What changed
Marriage therapist Shamseddin Giwa has discussed why many Nigerian marriages fail, focusing on the social pressures that keep women in unhappy unions and the point at which leaving a toxic relationship may become necessary. The interview was published on 14 November 2026.
Why it matters
Giwa’s argument puts pressure on the idea that staying married is always the safest or most respectable outcome. It shifts attention from marriage as an institution to the conditions inside it, especially when social expectations leave women carrying the cost of an unhappy or harmful relationship.
Our view: the useful part of this conversation is its insistence that endurance is not automatically a virtue. Giwa’s analysis is one therapist’s perspective, not prevalence data, but it raises a practical question: when does preserving a marriage begin to preserve the problem instead?
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