“It Will Get To A Point Where The Love Would Appear As If It’s Not There Anymore”-Akpororo Speaks On Lessons Learnt In Marriage

My marriage…With Akpororo

What attracted you to your wife?

It was her beauty that first got me attracted to her. Then the day we had a one-on-one conversation, I fell more in love with her; she’s mature, intelligent and smart.

How did you both meet?

I met her on stage; she’s a dancer in a group called Explicit. I’m a fan of that group so it got to a point where I had to tell the leader of the group that I wanted her (my wife). We had known each other for many years. Before we started dating, I was already a friend to her family. Though I liked her from the outset, I didn’t show interest early because a colleague claimed they had something going on.

How long did you date before you got married?

We didn’t court for up to a year. I’m a direct person. I made my intentions clear that I wasn’t there to play games or anything; that I wanted to marry her.

What lessons have you learnt from marriage?

I’ll say marry your friend because I have learnt that understanding is everything, not even the word love, because I think it will get to a point where the love would appear as if it’s not there anymore. On such days, understanding will be what will keep one together.

What’s your advice to young people on their choice of partner?

Be yourself and marry your friend. Most times, if you know you have friends around you, it’s better to choose from them. It is also important to pray about your choice of partner because prayer is the key and the way to know if someone is yours or not.

It is also important to pay attention to details about the person like checking if the person is nice, no curse in their family and other things. Be good to yourself; what you want people to do to you, do it to them too. I will add that I am not a fan of long years of courtship. You don’t use five years to know a person when in truth you will still take a lifetime to know the person. Don’t kill yourself, just pray. You only need to be sure that it is the person and start the race. While both of you grow, you’ll learn things together.

Source: Punch

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