Nollywood actor Uzor Arukwe has said he’s not an advocate for marriage because of how demanding it is on women.
Arukwe said this on the In My Opinion podcast when asked whether society has oversold the idea of marriage to women.
In response, he said that marriage places greater demands on women, who often carry more responsibility within the union.
The father of two added that societal attitudes are shifting away from the belief that a woman’s worth is tied to marriage, noting that more women are now making personal choices about marriage and family life despite outside expectations.
“I’ve never really been an advocate for marriage because I feel like it is more tasking for the woman. She’s the one who bears the children, takes the man’s last name, and has to deal with a lot of things. So, I feel society is now beginning to catch on to the fact that marriage doesn’t define or make a woman,” Arukwe said.
“Growing up, people would ask you why you weren’t married at 25 or 30 and talk about how they already had five children by that age. Now, there are even women who don’t want to have children. I’ve met at least two or three.”
