Are you in love with an Igbo girl and planning to marry her? Then this is for you!
Igbo
girls, a sect of Nigerian girls from the south-eastern parts of the
country, are one of the most beautiful and intelligent women in the
world. However, they have other unique quirks which impact their
marriages considerably.
For
those who have fallen in love with Igbo girls and are unaware of these
other things that come with being eternally linked to them, Jovago.com,
Africa’s No1 online hotel booking site, has put together a little list
to help you understand your wife to be. Please keep in mind that list is
applicable to most Igbo girls, but not all, like everything else, there
are exceptions to the rule.
They value the presence of their family
Igbo
girls have deep regard for family and so usually want to have members
of their family around most of the time. Her relationship with her
parents, siblings and even extended family is close knit and she will
not compromise or cut them off in a hurry.
Any
guy marrying an Igbo girl has to keep in mind that their home will
always be packed with family members gossiping, quarrelling and
laughing. Even if you decided to live far away from family, be rest
assured that she will keep sending random things back home, will get
home-sick a lot and so, will be in constant communication with her
family.
They will speak their language to the children
While
most Igbo girls are well-groomed and can speak English without the
detection of a local accent, they are usually well-versed in their
dialect and are proud to speak it at any time. Even when they marry from
other tribes or country, they do not neglect their dialect for their
husbands or a foreign one.
Their
children most usually speak this mother-tongue first before learning
that of their husband or any other language. So also, they tend to pass
down unique Igbo traits and traditions to their children even if they
are married into other tribes.
They will take care of you with love
Igbo girls are beautiful and intelligent, but most of all, they are very caring, hardworking and industrious.
They
are generally strong women and while the husband plays the head of the
home and brings home the bread, she most likely ends up being the
foundation of the house: takes care of the kids, the budget, the food,
the home generally. She will not hesitate to take up several jobs to
support her husband and family, and she will still fulfill her wifely
duty to keep everyone happy.
They are very religious
Igbos
are very religious people and their preferred religion is Christianity.
Most Igbo girls are brought up in strict religious homes and as such,
they have the fear of God and the belief in His supremacy instilled in
them.
Even
when they get emancipated from their parents, they still carry those
values with them into their marriage and homes. Be prepared to go to
church every Sunday, and observe religious holidays and church
programmes once married to an Igbo girl, they hardly compromise on this
or convert to other religions.
Their local delicacies will fill out the home menu
Igbos
have a large variety of delicious dishes and their women are trained to
know these recipes from an early age. They also have a love for their
local meals and so they find it difficult to change their diet to food
from other areas.
No
doubt after marriage, especially if they are married to someone from
another country or tribe, they can make the necessary compromise and eat
other dishes, but be rest assures that they will not throw their home
food completely away. They find ways to cajole their new family into
accepting their local dishes and this is usually easy as Igbo meals are
usually delicious and the girls are great cooks.
| Ndem Nkem | |
| Travel/Tech Writer Jovago Nigeria |
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