Jay and I have been buddies for a decade now, so naturally we hang out late often. But in the last few weeks following the wedding of another friend,Useni, he just went into overdrive about 'settling down'!
The problem is Jay-z (that's what the guys call him) has decided to inundate us with the outcome of his research into matrimony with mind boggling statistics during our night time hang outs.
Did we know that divorce rate had gone up by 25% at the turn of this century? Did we know that 50% of newly contracted marriages crashed in the first three years? Did we know that 90% of married men cheat on their newly weds in the first three months of marriage? Did we know that 60% of married women admitted to cheating their husbands at least once in their married life? Did we know that divorce rate amongst Nigerians was increasing by 10% year on year since 2000?
Last night, my man had another 'did you know' update for the table.
'Guys, did you know that statistics has it that more than 80% of married people do regret marrying their spouse because they get to run into someone else that had all the qualities they had in a life partner?'
Gosh, Jay Z, can't you ever stop? See no one is putting a gun to your head to sign the dotted lines (not totally true, because I know Marureen has a kitchen knife), no one can truly verify these figures and for sure, no one two persons destinies are the same!
I actually didn't tell him all of the above but the words played on in my head as the discussion snowballed into our normal arguments of 'for' and 'against'!
Now I know my guy is suddenly catching cold feet on the prospect of becoming a 'responsible' man but if he keeps up this frenzy on the minuses of wedlock and a life of 'happily ever after', I fear that his journey to the altar may be short lived and we may be welcoming our good old (and sober) Jay Z to a second life of singlehood, as a divorcee!
So Jay Z, make up your mind without the numbers or just remain single. That's all!
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