Nollywood star Bimbo Akintola has shared insights into her choice to remain single, revealing that she has not pursued a new romantic relationship since her true love passed away.
At 54 years old, Akintola expressed in a recent interview that the memory of her lost partner continues to shape her perspective on love and relationships.
“Are you married? “No”, she said when Ehumadu asked about her marital status.
Quizzed on the reason she is yet to be married, the actress stated: “He died. I don’t talk about it, but he died. Do you know how long it took me to find him? It was a very long time, but he is gone.
“I don’t believe that you get married for marriage’s sake. If you are not going to be truthful to your vows, then why are you doing it? The person wey me fit do forever for don die. He’s gone. I am not saying that you can’t have two or three loves in your lifetime, but do you know how long it took me to find that one that I knew I could stay with?”
She added: “I am also too old to understand red flags when I see them, and I think I am too old to manage and say I am doing something just to make other people happy. Who are those people? To make the world happy, I should marry someone so that the world can say you don do am.
“It doesn’t make sense, I don’t care, I really don’t care. No, I won’t do that for anybody. I am always truthful to myself because at the end of the day, if someone dies, when you stand in front of God, na you and God, one on one you go answer the question, nobody go answer the question for you. So, I am living my life in all truthfulness, being truthful to myself.”
The actress also disclosed that she believes in marriage; however, the man she wants to do it with is late.
“I do, but the person I did it with is dead; he is gone. I have not seen anybody else, and before I saw him I thought it would never happen. I have dated, but I have never seen myself marrying those people. I didn’t see forever with those people.”
However, Bimbo Akintola acknowledged that if she finds a man that she can spend the rest of her life with, she is going to remarry, irrespective of her age.
“If I ever see someone and I see forever with that person, I will do it even if I am 82; I will do it, but I won’t do it if I don’t see that person.
“I am not able to just stress myself out for anything. Do you know how difficult marriage is? It is difficult; it is very difficult, you will now go on and do it with someone you know you can’t do forever with.”