Veteran Nigerian entertainer Charly Boy, born Charles Oputa, has described his nearly five-decade marriage as “boring,” saying staying with one woman for 48 years can become repetitive.
Charly Boy made the remarks during an interview on Yanga 89.9FM, which began trending on Wednesday, as he reflected on the realities of long-term marriage.
According to the entertainer, every marriage requires patience, compromise and constant effort to survive.
“All marriages are management, including my own. All marriages are management. Me and my wife, we are like Tom and Jerry now,” he said.
He explained that although he and his wife still argue regularly, they always find a way to resolve their differences and move on.
“No day we no dey quarrel. No day we no dey settle the quarrel. We go dey fix the quarrel dey go, because oyinbo people talk say the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know,” he added.
Speaking further, Charly Boy said the routine of being married to the same partner for decades could sometimes feel monotonous.
“This year go be my 48 years of marriage to just one woman. Ah, the thing is boring now. It’s boring now. Every day, if every day na Egusi soup you dey eat, you go like am like that?” he said.