Iyabo Ojo, a prominent Nollywood actress, revealed that she and her partner, Paul Okoye, widely known as Paulo, find fulfillment in their relationship without the need for marriage.
During a recent episode of her TV show, Iyabo Ojo TV, featuring veteran singer Charly Boy, she expressed that both she and Paulo share the belief that “marriage is overrated.” According to her, they are content in their relationship without feeling the necessity to formalize it through marriage.
Charly Boy supported this perspective, emphasizing the changing dynamics of modern marriages and the shift towards individualistic values, suggesting alternative approaches such as fixed-term contracts for marital commitments.
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.”