After his divorce in 2006, he never remarried and I don't believe he was serious about his little girlfriends that came and went after Mani.

He bulldozed the Galpin house and lived in LA for a while, when did he move into Paisley Park ?

It makes me sad to think he was pretty much alone for 10 years.

LoveGalore said:

You can try to just ignore Bria but her face will haunt u until u see the dawn

did he live with her ? as a JW it would be considered a sin no ?

paisleyparkgirl said:

LoveGalore said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

did he live with her ? as a JW it would be considered a sin no ?

Ever been to Paisley Park? It's a big compound. They could live there together and never see each other if they chose.

I was under the impression that he started living in Paisley a few years before he passed. Before that he would crash there but it wasn't his home per say.

paisleyparkgirl said:

It makes me sad to think he was pretty much alone for 10 years.

That's because you're not basing that in reality or logic.

could prince really live with anyone though?

i thought this was part of the issue (not read the mayte book though) with his marriages and his ability to maintain long term relationships, that he wasnt exactly the best or most comfortable at living with other people?

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

could prince really live with anyone though?

i thought this was part of the issue (not read the mayte book though) with his marriages and his ability to maintain long term relationships, that he wasnt exactly the best or most comfortable at living with other people?

I've read Mayte's book and things were great until they lost the second pregnancy. That's when he started acting up.

paisleyparkgirl said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

could prince really live with anyone though?

i thought this was part of the issue (not read the mayte book though) with his marriages and his ability to maintain long term relationships, that he wasnt exactly the best or most comfortable at living with other people?

I've read Mayte's book and things were great until they lost the second pregnancy. That's when he started acting up.

.....and Larry Graham slipped in between them.
It was a good deal for Larry. Preach at P and in exchange, get to live free on P's dime and also be employed.

But to answer the question: anyone who's read the investigative files has read Judith's explanation of which side of the bed she slept in.

laytonian said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

I've read Mayte's book and things were great until they lost the second pregnancy. That's when he started acting up.

.....and Larry Graham slipped in between them.
It was a good deal for Larry. Preach at P and in exchange, get to live free on P's dime and also be employed.

But to answer the question: anyone who's read the investigative files has read Judith's explanation of which side of the bed she slept in.

It doesn't mean she lived with him.

paisleyparkgirl said:

It doesn't mean she lived with him.

Doesn't mean she didn't either. Stop with your pseudo narrative of Prince being some isolated, lonely middle-aged man. It's tired.

TrivialPursuit said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

It doesn't mean she lived with him.

Doesn't mean she didn't either. Stop with your pseudo narrative of Prince being some isolated, lonely middle-aged man. It's tired.

I am not stating facts, I'm asking questions. Just like any fan, I hope he had someone close to him but that doesn't mean I believe it was Judith.

[Edited 9/18/22 18:09pm]

onlyforaminute said:

onlyforaminute said:

I got the impression that Prince was very introverted.

Before people jump down my throat, let me point out that introverted does NOT mean shy. Introverted people can be extremely personable, outgoing and "the life of the party". They don't mind interacting with others and being the center of attention . . . but they can only do that for finite periods of time. They absolutely need alone time to recharge.

When an introverted person goes off to be by themselves and recharge (be it working solo in the studio, or sleeping alone in a bed at night while their partner is at the their own place) there is nothing sad or lonely about. To the contrary, being alone, at least for short sints, brings them great happniess and peace.

lurker316 said:

I got the impression that Prince was very introverted.

Before people jump down my throat, let me point out that introverted does NOT mean shy.

He was also very shy. People who grew up with him have said it several times. Mavis Staples said that he was so shy when they first met, she had to write him letters to make him comfortable and you can see it in the little documentary where he gives her directions in the studio, he's clearly struggling.

He's obviously worked on his shyness over the years but I don't think you can completely get rid of that.

paisleyparkgirl said:

LoveGalore said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

He was also very shy. People who grew up with him have said it several times. Mavis Staples said that he was so shy when they first met, she had to write him letters to make him comfortable and you can see it in the little documentary where he gives her directions in the studio, he's clearly struggling.

He's obviously worked on his shyness over the years but I don't think you can completely get rid of that.

Was he really that shy? Mavis was a legend that Prince grew up listening to. I'd struggle if I were him too. He was always extremely reverential of his mentors and heroes. Did he seem shy around beautiful women or his homeboys? Not so much. People expected Prince to be strutting around on the street as if it were the stage.

Andre Cymone said that Prince was so shy, he had to do the talking when they went to clubs and remember that interview in Australia (I believe during the Musicology era) where he apologized for being a bad interview and confessed when the crew had left the room that he was just shy.

Here's the discussion :

https://prince.org/msg/7/432868

[Edited 9/19/22 16:21pm]

He didn't get all that pussy by being coy or shy.

10 years before what

TrivialPursuit said:

He didn't get all that pussy by being coy or shy.

Troy Beyer, Kim Berry have said he was not promiscuous as the media portrayed him to be.

He always give me the impression that he tried getting to know the women first to make sure he was comfortable with them before they could be intimate. I haven't heard one story about a random woman who hopped in bed with Prince after 5 minutes.

paisleyparkgirl said:

TrivialPursuit said:

He didn't get all that pussy by being coy or shy.

Troy Beyer, Kim Berry have said he was not promiscuous as the media portrayed him to be.

He always give me the impression that he tried getting to know the women first to make sure he was comfortable with them before they could be intimate. I haven't heard one story about a random woman who hopped in bed with Prince after 5 minutes. Yes he had a harem that he gravitated towards.

paisleyparkgirl said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Troy Beyer, Kim Berry have said he was not promiscuous as the media portrayed him to be.

He always give me the impression that he tried getting to know the women first to make sure he was comfortable with them before they could be intimate. I haven't heard one story about a random woman who hopped in bed with Prince after 5 minutes. Yes he had a harem that he gravitated towards.

Quit repeating your rando theories. Replying to yourelf?
Dull.
We've ALL read reports of women jumping into his tour bus, then getting out at the next stop and being replaced by others. OR the massive amounts of condoms purchased for himi by his assistants to have on hand in various locations.

Je was not the sad shrinking violet of your dreams. Just stop it.

paisleyparkgirl said:

laytonian said:

.....and Larry Graham slipped in between them.
It was a good deal for Larry. Preach at P and in exchange, get to live free on P's dime and also be employed.

But to answer the question: anyone who's read the investigative files has read Judith's explanation of which side of the bed she slept in.

It doesn't mean she lived with him.

FFS. If you read the investigative files (I know, they are long and detailed) you'll learn that she stayed there two weeks of most months.

laytonian said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Quit repeating your rando theories. Replying to yourelf?
Dull.
We've ALL read reports of women jumping into his tour bus, then getting out at the next stop and being replaced by others. OR the massive amounts of condoms purchased for himi by his assistants to have on hand in various locations.

Je was not the sad shrinking violet of your dreams. Just stop it.

I haven't heard those reports. It's all hearsay.

Morris and Miko have spoken about how they were getting way more groupies than Prince.

paisleyparkgirl said:

lurker316 said:

He dated Andy. They may not have been living together, but that doesn’t mean he was alone. [Edited 9/17/22 11:54am]

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Maybe I am mistaken, but I think Judith Hill had a solid relationship with him.

LoveGalore said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Troy Beyer, Kim Berry have said he was not promiscuous as the media portrayed him to be.

He always give me the impression that he tried getting to know the women first to make sure he was comfortable with them before they could be intimate. I haven't heard one story about a random woman who hopped in bed with Prince after 5 minutes.

Like every person, some dates are shorter than others. He did just fine. I also wouldn't take Kim Berry's word on much considering she didn't know him like that and he was married during her tenure (which she has exaggerated to be longer than it was). Troy is also delusional because we know his bed was on fire when she was around (1986-1993).