It’s Not a Man’s Responsibility to Make You Happy — Jada Pinkett Smith

By Micheal Chukwuebuka

During a recent interview, Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about the challenges of expecting someone else to make you happy. She says no matter how hard Will Smith tried to make her happy, it didn’t work.

She added that she later realized it wasn’t his responsibility, which led her to seek happiness in other people while still married a process she says ultimately helped her heal.

“It is not his responsibility to make you happy. He can’t. It’s impossible,” she said, reflecting on her own journey.

She admitted it took her a long time to fully understand this. “But it took me forever. Hard-headed, stubborn, you know, because that romantic idea, and that’s why I talk about checking the boxes. It’s like, I did everything I was supposed to do. You get to have your dream, how come I’m not having mine?”

Pinkett Smith explained that the reason wasn’t about her efforts but about the other person’s choices. “And that’s because Will was doing what he wanted to do. He was making himself happy and also tells me to make myself happy, He’s like, go, go, go make yourself happy.”