Kourtney Kardashian Recalls Kanye West’s Dating Advice

Kourtney Kardashian said Kanye West advised her not to have casual hookups before she was with her husband, and that she followed his advice. She recounted the conversation while speaking with her stepson, Landon Barker, about waiting until marriage before becoming sexually intimate, in an episode of The Kardashians. A producer asked Kardashian whether she had abstained from hookups before marrying Travis Barker. She said no, then recalled West telling her that he felt God was calling him to advise her not to hook up with random people until she was with her husband. Kardashian said she did not do so. Her recollection describes advice about casual encounters, rather than a claim that she waited until marriage to have sex. The exchange took place as Kardashian offered Landon advice about relationships. The televised conversation is the basis for accounts of what West told her and her response; it does not provide independent confirmation of the exchange beyond Kardashian’s own statement. West was married to Kardashian’s sister, Kim Kardashian, from 2014 until their separation and subsequent divorce. He was part of the extended family during the years when Kourtney Kardashian’s...