Tobi Adebayo

Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo has said that people attach too much importance to religion in marriages.

Dakolo said this while stating his opinion on failed marriages during an interview with media personality, Toke Makinwa.

The “Iyawo Mi” crooner stated further that it was wrong to think that one could change another person as human beings are not infallible.

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“Before two people decide to get married or have children, they should sit down to talk. Forget all the marriage counselling that says ‘you must obey him’ or ‘when he is talking, the woman should keep quiet. I think we place too much (emphasis on) religion in front of this thing called marriage. For instance, it is not every time that the husband talks that the wife should not talk. It is not every time that love is at its highest.

“Forever is such a long time for one to make a mistake. Discuss deeply without external input first. Everything should be based on the truth. I think one of the biggest mistakes is when one gets married, thinking one’s partner would change. One cannot change anybody. Human beings will fail one and let one down. We are prone to make mistakes. If one marries the idea of a Prince Charming, it would fail one. One must give up a part of one’s ego to stay in a marriage,” Timi Dakolo said.