Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has given reasons why she and her partner, show promoter, Paul Okoye aka Paulo are yet to tie the knot.
The mother of two said she and Paulo don’t have any intention of getting married because they feel ‘marriage is overrated.’
Iyabo Ojo added that they’re having fun and enjoying their relationship despite being unmarried.
The self-proclaimed Queen Mother revealed this in the latest episode of her TV show, which had veteran singer Charly Boy as a guest.
She said, “I am enjoying my relationship. I am enjoying it. Luckily for me, he [Paulo Okoye] also doesn’t believe in marriage. We feel like it is overrated.”
Charly Boy concurred: “I agree with you that marriage is overrated. My son called me the other day and said, ‘Dad, why can’t people have a contract and say we will just do five years in marriage and if we are lucky and happy, we renew the contract?’
“It sounds funny but you know, there are different coping mechanisms because these days, marriage is not what it used to be when our parents got married. Marriage is a little bit muddled up now. And people are a little bit more individualistic than they used to be before. Nobody wants to serve anybody. Everybody wants to get their own. So, that’s where the problem starts.”
The actress earlier revealed that she and her partner are not planning on having kids, stating that their relationship is strictly for enjoyment.
When media personality Daddy Freeze asked about having kids Iyabo Ojo and Paulo Okoye laughed it off, adding that “their relationship is strictly for traveling and enjoyment.” They said they are already grown for that as their children will soon start giving birth to children.
