Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has shared his views on marriage, stating that he has never been a robust advocate for the establishment as a result of he believes ladies bear extra duties and challenges within the union.
The actor made this recognized throughout an interview on the In My Opinion podcast, the place he mentioned societal expectations surrounding marriage and the strain typically positioned on ladies.
According to Arukwe, ladies undergo being pregnant and childbirth, take their husbands’ surnames and shoulder a number of different duties related to constructing a household.
He defined that these calls for have influenced his perspective on marriage, including that society is progressively recognising {that a} lady’s id and value will not be outlined by her marital standing.
He mentioned: “I’ve never actually been an advocate for marriage as a result of I really feel like it’s extra tasking for the girl. She’s the one who bears the youngsters, takes the person’s final title, and has to take care of plenty of issues. So, I really feel society is now starting to catch on to the truth that marriage doesn’t outline or make a lady.
“Growing up, people would ask you why you weren’t married at 25 or 30 and talk about how they already had five children by that age. Now, there are even women who don’t want to have children. I’ve met at least two or three.”
