Mr. Ekene Uzoigwe wore a sparkling white suit as he stepped into St Patrick Catholic Church, Umuchu in Aguata Local government, Anambra State, In tow was his best-man and the men on suit. The date was January 3rd 2015. The guests, choir and the officiating priests were already seated. After 2 hours of waiting for the bride Miss Ifunanya Igwebuike to show up to tie the knot with Ekene Uzoigwe. The brides phones were switched off and envoys sent to her home confirmed that she locked herself up and refused to speak or open the door for any one. After several hours of waiting, she sent a message to the Parish Priest, Rev. Father Lawrence Maduagwu, stating categorically that she was no longer interested in marrying Mr Ekene Uzoigwe and asked him to cancel the wedding. The grooms crime was that he was not educated even though the bride admitted that the same uneducated man saw her through school. (Read More)
Few days ago, the shocking news of a ditched boyfriend shooting his ex for refusing his proposal after sponsoring her education broke online. The said girl was about to get married to another man who she met and fell in love with. The ugly incident happened at Owerri.
These incidents bring to heart, the question of fairness, charity, loyalty, trust, investment and liabilities and ultimately love. The trend where some men sponsor a lady's education not because they can afford the luxury of charity and favors but because they believe that they are investing in their future family is quite common and atimes such men even undertake the general upkeep of the lady''s family in the hopes or agreement that marriage would happen sometime in the future.
Are these men in love or mad?
These are the thoughts of blog readers, the very sexy Lydia Chidiebere Idam and super cool Benson Olasunkanmi:
Lydia has this to say:
No woman owes you anything until they owe you. If you didn't wife anyone they are not your wife. If you didn't perform any marital rite to wife her she's not your wife and everything you did for her shares the same meaning with the regular word we use- FAVOR. You're a control freak and she possibly saw that and turned you down sharply.
I hope the law avenges her death and the killer remains perpetually behind bars.
Dating isn't the same as engagement. Not all relationships end with marriage. If it has fulfilled it's purpose there's nothing more to demand of it. Period!!!"
Benson seem quite angry and has this to say:
This is a very sad situation. Considering the realities on ground. who exactly is to blame. the man who invested blindly without commitment or the woman who decided to follow her heart? Is sponsoring a girlfriend in school while hoping or agreeing to marry her later an act of love or plain madness?
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