Patience Ozokwor Speaks on Rising Divorce Rates: Calls for Marriage Education

Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, has sparked discussions on social media with her recent comments about the increasing rate of divorce in today’s society. According to her, marriages in the past lasted longer because women were more patient and willing to endure challenges.

“Divorce is very easy these days because women don’t take advice,” she stated, emphasizing that previous generations of women remained in their marriages despite their husbands’ faults.

Ozokwor recalled how older women often faced infidelity and other marital issues privately, choosing to address them within the home rather than exposing them publicly. “Sometimes, our mothers would even catch their husbands in bed with another woman, but they would drive the woman away and continue the marriage. Even the neighbors wouldn’t hear about it,” she remarked.

The actress also criticized the modern trend of taking marital issues to social media, arguing that public exposure often worsens situations that could be resolved through private discussions. “Nowadays, everything is being brought to the internet. Some of these problems, if discussed privately, could actually be fixed, but the internet often worsens the situation,” she noted.

Her comments have ignited mixed reactions, with some agreeing that patience and discretion are vital in sustaining marriages, while others argue that women should not be forced to endure toxic or abusive relationships.

Ozokwor concluded by suggesting that women need to be re-educated on marriage, hinting at the need for a renewed approach to marital values. “Women need to be educated about marriage again,” she asserted.

As debates continue to swirl around her statements, the conversation raises deeper questions about the evolving expectations of marriage and the role of societal changes in modern relationships.

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