Mariah Carey On Relationship With Nick Cannon: 'We Didn't Really Date'

Access Hollywood - July 8, 2008 2:44 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- When Mariah Carey tied the knot with actor/rapper Nick Cannon in May, she caught some people by surprise.

To many, her Bahamas nuptials seemed to come on top of a quick romance, but in a new interview with Elle magazine, Mariah hinted that the couple's courtship was longer than people realized.

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"We really kept the whole relationship aspect of it quiet," Mariah told the magazine's August issue. "Therefore, we didn't really 'date,' you know what I mean? Because that would have been not quiet or private. I think we didn't want to give people a chance to be like, 'What are you doing? What are you talking about? This is so quick... Are you sure?'"

As it turns out, Nick gave Mariah two opportunities to consider his proposal - popping the question once on her roof in Manhattan, and several days later mid-flight.

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"He sort of kidnapped me and took me on a helicopter ride. Then he re-proposed," she said.

Mariah has hinted recently that children could be on the cards and she said Nick would make a great father.

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"I couldn't image anybody that I've ever met being a better dad," she said.

And marriage to Nick has been nothing but a blessing.

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"It's definitely the best place I've ever been in my life. If you really look at my life, I've never had a personal life, or if I did, it was just wearing a mask and it was not existing, you know?" Mariah said. "I put my career ahead of my personal life because I think I didn't know that I was deserving of both, because that was just how I always felt about myself. That was just my own insecurity and land in which I live."

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  • Kay-Kay
    yall stop hatin.mariah iz good 4 him.but anywayz it dont matter wat yall say ,yall r no bodiez 2 dem. so just get ova ur selfz.ok.good
    report abuseposted January 19, 2009 12:10 PM PST
  • lanimar3417
    She'd be singing a different tune once she realizes that the man or rather the boy she married her for her popularity and money.
    report abuseposted January 4, 2009 10:50 PM PST
  • lanimar3417
    wow what the hell was he thinking she is pertty but not for him
    report abuseposted October 16, 2008 2:04 PM PDT
  • Mike V
    Damn !!!
    report abuseposted October 13, 2008 9:50 PM PDT
  • Lily
    wow this was a real shocke rfor me but as long as they are happy then who am i to barge into their relationship? good luck guys!
    report abuseposted October 11, 2008 2:47 PM PDT
  • Bre M
    they are both sick freaks nick cannon need to go back 2 nickelodean and mariah need to stop dressing like she 16 again that whore was wrong with that girl she old enough 2 b his mother %@!*# shes old enough 2 b bill cosby mother dame thats gonna b a %@!*# up marriage god bless them lol lol lol lol lol lol
    report abuseposted October 9, 2008 11:09 AM PDT
  • ewere o
    OMG! THEY DIDNT...!
    report abuseposted July 28, 2008 7:32 PM PDT
  • ewere o
    OMG! THEY DIDNT...!
    report abuseposted July 28, 2008 7:32 PM PDT
  • djhende7
    It's good to have somebody to share life's ups and downs with. I'm happy for them and I wish them the best that life has to offer!
    report abuseposted July 25, 2008 5:41 AM PDT
  • missmelia227
    They're both lame. Nick basically is her puppy. He follows her around drooling over her every move, and she loves having a live-in groupie. What a waste of professional space, publicity, and wedding vows. They remind me of two little kids, playing "mommy and daddy,"LOL!
    report abuseposted July 15, 2008 7:43 PM PDT
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