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Simi Drey, an award-winning British-Nigerian actress and presenter, has opened up about a previous relationship that nearly ended in marriage.
She claims that after becoming engaged, she called off her plans to marry her ex-lover.
In a recent WithChude podcast episode, Drey revealed this.
The actress gave an explanation for her choice, saying that after becoming engaged, she became aware that she wasn’t really content or contented.
However, she lamented the abuse she received for putting off the wedding.
She said, “ My ex and I didn’t have a perfect relationship. He never cheated, never was abusive. But you know when you are not 100% fulfilled or happy. We do live in a part of the world where marriage is heavily emphasized, especially for women. My parents never pressured me, but I remember my friends asking me, ‘When will you get married?’
“Eventually, he proposed. I remember having this apprehension—‘Is he really the person I am going to marry?’ I was very close to my mum. When I told her that I was engaged, she said, ‘Simi, don’t do this.’ But I told her everything is fine.
“My mom is not the type who would ever stop me from doing something or blacklist me. But she knew I wasn’t feeling whole in the relationship. I called my dad and ended the call in tears of apprehension, not joy.
“Two months later, I called my fiancé and said that we should work on our relationship first, and then maybe we can think about marriage.
“A month later, I didn’t feel I wanted to marry this man because I wanted to marry with worth. I ended the engagement with him. And I received more criticism from people around me, but I had to be truthful to myself that I wasn’t happy in the relationship.
“It was after I left that reality hit me. I realized that being single and happy is better than being married and miserable. If I do not feel respected or feel a man is superior to me because of his title or finances, it is a no.”
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