21st January, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Veteran Nollywood actress, Jaiye Kuti has shared that cultural differences are the main reason most couples struggle in marriage in Nigeria.
The actress while sharing a troubling insight concerning the state of marriages, said 85% of Nigerian women express the desire to leave their marriages.
Jaiye Kuti’s personal ordeal reflects a similar sentiment, as she admitted to attempting to terminate her marriage on three occasions.
Expanding on her perspective, she asserted that men, in contrast, often find it seemingly effortless to end a marriage, driven by their self-serving inclination to engage in infidelity.
She said: “If you ask a hundred women, 85% wants to exit their marriage. I even tried to leave like thrice. The issue is when you marry someone from a different tradition and when a man wants to get married, he would treat and pamper a woman well but the second marriage and children are involved, everyone will start to show their true colours.
“Also, men can be egocentric in nature; and also can’t be stopped from cheating,” she added.