As
many African parents continue to shun inter-tribal marriages, a young
lady whose family is different is currently excited about how welcoming
her father was towards her non-Igbo boyfriend.
The lady sharing the story
A Twitter user identified as Max 'Odogwu' M (@MakiSpoke), has taken
to the social networking platform to reveal her father's reaction when
she told him that she is now dating a Yoruba man.
One of the major problems in Nigeria today is tribalism as this
usually pose a big problem when people from different tribes fall in
love.
However, for this Nigerian lady of Igbo origin, it was a completely
different reception she got from her father when she revealed she was
dating a Yoruba man.
Rather than the expected frown and disapproval, he made it clear
that he would support her as long as the man in question made her
happy.
She took to Twitter to share the good news with her followers. Sharing a screenshot of their conversation, she wrote,"Finally
told my old man about my new man and the fact he's Yoruba and this was
his message to me . So happy our parents are becoming more
progressive."
When asked if she was worried he wasn't going to support her decision to be with a non-tribe, she had this to say:
Of course. I don't think it would a stretch to say that Igbo people do
not like not trust Yoruba people and I've definitely heard one or two
unpleasant things said at home so this is really big for both of them to
accept him.
The lady also shared how she met her boyfriend, which she revealed
was on Facebook. She was working in an area which happened to be in his
neighbourhood. He noticed this and slid into her DM to ask her out on a
date.
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