Bimbo Akintola: Why I’m Not Married

Actress Bimbo Akintola has says she is not yet married because she is yet to find a man that has the qualities she desires.
Unlike many Nigerian celebrities, Bimbo, in a recent interview said she is not looking for a tall, dark or handsome man, but for “principles, integrity, someone that’s kind, someone that’s funny, and someone that’s very clean. Someone that’s compassionate.”
She added that it is also not about money because, “my mother didn’t marry my father a rich man. So, I don’t put much emphasis on money; it’s not about money or looks, it’s about your heart and your head. So, for me, I have to be in the person’s heart and the person’s head.”
The University of Ibadan Theatre-Arts graduate stated that until she finds someone with those qualities, she will remain single.
“If I can’t see someone and say I want to be with this person for the rest of my life, I won’t do it. I say this all the time and people say oh my God, ‘she said she would never marry, I can’t believe it’. That’s not what I’m saying, I am simply saying that if I don’t see someone that I believe I can look at for the rest of my life, I won’t do it.”
“Marriage is a bigger work. Once you have signed the paper, you are in each other’s space – day in day out. You are two people with different backgrounds. You have problems until you have even grounds. So, it takes a lot of hard work to stay in marriage. That is why when my friends come to me and say, I am getting married’, I ask, ‘Are you sure?’ I have never dated any person and said, ‘Oh, this is the person I want to marry.”
She also feels there is nothing wrong in having kids out of wedlock. According to her, refusing to do so if circumstances call for it will mean what she calls double burden. While she does not, however, personally rule out marriage, she is rather amused when asked who her ideal man is.