Should parents ‘arrange’ life partners for their children?
Marriage is the only institution that brings two people together and gives them only one future. It is sacred, and the way it works has not yet been understood by many people going into it. Many homes that have gone sour today did so because their foundation was faulty, most of the time because of ‘bad’ choices of who to marry, hence the need to know if parents’ involvement in the choice of their children’s life partners is a plus or minus. Ada's Weekend Romance wants to know your opinion guys.......
Its a capital NO for me, a real minus at that. Angel
ReplyDeleteMy lovely Angel, ABV take note,
DeleteOh! Yel! Emeka is crushing on me already. Is Ada's blog a dating site? Anyway, I hv to see you b4 I make up my mind. Hope you are lanky, tall, sexy, blue eyes, and with 6 packs abs. My criteria tho loool.........Angel
DeleteParent's blessings is very important in marriage so I advice that youths should take lead.
ReplyDeleteMarriage is a personal thing so I advice that no second party to avoid heaping blames in future. Styl Plus
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I hv mixed feelings towards the concept of arranged marriages. I do feel that family members should be involved within the decison making process of conducting d marriage. However, I also feel that the Individual should make the decison to go out and search for their life partner, instead oft leaving the job to the Patents. The person would find d best match by going out there in search of Mr/Mrs Right
ReplyDeleteNigerrian and their mentality, must you use oyibo pics? Is there no naija's family pics u can use?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 11.53, its Nigerian, pls make use of your Primary Sch English Macmilian and don't bother to thank me. Parents should rather guide their children and not arrange for them. Ezenwanyi ndi ibo
ReplyDeleteIf parents matchmake and d children are comfortable wit it, I don't see anytin wrong wit it. Its only a no no for me wen its against d children wish. Mrs O
ReplyDelete@Mrs O, Did your parents arrange your marriage? Just asking, my lil sister need to take a decision with my parent's help. Ezenwanyi ndi ibo
ReplyDeleteNot right Ada if you ask me, I was a victim some years ago, then I was studing abroad. My parents called me that they saw a good girl and would advice me to marry her. They mounted a lot of pressures and I had to call off my relationship wt Bunmi my gf then. It was the height of an emtional heartbreak. I married my mum's choice and she was very good buh with time, I found out that my wife is the thing that can happen to any man. She pretends, lies, nags, greedy, bad cook, steals and every other nasty behaviour. After 12yrs of our marriage, I had to seek for divorce bcos if I continue in that marriage probably by now, I would have gone really crazy. We had 2 boys and 1 girl. I have since gone back to Bunmi 4yrs ago precisely and life with her was just heavenly.
ReplyDeleteWell it all depends on the angle you are looking at it Ada, whatever that will make you happy and you are very sure pls go for it but apportion blames later. Ayinde
ReplyDeleteFor me everyone should choose for him or her self let parent be there to guard and advice, gone re the days when u will tell ur children who to marry that was in d olden days not in this jet age. God bless you Ada for giving us new thing every day
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 13.59, it was a touchy one thank God you went back to your love and this is the exact meaning of 'Destine can be delayed but not changed' Guys choose your spouse yourselves. Adeyemi A
ReplyDeleteMy own opinion, is nt gud at all, at all for parents to choose life partner for their children cos wen problem comes, they will lay blames on their parents. So my sis and bros over there pls choose for urself. Madam tanx for all d news. Ada Owerri
ReplyDeleteEzenwanyi, my parents didn't choose for me. I said if d children are fine with d match , I don't see any tin wrong. Mrs o
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