November 29, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, disclosed that she and her partner, music executive, Paul Okoye, find contentment in their relationship without pursuing marriage.
On her Television show, Iyabo Ojo TV, she, along with veteran singer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, shared her view that marriage is overrated.
She stressed that both she and Okoye share the perspective of not subscribing to the institution of marriage. Charly Boy echoed their sentiments, proposing alternative relationship approaches, such as having a contract with a defined time frame.
She said, “I am enjoying my relationship. I am enjoying it. Luckily for me, he also doesn’t believe in marriage. We feel like it is overrated.”
Charly Boy concurred, saying, “I agree with you that marriage is overrated. My son called me the other day and said, ‘Dad, why can’t people have a contract and say we will just do five years in marriage and if we are lucky and happy, we renew the contract?’
“It sounds funny but you know, there are different coping mechanisms because these days, marriage is not what it used to be when our parents got married. Marriage is a little bit muddled up now. And people are a little bit more individualistic than they used to be before. Nobody wants to serve anybody. Everybody wants to get their own. So, that’s where the problem starts.”
