A lot of African marriages would have been sweeter/better/more
peaceful if not for self-imposed and culture-imposed ‘stakeholders’
A husband almost beat his wife to a pulp because his sister
complained about the reception she got when she visited
Some marriages break, not because the husband and wife don’t know
how to handle their issues but because someone else has an issue with the way
things are done in the couples’ homes
You hear things like…
“My wife can never talk to me like that”
“My husband will never do that”
“I can’t take that from my husband o”
“If you are not a bastard, you will go home now and show her who
the man is, in this marriage”
“You really let him/her do that?”
“Until your wife knows ‘her place’, I will not come to your house”
“I’m not telling you how to run your home o…but it shouldn’t be
like that”
There are homes that stop being peaceful the day ‘Mama’ visits…anytime
mama is around, peace goes on vacation
Some men sit there while their family members ridicule and
humiliate their wives publicly in the name of culture and tradition
Ephesians 5:25 says “Husbands, love your
wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”
Colossians 3:19 says “Husbands, love your
wives, and do not be harsh with them”
1 Peter 3:7 says “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an
understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they
are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be
hindered”
Ephesians 5:25 says “Husbands, love your
wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…”
Sir, be your wife’s first line of defense…be her shield…protect her from
external aggression
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