{"id":42936,"date":"2023-03-12T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/12\/once-a-man-pays-your-bride-price-he-has-paid-for-your-life-marriage-counselor\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T23:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:25:00","slug":"once-a-man-pays-your-bride-price-he-has-paid-for-your-life-marriage-counselor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/12\/once-a-man-pays-your-bride-price-he-has-paid-for-your-life-marriage-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOnce a man pays your bride price, he has paid for your life\u201d \u2014 Marriage counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Nigerian marriage\u00a0counselor has stirred reactions on social media following claims that a woman\u2019s life is tied to the bride price paid by her\u00a0husband.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jane Chukwu made the assertion in a Facebook post while advising women on how to keep a marriage, irrespective of the enlightenment and feminism mantra heralded by some women.<\/p>\n<p>She argued that once a man pays a woman\u2019s bride price, it seals the complete ownership of his partner\u2019s life, hence, the need for a woman to please her husband all the days of his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForget civilization and feminist brouhaha, when a man pays your bride price, he has automatically paid for your life and the life you live isn\u2019t yours anymore, the life you now have is to please him and make him happy all the days of his life,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/marriage-expert-on-bride-price.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273154\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Below are some reactions the post has elicited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>deyemitheactor:<\/strong> \u201cWho is this one now? Even me wey be traditional man no fit gree for this rubbish!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>offical_lulu:<\/strong> \u201cJust marry a man that won\u2019t think like this Aunty here. Thank you\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>davidchisom60:<\/strong> \u201cMeaning a woman automatically has sold herself to you because you are operating \u201cslav3 trade\u201d better know that marriage is built on a relationship. The better you understand that you work out the submission through love and commitment the better for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>leochard1:<\/strong> \u201cWhat if them return the bride price? Does that mean they returned your life?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; A Nigerian marriage\u00a0counselor has stirred reactions on social media following claims that a woman\u2019s life is tied to the bride price paid by her\u00a0husband. 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