How To Make Your Marriage Work and Live Happily

A sincere and successful marriage is the dream of many but only a few are ready to fall in love without the stupidity of having other plans in their head. It is those secret plans that make marriage turn into a terrible experience for many today. Learn to work together in truth, shun deceit and enjoy.

You can make your marriage work and live a happy life. Learn from some Naija celebrity couples...

Keep the opposite sex at bay
When you are happily married, it reflects in all your dealings especially with the opposite s*x. I acknowledge the pressure of staying married as a popular face. I also think that fans need to be less judgmental of celebrity unions but pray relentlessly for the success of celebrity marriages.
— Nollywood actor, Ejike Ibedilo is married to Lillian

Contribute your quota
My husband is very talented and his fashion brand, VENDRIKA, clothes me. I also encourage him to be more active and visible in the entertainment industry. He has helped me produce some of my radio shows and web TV show, which will soon debut on my YouTube channel.
— Radio personality, Shine, is married to Seth Usanga, a fashion designer

Jealousy is a silent killer
I understand the demands of her job and I know it is impossible to shield her completely away from the opposite s*x. I also know that jealously is a silent killer. I subdue any jealous tendencies by watching her movies.
— Filmmaker, Adewunmi Odukoya, has been married to Nollywood actress, Kehinde, for three years

Marriage is for better for worse
I was not scared of loosing my wife after I was involved in a fatal accident. I still have my swag, with or without the accident. I knew I married a good woman and she was quite supportive. My mother was supportive as well. After the accident, she came to the hospital and almost broke into tears but she was strong and kept praying. My wife looked at my face, hands, and even opened my boxer shorts to check if my manhood was intact. I never expected her to leave me.
— Actor and Ultimate Search contestant, Von Apochi, is married to Noella, a business devt. manager

Healthy work/life balance

I am an actor on set and a husband and father at home. While on set, I speak with my family on phone. I always bear in mind the fact that I am first and foremost a husband and a father whenever I am on a movie set.
— Nollywood actor, Prince Eke, has been married to popular artiste, Muma Gee, for four years.

Learn to apologise
There is a freedom to apologise and there is always an atmosphere for reconciliation. Once you recognise you are wrong, you apologise. Arguments are simply just misunderstandings or a result of expectations not being met. We talk a lot and moreover Cobhams isn’t stubborn.

With him (Cobhams) what you see is what you get. He is very diplomatic, courteous, generous and kind hearted. He doesn’t like conflict but he might keep something to heart. If he is upset with you, you wouldn’t know because he won’t lash out or talk back at you. People might not know this, but if you have offended him you wont hear from him again.
— Ojuolape is married to the award-winning producer and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo.

Help with the household chores 

I cook once in a long while and I do the grocery shopping for our household. I don’t even wait for her to ask me to do so.
—Alex has been married to Nollywood actress and producer, Grace Edwin-Okon, for a decade.

Challenges are normal
We had our challenges in the first year of our marriage even though we communicated effectively. There were times we got to the verge of taking drastic decisions but God prevented us from doing some things we could term as mundane.
— Popular gospel artiste, Kenny K’Ore, has been married to Ese, a confectioner, for three years.