MI Abaga opens up on reason behind ‘late’ marriage

Nigerian rapper and music executive MI Abaga has opened up on why he settled sown later than his peers.

While speaking with Jay-on-Air, MI stated that he once compared his life to that of his friends who had settled down in their 20s.

He disclosed that he met his wife at 40 and he soon learnt that everyone has their own timeline and journey.

“I felt a little bad about being unmarried when I was 37. Because my friend who got married at 25, 26 now have 14 year old kids. I have friends who have kids who are going off to college now. Some of them who didn’t marry had kids early. Jesse has a 21 year old child and I don’t have any kids of my own yet so you miss out on some of that. No complaints because I got the opportunity to meet this beautiful woman who I’m married to now and I really see some Providence In that. At the end of the day, when you’re not ready you’re not ready. Everybody’s timeline is different and this is something that is lost in humanity today,” he said.

MI also noted the importance of embracing ones journey. He stated the importance of maturity in recognising ones blessings before it is too late.

“Within my timeline. It just so happened that I had left a relationship around age 39 and met my wife around 40. She was there at my 40th birthday. At that point I was ready, so I asked her to marry me, we got married when I was 41. I have sadness when I think about how I was in my former relationships. And I met a lot of kind women in my life who were supportive to me. I just wasn’t mature and I was stubborn,” he said.