WSHHVU Magazine

WSHHVU'S Couple Of The Week

Teyana & Iman

I noticed the Vu Teyana Taylor on our explore page. I was so excited to see her page. I instantly followed her and went lurking. I didn't have to search far for the Vu Iman Shumpert. He was like right there. When we decided to start this Magazine and Meechie mentioned "Couple Of The Week" I instantly said Teyana and Iman. I was so happy to be the one interviewing them. I absolutely love their relationship. It's just real....love.

  Alot of times relationships like this don't last. You know... because of schedule conflict, blogs, shade rooms etc etc. I got the inside scoop, we asked Iman and Teyana about ten randomly picked questions about relationships, the kind that actually succeed. Even while being the Teyana and Iman.

-Jenny

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1. How did you two meet ?

Teyana: *laughs* The story is so long. Us telling people how we met turns into...You remember that episode of Martin when him and Gina were trying to tell the story of how they met, and then everybody had their own version?

Iman: I shot my shot. The rest is history pretty much.

Teyana: Shit he love this punani, got his ass here in matching fits looking like two sex symbols and all. HELLO!

Iman: *laughs*

2. Was having a baby planned ?

Teyana: It wasn’t at first, like I was just reaching the highest peak of my career at the time. So I had to figure out how was I gonna tell the label I was with during the time. Mind you I was on tour with the label too, so it wasn't part of the plan at all. Even in parenthood I had to learn that there’s no such thing as a perfect parent. It’s not really like a right or wrong you just learn.

Iman: We really love each other and we knew then that our lives would change and we will always be there for each other.

3. Being a celebrity and being known is kinda difficult with all the buzz alone. Is being with someone who’s also known and successful hard ?

Teyana: Nah not really, I mean you're gonna have some bitches that wanna try it and get him and same for these niggas tryna get with me. But there is trust in our relationship so we don’t have and complications with that.

Iman: We have a lot in common from having trust issues and being hurt by different people in our past. Loyalty is home and its everything to us.

4. What’s the best advice you got for someone looking for love ?

Teyana: Build your friendship first. You gotta have that friendship. Even if things may seem perfect and y'all connect right off the back. After that's built you'll look back and smile. Like times like this when you are married and you have a kid, you have to still be able to have that spunk, that sass, that fun, and that friendship. Because yeah, jumping into something so quickly can very much turn sour quicker than y'all started. I think now even after being together for three years and being married, it's still that honeymoon phase. It's still that love. It's still that sparkle and I think that's what other people lack. They don't really learn each other. They just hop into it with no careful thought. And you don't wanna be with someone for the clout. That shit can turn into a mess.

Iman: I say don't hold back. Like the whole being cool thing, it's out the window. She taught me something... to just not punish yourself, or the other person, with what you went through back then. I think that's what we do a lot (people in general). Sometimes you give a person everything. You give them all of you. You give them everything you got, and they just don't want it or that ain't your match or maybe it just wasn't good enough. So now the next person, maybe is really something special, but you not even acting like yourself because you blamed your last and never let that go.