- A Nigerian woman has ended her 15-year relationship, citing the non-payment of her bride price despite having five children.
- In a video that circulated online, she explained that the unpaid bride price made the relationship feel culturally incomplete, likening it to mere cohabitation rather than a formal marriage.
A Nigerian woman has stirred widespread reactions after revealing she ended her 15-year relationship due to the non-payment of her bride price.
The story, which gained traction after being shared by YabaLeftOnline, featured the woman describing her union as “toxic” despite having five children with her partner.
“Finally leaving this t0x!c marriage after 15 years… I gave him 5 children but he still refused to pay my bride price,” she said.
In a video that circulated online, she explained that the unpaid bride price made the relationship feel culturally incomplete, likening it to mere cohabitation rather than a formal marriage.
The development has since triggered mixed reactions on social media. While some users questioned why she remained in the relationship for so long without insisting on the traditional rites, others expressed concern about the challenges of single motherhood, especially within Nigeria’s current economic climate.
Read some of the comments below:
@BolarinwaTimil3
U stayed for 15 whole years!!!!!! And u want to leave now cus if the bride price. Yea you have ur right for it but why wait this long with 5 children?? Nah something else is involved
@LoveAndBodi
By this time next year ,you will sing a new song
@Blackvrhmt
You mean 15 years Fornication? You’d start counting how long you’ve stayed in the marriage when he pays your bride price and weds you.
@lovin_a_shay
So your eye just open after 5 children. See God!!
@Prettyjola_
If the only reason it is toxic is because of unpaid bride price, you have yourself to blame! How do you stay with someone for 15 years without any marital rites and give birth to 5 kids!? Omo I hope you have money o
@Samfkw4
What a life, what a belief, none of us is going to be here for eternity: The peace of mind is most important.
@Rozycruz3
Hope you are living with your children because those kids doesn’t belong to him until he pays…
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