautiful experience around me.”
You can watch the entire interview here.
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