“If you can’t pay for your flight ticket and don’t have a job, don’t marry” — Female pastor advises ladies
A female pastor has advised young ladies to become financially independent and establish themselves before getting married.
The cleric made the remarks in a viral video while speaking about the challenges ladies may face when they enter marriage without a job, income or something meaningful to pursue.
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Pastor urges ladies to build themselves
The pastor said ladies should be able to navigate life independently before committing to marriage, warning against relying entirely on a husband for their future.
She said: “If You cannot pay for your flight ticket. Don’t marry. Yes.
If you’re a young lady, you cannot pay for your flight ticket. Don’t do what? If you’re a young lady, you don’t have a job. Don’t what? Don’t dream.
It is not there by moonlight. If you don’t have anything you are doing whatsoever, don’t marry. A man can navigate his life but a woman cannot navigate inside marriage.
It’s hard. It’s very, very hard for you to navigate. That’s why you see some women when they get married to somebody that is not meant for them, they will stay there.
It’s not as if they cannot come out. They are thinking of how to come out and begin to start all over again, navigate through life. And the marriages we see these days are not the same marriage of my father those days.
Am I speaking to you? Every man you see wants a helper.”
Her comments have sparked reactions on social media, with discussions centring on financial independence, personal development and the realities of modern marriage.
The pastor’s advice comes amid growing conversations about the importance of women maintaining careers, businesses or other means of livelihood alongside marriage.
Watch the video here…
“If you are a young lady and you don’t have a job or anything you are doing, and can’t pay your flight ticket, don’t get married.” — Female Pastor advises ladies pic.twitter.com/PmaHyDXB41
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