Renowned Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma, has encouraged women who have reached the age of 35 and aspire to get married not to passively wait for men to propose to them.
Oluoma proposed that women in this age group should challenge societal norms by taking the initiative to approach men first, especially those who have expressed interest in them, rather than waiting indefinitely.
The cleric’s counsel was conveyed in a video shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
He asserted that individuals above the age of 35 who persist in waiting for men to propose to them may indicate a lack of readiness for marriage.
He said: “At 35 years of age, my dear sister, you are waiting for a man who will come to propose to you at the airport. 35 years? You’re not ready. You are waiting for a man to come and propose to you. ‘You don de enter menopause’. Menopause ‘means that men will pause’.
“Break the law! I’m saying this but it may sound funny. If you’re a young girl and you know marriage is your calling; you can be a good mother. You happen to see any guy who is interested in you but doesn’t have courage. You know some guys like some ladies but they don’t have the courage, some guys don’t the courage. You discover that this guy have shown signs of liking you but doesn’t have the courage of talking to you. My dear sister break that useless law. Approach that guy. Break that useless convention. Meet the guy and say ‘Bro, I know you like me but you don’t have the courage’. Tell him ‘I will make it easy for you’. Tell him your good qualities.”
Video link below:
https://fb.watch/qOpbpveFJK/
