An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Emmanuel Eyitayo, has
warned couples to stop treating every advice on their social media as ‘gospel
truth’ . He said many Nigerian couples believed whatever information they saw
on their face book page, twitter account and Instagram as ‘be all and end all.
Eyitayo, who gave the warning in Ilorin on Wednesday during
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said social media had led
to many broken marriages.
The legal practitioner said : “Many couples are fond of
seeking advice on their social pages, thinking they are in the right place to
fix their marital challenges. “Facebook advice has ruined so many marriages, as
it contains people with different opinions with different cultures and
backgrounds. So what you think is good in your own culture maybe perceived as
bad in other people’s culture.
“You can only get more confused while trying to accept
friends’ opinion on social media. “You will encounter controversial set of
people that knows nothing about the topic on ground, but they will like to post
something just to keep their timeline active.”
He said social media would only mislead couples the more if
they believed too much in it, adding that they must learn to resolve issues
without resorting to social media for solution.
“They must learn to tolerate each other and let go of past
mistakes to enjoy happy marriage.”
The legal practitioner also cautioned couples to refrain
from making their marriage a subject of public discussion in order to avoid
being misled. NAN
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