Nikki Bella Shuts Down ‘Red Flag’ Accusations After Setting Strict Rules for Dating Life

Nikki Bella has been keeping herself busy and living a single life after her painful divorce last year. That’s why she decided to set new rules for her dating life, which involved her son and now she has responded to accusations that she’s a red flag.

While speaking on the Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki Garcia responded to online criticism about her dating life, explaining that some people, mostly men on Twitter, attacked her after she said she wouldn’t introduce anyone new to her son Matteo “for years and years.” People called her a “major red flag” and claimed she had issues, even though her choice was to protect her child.

“Let me tell you what has made men — a very specific audience though — on X angry. I make a comment that I’m like, ‘Yeah, I don’t want whatever man,’ like there was a dating question or whatever, and I go, ‘Yeah, and I don’t want to introduce anyone to Matteo for years and years and years.’ I say it like that — you know what I mean? They go — I mean, they are going at me — ‘Major red flag. This girl has so many issues.’ So, as a woman, if you introduce a bunch of men or some men to your kid, you’re bad. I’m now a woman who has red flags because I’m choosing not to introduce someone to my kid. And look it — let’s say I meet someone in a year, year and a half.”

Nikki stated that if she falls in love and feels a deep, lifelong connection, she trusts she’ll know when it’s the right time for that person to meet her son. Whether it takes a year, two years, or longer, she believes that timing is in God’s hands. She stated that no one knows Matteo better than she, his father, and their close family and she will always put his well-being first.

Bella added that while there will be a time when she can focus more on her personal life, her priority right now is Matteo. For Nikki, occasional fun on the road is enough, and she refuses to let online criticism change how she parents or lives her life.

“No. By the way — there was no effect — because I know for me, let me just explain. So — me not being sarcastic — if I fall in love with someone and it’s an incredible connection and I know that in my heart I want to spend the rest of my life with this person — I know that God will give me the feeling that it will be time for this person to meet my son. That’ll be a year — that’ll be two years — that will be a time that I don’t know because that is in God’s hands.

And so I don’t care what people say — I will always make the remark of years and years and years. No one knows my son better than me — his dad — his auntie — all these people — and I know what’s best for him. I will always do what’s best for Matteo because there will be a time when mama can go get her groove back in certain ways — but my main focus is him. And by the way — mama gets her groove back when she’s on the road and has fun.”

Nikki’s response shows what many single parents deal with: feeling pushed to explain their choices online. She puts Matteo’s care first and will decide when someone new can meet him. By focusing on her son and trusting herself, she shows the importance of protecting kids and ignoring hateful comments on social media and that’s all that matters in the end.

Do you agree with Nikki Bella’s decision to wait “years and years” before introducing someone new to her son? How should single parents handle dating while prioritizing their children’s emotional health? Sound off in the comments.

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