“I Would Not Want A Big Wedding At All, That Will Be Something Very Private”- Maria Chike Speaks On Marriage

Nigerian media personality and television show host, Maria Chike Benjamin, is opening up about her thoughts around marriage, and why she still has fear around doing it.

During a new interview with The Cable Lifestyle, Maria spoke about her fears around marriage and about the allegations made against her as regards snatching married men. Here is what Maria had to say during her interview.

During the interview, Maria was asked “So, you’ve talked about your fear of getting married in the past. Has that changed? Do you have plans to settle down really soon, or do you still have this fear?” She responded saying:

MARIA CHIKE: Marriage is very important, it’s very dear to me. It’s something very confusing.

I don’t like to fail in life. I believe once something is real, marriage or no marriage, that hard work, that bond will always be there. Marriage, in my opinion, tends to destroy a lot of stuff and yes, my opinion has changed slightly. Maybe when I start having kids very soon, I would love to respect my children’s philosophy, traditionally get married or by court or something.

I would not want a big wedding at all. That will be something very private that will just be in respect for my children and for my kids obviously to state so yeah this is your father, you have his last name. Marriage is so complicated, it’s an amazing union first of all and just the society and the day and age that we live in just made marriage a caricature.

Or rather should I say, it’s always been like that even from the old age from the old days of our grandfathers and grandmothers. It’s just more publicised now because of social media that we get stories of partners cheating or kids not being biologically someone’s kid or stuff like that. It just makes you very scared.

“Last year, you received a lot of criticism over allegedly snatching someone’s husband. We’re the allegations true? And can you please clarify the situation?”

MARIA CHIKE: I would never speak on this because I did not bring this rumour. I’ll forever label it as a rumor. I did not bring this online. It’s very personal and it is not in my place to state because there are other people’s personal lives involved. And no, I did not in any way snatch anyone. This is something I’ve said previously by tweet. And whatever has transpired between myself and the person I’m dating, it’s not in my place to publicly state or give the public an answer. First of all, I don’t owe anyone an answer. It’s my personal life, and that’s my private dating life that I will never speak about. Just to rephrase that, no, I’ve never had to break a family. I’ve never done that.

Source: Jide Okonjo

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