So yesterday, singer Timi Dakolo posted some marriage and divorce advice on Social Media, admonishing divorcee’s not to make marriage look bad and all. That didn’t go down well with some people and Nigerian celebrities like Uti Nwachukwu, Daddy Freeze and Toni Payne posted their disagreement with Timi.
According to Timi Dakolo, marriage will not make an incomplete person complete, and divorce is way not cool.. He
“THE WAY PEOPLE ARE MAKING DIVORCE LOOK LIKE SOMETHING KOOL.. . LIKE YOUR MARRIAGE VOW MEANS NOTHING.. IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT THEY THOUGHT FOR BETTER FOR WORSE MEANT.. IF YOU WEREN’T SURE.. WHY DID U GO AHEAD? DON’T GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME .. YOU GUYS ARE THE PROBLEM NOT THAT MARRIAGE IS BAD.. THIS SHALLOW AND IMPATIENCE GENERATION.. FIX YOURSELF.. MARRIAGE IS FOR TWO COMPLETE ADULTS .. DON’T ENTER INTO IT WITH YOUR INCOMPLETE SELF… MARRIAGE WILL NOT MAKE AN INCOMPLETE PERSON COMPLETE… YOU SHOULD COME INTO IT PREPARED AND COMPLETE ..BUT WHAT DO I KNOW?, AM I NOT JUST A MUSICIAN?”
Daddy Freeze and other celebrities had this to say about the post;
“So pastor Oyakhilome that got divorced is an incomplete person abi?
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A friend of mine nearly had his dick cut off by his ex wife. She tied him down in his sleep, If not for the fact that his younger brother broke down the door and rescued him, today he would have been dickless. I wish he had listened to TIMI’S advice and remained in the marriage with or without his penis, as long as he kept his vows abi? God punish bad people!
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I am a living testimony that divorce from a bad situation is a HUGE BLESSING, as in baba blessing, my entire family and I rejoice everyday, thanking God for the gift of divorce.
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If person wan kill you, no run o, siddon inside the marriage dey dance to Timi music ~
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Uti is right, 5 years is still early to think that one has a perfect marriage. In short 5 years does not qualify one to become a marriage counsellor.
Divorce saved my elder sister's life abeg.
Many Nigerians and even Christians are divorcing today "YES". When does the Bible allow divorce:
The Bible only explicitly allows divorce for two reasons…“Jesus proceeded to state one exception in which case divorce is permissible: sexual immorality on [the] part of one’s spouse, that is, in context, adultery (Matthew 19:9).“Paul adds a second exception, in instances where an unbelieving spouse abandons the marriage. This would typically be the case when one of the two partners is converted to Christ at some point after marrying and the other person refuses to continue in the marriage” (see 1 Corinthians 7).
What about domestic abuse (Violence?
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?
That you had an argument with your spouse is not domestic violence at all at all o….“THAT shouldn't be an excuse for people to opt out of their marriages—someone saying, she abuses me (because she doesn't laugh at my jokes, he didn't eat my food, didn't come home after an argument) or he abuses me (because we had a heated argument). Even the patriarchs in Genesis had disagreements (for example, Jacob and Rachel in Genesis 30:1–2). there does come a point where discretion is needed. Some people are too ready to grasp for that point and leave too early; others wait much longer than they should. Jesus told those persecuted for his name to flee from one city to another to escape persecution (Matthew 10:23), and sometimes the apostles did so (Acts 14:5–6). It is heartless to make someone remain in an abusive situation and continue to quote that God hates divorce.”
There is a time to FLEE whether Christian or not.