BBNaija Reality star Venita Akpofure has cautioned and expressed her opinion on early marriage, advising young ladies to kill the idea of going into it at a young age.
Venita, who shared her own affection for her boyfriend from school, emphasized the importance of enjoying one’s youth and exploring various aspects of life before committing to marriage.
In a chat with Tacha, Venita encouraged young ladies to derail from the idea of settling down too early.
She pointed out the need for individuals to embrace their youth and experience different aspects of life before making a lifelong commitment.
Venita urged ladies to avoid the mindset of “high school sweetheart, we die here.”
She went on to emphasize the significance of being young and carefree before entering into marriage.
In her words;
“Do not marry young, I’m saying ideally — okay if my daughter came and approached me that she was ready to get married, if my daughter approaches me, as long as she’s not I swear to God, not up to 28, we can rock with it. Anything below 28, please no.”
“Because you’re going to change your mind and you don’t know all of who you are at 20-something. Don’t get me wrong, there are people who are mature oh. But you need to try different things in life, different experiences, to be sure of okay, I want to be stuck here. Because it’s handcuff, you’re there.”
“Because you’re stuck – that’s the social idea. Unless you’re Westernized like me, then you’re unstuck, you can unstuck yourself. I’m divorced. The ones that are enjoying now, ‘ll probably still reach a time where they’ll probably hate each other and still have to be in the same space.
“I’m telling you! Why do you think to say them get madam room and oga room? When the ground is shaking and I need space, I need space. Be in your room, I’ll be in my room. To me, an ideal marriage, my husband would have a wonderful house here, and mine would be over here, and there would be magnificent corridors connecting the two houses.”
