Mýa is making it clear that her life path does not have to look like anyone else’s. The singer and actress recently appeared on the Hot & Bothered podcast with Melyssa Ford and opened up about why marriage and children have never been priorities for her.

“I’ve never had a desire for marriage and children,” the 45-year-old artist said during the interview. She explained that her perspective was shaped at a young age after watching her parents go through a divorce. That experience, along with her own journey in the music industry, encouraged her to focus on independence, creativity, and spiritual growth rather than the traditional family structure.

“It’s not even my focus, and it never has been,” she added. “I’ve witnessed a divorce between my parents… I’ve witnessed a lot of things, and it’s also not been a safe place in my mind as a little girl. So I’ve always thought a little different. The white wedding dress, I was very fearful of those things, so I looked elsewhere and probably escaped too much in my work. Knowing that if I have to be gone 95% of the time, and my work calls for me to travel, that must be intimidating, and I also can’t show up properly for my significant other.”

Even with her strong stance, she admitted she is not completely closed to the possibility of change. “Not say I won’t [have the desire] and not to say I’m not open,” she shared. “… [But] it hasn’t kicked in for me yet.”

Fans might remember the viral moment in 2020 when Mýa shocked the internet by posting photos of herself in a wedding dress on the beach. Many believed she had secretly tied the knot, but the images were part of her music video The Truth. The stunt was actually her way of celebrating self-love.