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Despite the 13 years age difference between her and her husband, singer and evangelist, Funmi Aragbaye has been married for 40 years.
In a chat with Motunrayo Joel of Punch, Funmi Aragbaye shares her love story and why she will never allow her husband do house chores.
On being married for 40 years
I would say the grace of God. We got married in 1977. If God is the foundation of one’s marriage, that marriage is bound to succeed. Then one’s upbringing also matters. If one grew up with disciplinarians, that character would reflect in one’s marriage. One would be disciplined in one’s marriage.
My mother is a disciplinarian. She doesn’t appreciate quarrels. Whenever I have disagreements with my husband, my mother is always on my husband’s side. She does that even up till today. And when I question her decision about supporting my husband during our disagreements, she says that is the way in-laws should be treated.
If her husband helped with house chores in the early years of their marriage
No, he didn’t. I wouldn’t even have allowed him. I don’t like the idea of men doing house chores. That is a modern-day mentality. My husband doesn’t belong to that category. I celebrate my husband. He is a big personality, a top journalist in this country. I can’t do that to him.
I believe such a thing is dirty. Why would I allow him wash plates and do other house chores? My upbringing wouldn’t allow him do such. I believe it is ‘unafrican’ for men to do house chores. As a mother, you need to put your house in the right order.
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Despite the 13 years age difference between her and her husband, singer and evangelist, Funmi Aragbaye has been married for 40 years.
In a chat with Motunrayo Joel of Punch, Funmi Aragbaye shares her love story and why she will never allow her husband do house chores.
On being married for 40 years
I would say the grace of God. We got married in 1977. If God is the foundation of one’s marriage, that marriage is bound to succeed. Then one’s upbringing also matters. If one grew up with disciplinarians, that character would reflect in one’s marriage. One would be disciplined in one’s marriage.
My mother is a disciplinarian. She doesn’t appreciate quarrels. Whenever I have disagreements with my husband, my mother is always on my husband’s side. She does that even up till today. And when I question her decision about supporting my husband during our disagreements, she says that is the way in-laws should be treated.
If her husband helped with house chores in the early years of their marriage
No, he didn’t. I wouldn’t even have allowed him. I don’t like the idea of men doing house chores. That is a modern-day mentality. My husband doesn’t belong to that category. I celebrate my husband. He is a big personality, a top journalist in this country. I can’t do that to him.
I believe such a thing is dirty. Why would I allow him wash plates and do other house chores? My upbringing wouldn’t allow him do such. I believe it is ‘unafrican’ for men to do house chores. As a mother, you need to put your house in the right order.
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