Well, he certainly didn't want them, or he would have requested them. Now, I agree she probably should have kept the personal letters, but the rest of it? Why the hell should she keep all that crap? A lovely rfeminder of a failed marriage? Are you /serious/? Nope. She did the right thing in being rid of it. That's the first step in healing herself. You don't keep items from a divorce you didn't want, even if the one you're divorced from is Prince.

I get it, from a fan perspective, that you'd want to keep momentos of him. But Mayte wasn't 'a fan'. She is his ex-wife. That's very different.

I thought it was a little odd for her to sell her engagement? ring with a love letter he sent her attatched to it. The ring itself was okay because gold can be melted down and made into other things, but to sell it with the love letter seemed very off to me.

But I can't help but feel she was pressured by the producers of that show she was on and the other women on the show to sell the stuff. Somehow I don't think she really wanted rid. Just got a feeling, that's all. For all I know she really did want rid. Who knows.

Blakbear said:

Blakbear said:

Well, he certainly didn't want them, or he would have requested them. Now, I agree she probably should have kept the personal letters, but the rest of it? Why the hell should she keep all that crap? A lovely rfeminder of a failed marriage? Are you /serious/? Nope. She did the right thing in being rid of it. That's the first step in healing herself. You don't keep items from a divorce you didn't want, even if the one you're divorced from is Prince.

I get it, from a fan perspective, that you'd want to keep momentos of him. But Mayte wasn't 'a fan'. She is his ex-wife. That's very different.

ALL of this 100% Especially the last part. All the stuff we speculate about on this site, she lived and knows first hand. I'm sure there's a good bit of stuff she kept that we will know nothing about.

Finally! A post about Mayte!

Angelsoncrack said:

WeepyEyedWhiteGirl said:

loveandkindness said:

Right...probably because she has moved on and simply wants a chuck of change...didn't she say I love him now always will.I doubt she would not have sold them when he was alive to witness....where I come from a gift is special something you hold on to or Pass on return or gift to a family member. .but now that he has passed its worth more its a weird thing of wanting to own something from a dead person because as a society we place a value on it more than when we are alive.to share the love....lets put it this way it's all dust but really mayte ....she is in no way starving or struggling to pay bills....but to each his own if their is a buyer their is always a seller and we are all created equal in gods eyes it is not how much but what we do when we are alive on this planet while we are here. we are all heroes.....just simply a gifted prince, he touched generations was kindness joy and love....and blessed he worked hard to pursue and improve his talent....

She did put the stuff up for sale while he was still alive.

suomynona said:

Finally! A post about Mayte!

At the end of the day, it's all junk from another life. Sell it, baby.

loveandkindness said:

Angelsoncrack said:

I thought it was a little odd for her to sell her engagement? ring with a love letter he sent her attatched to it. The ring itself was okay because gold can be melted down and made into other things, but to sell it with the love letter seemed very off to me.

But I can't help but feel she was pressured by the producers of that show she was on and the other women on the show to sell the stuff. Somehow I don't think she really wanted rid. Just got a feeling, that's all. For all I know she really did want rid. Who knows.

she divorced or annulled ...as long as we have idiots that watch shows like this she's on the take and people that are happy to expose blessed moments made between each other than this will happen...we live in a selfish community and instead of investing in good health and well being we will watch this junk....she sold it because she wanted to and is greedy the time is now to make the cash....perhaps she'll buy some new outfits but I would set up a fund for a underprveled child to move on and develope their gifts...that's everlasting....she kept the letter all these years and now is going to sell?????...use it wisely mayte he's watching...

The sale was arranged before he passed, so he knew about it and apparently didn't have a problem with it, or he'd have certainly put a stop to it. So save your condemnation for situation that actually might need it because this ain't it.

Angelsoncrack said:

loveandkindness said:

Bunsterdk said:

loveandkindness said:

Bunsterdk said:

Couldn't agree more!

Leave Mayte alone, please. Prince once loved her more than anything else in his world. That should tell us something about her. She has flaws like any of us, but none of us knows what went on between them, then or later. You Are correct shows her true colors.....And they ain't purple

She's not my cup of tea, but she doesn't need my approval and she obviously has many endearing qualities. I hope she gets the help she needs to move on with her life.
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loveandkindness said:

Bunsterdk said:

Blakbear said:

peppeken said:

Why was she selling his personal items and such intimate things like notes and China from their wedding a while back... Don't mean to be negative but it doesn't sit well with me

Money for a cause she wants to support?

If she didn't go and get a Prince tattoo after his passing, I would have thought the sale was an excellent way to demonstrate that the past is past and Prince wasn't the "one who got away" to herself, her husband and child. Why spend money for storage space for things from a life you can't go back to?

I mean, I doubt Prince kept a whole bunch of Mayte & Ahmir memorabilia in a closet somewhere.

peppeken said:

Why was she selling his personal items and such intimate things like notes and China from their wedding a while back... Don't mean to be negative but it doesn't sit well with me

It really doesn't have to sit well with you or anyone. It's her choice to do with her items as she pleases.

Part of her selling off that china was covered on Hollywood Exes. The other women thought she couldn't find a boyfriend because she was still hanging onto her past with Prince too much. I mean, she had that china sitting in the china cabinet right next to the dining room table, on full display. It was probably a good step to move on from the past by purging some of those items.

It doesn't mean she doesn't love Prince, or any of that. That'd be people's conjecture looking in. Like Janet said, "You don't have to hold onto the pain, to hold onto the memory".

Mayte has had a hard time getting over Prince. Even after they have been divorced for 16 years, anyone can see that she is still in love with him. Personally, I think it's a good thing for her to sell off all those memories and get on with her life.

Genesia said:

I would imagine because, at the time, she was finally ready to separate herself from that "stuff". But like most of us, she probably figured he'd live at least another 20 years and not die the very next month! You tend to think different, sentimentally, when you realize you have no chance of ever seeing that person again. I'm sure she will now never sell whatever she has left.

i dunno. i still defend her right to do what she wants with things left over from her prince days, especially if she needs to move on.

in a lot of movies and books the jilted woman piles all that left behind reminder stuff up in the driveway and sets fire to it for emphasis; that doesn't seem like something mayte would do.

now that prince is gone, i'd likely keep those things if they were mine, but mayte should feel free to do whatever she needs to do to make it through now. poor dear

PurpleBabied said:

I mean, I doubt Prince kept a whole bunch of Mayte & Ahmir memorabilia in a closet somewhere.

WOW! keep in the lines, that was foul! people grieve differently. and P was always someone who scrubbed the decks and prentended nothing happened. until recently, he was known to blank people he had known for years.

+++ can we talk about MT trying to sell the house in Toronto WEEKS after the man died! I heard Tyka had just picked out the urn when that woman called her realtor........bitc...... i mean CANNUK! SMH

loveandkindness said:

Right...probably because she has moved on and simply wants a chuck of change...didn't she say I love him now always will.I doubt she would not have sold them when he was alive to witness....where I come from a gift is special something you hold on to or Pass on return or gift to a family member. .but now that he has passed its worth more its a weird thing of wanting to own something from a dead person because as a society we place a value on it more than when we are alive.to share the love....lets put it this way it's all dust but really mayte ....she is in no way starving or struggling to pay bills....but to each his own if their is a buyer their is always a seller and we are all created equal in gods eyes it is not how much but what we do when we are alive on this planet while we are here. we are all heroes.....just simply a gifted prince, he touched generations was kindness joy and love....and blessed he worked hard to pursue and improve his talent....

If she wanted a "chunk of change" I'm pretty sure she would have gone through with the auction!

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Meltedman stated on this site, not sure which thread but I'm pretty sure you can search for it, yes items were up for auction but it was pulled and she kept everything. I understood why she was doing it. Not only to move on from their relationship but for charity as well. Not sure why Mayte gets a bad rap with some fans. I wish people would just leave her alone.