"Society Should Stop The Habit of Pressuring Women To Marriage" -Beverly Naya

"I believe that pressure on women to get married should be reduced, especially in this part of the world, . That’s how people– men and women–end up in wrong marriages. And that is what leads to divorce. A lot of people are miserable all in the name of pleasing society and they end up in miserable situations which lead to divorces and toxic relationships, Beverly Naya reveals.

"Society Should Stop The Habit of Pressuring Women To Marriage" -Beverly Naya
Beverly Naya

Nollywood Actress, Beverly Naya has advised parents to reduce the pressure they give to their children to get married.

She explained that the pressure is even more exaggerated when the girl is above 25.

Naya stated that people should put to stop the habit of pressuring women to marriage for any reason at all.

She said:

“I don’t do things I shouldn’t be doing. It’s easy when one is living one’s life and one stays away from certain things. That’s it really.

:I am not hiding anything. If I were hiding anything, it would have been revealed by now. I just don’t do things that would lead to scandals. It’s just the way I am.”

Continuing, she said: “It’s only an expectation if one allows it to be an expectation. It’s all about what one feels and when one is ready to do (certain) things.

 

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"When one starts allowing people determine how one lives, it becomes an expectation. It becomes pressure. It all begins and ends with one.

“I also believe that pressure on women to get married should be reduced, especially in this part of the world, .

"That’s how people, men and women end up in wrong marriages. And that is what leads to divorce. A lot of people are miserable all in the name of pleasing society and they end up in miserable situations which lead to divorces and toxic relationships.

“I feel it’s important to do things when one is ready. Ensure that you are with the right person. Don’t just marry someone out of convenience or under pressure.

"Marry someone because you genuinely love that person and want to spend ‘forever’ with that person.”

Beverly Naya is a British-born Nigerian actress. She won Most Promising Talent at the 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards. She also won the award for Fast Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Entertainment Awards.