Though am a southner(from igbo extraction) but i don't like the idea of getting married to a lady from my tribe, i prefer a northner(hausa/fulani). But my question is:
can i ever acheive this feat? Because everybody from my village seems to be getting married to people from same village, it's kind of a trend. Please contribute..

What is your reason for choosing the NORTHERN TRIBES only?
You wanno avenge BIAFRA?

Kanwulia: What is your reason for choosing the NORTHERN TRIBES only?
You wanno avenge BIAFRA?

lol...not that bro, am atracted to the northnerns because of their culture and simplicity...

charleymed: lol...not that bro, am atracted to the northnerns because of their culture and simplicity...

Well, northerners - and by that I mean Hausa/Fulani - hardly marry outside of their tribe especially their women. So, you better get real and marry the one your hand fit reach. You can marry from Akwa-Ibom. Their women cook very well.

dasparrow:

Well, northerners - and by that I mean Hausa/Fulani - hardly marry outside of their tribe especially their women. So, you better get real and marry the one your hand fit reach. You can marry from Akwa-Ibom. Their women cook very well.

akwa-ibom I don't know much about them...

charleymed: lol...not that bro, am atracted to the northnerns because of their culture and simplicity...

You have a point there.
Only one problem.
What about YOUR CULTURE AND COMPLEXITY?
Do you think a Fulani/Hausa girl can cope?

An Igbo man and a NORTHERN woman is a RARE combination o.
I doubt it would stand the test of time.

Atiku has a Igbo woman as one of his wives!
OJUKWU only managed to impregnate one, then took off!

Please, look somewhere else abeg!

Kanwulia:

You have a point there.
Only one problem.
What about YOUR CULTURE AND COMPLEXITY?
Do you think a Fulani/Hausa girl can cope?

An Igbo man and a NORTHERN woman is a RARE combination o.
I doubt it would stand the test of time.

Atiku has a Igbo woman as one of his wives!
OJUKWU only managed to impregnate one, then took off!

Please, look somewhere else abeg!

I don't think my culture and "complexcity" is a factor cos am more philosophical than tribal...btw, with love i think it's going to work out.

charleymed: I don't think my culture and "complexcity" is a factor cos am more philosophical than tribal...btw, with love i think it's going to work out.

Compared to the rusticity on the average NORTHERNER, the AVERAGE SOUTHERNER is VERY, VERY COMPLEX!

Look at the stats, then look at the ODDS!
Marriage is a FAMILY affair, not an individual affair.
Is the prospective lady not gonna visit your village?
How many Northern LADIES live in IGBOLAND that are not wives to SUYA-roasters or gatemen?

Tell me of ONE SUCCESSFUL UNION btw an IGBO man and a NORTHERN WOMAN.

Your future girlfriend/bride/wife will like to have some women in her same situation with other IGBO men, or she will feel miserable being with JUST YOU!

Simple logic!

well, cuz their no love in the country..

Kanwulia:

Compared to the rusticity on the average NORTHERNER, the AVERAVERAGE SOUTHRNER is VERY, VERY COMPLEX!

Look at the stats, then look at the ODDS!
Marriage is a FAMILY affair, not an individual affair.
Is the prospective lady not gonna visit your village?
How many Northern LADIES live in IGBOLAND that are not wives to SUYA-roasters or gatemen?

Tell me of ONE SUCCESSFUL UNION btw an IGBO man and a NORTHERN WOMAN.

Your future girlfriend/bride/wife will like to have some women in her same situation with other IGBO men, or she will feel miserable just bring with JUST YOU!

Simple logic!

I disagree with you bro, i think it can still be done

mhizbanega: well, cuz their no love in the country..

really?....why do you think so?

i am from an inter-ethnic marriage,my dad igbo,,,,,my mum efik

charleymed: Though am a southner(from igbo extraction) but i don't like the idea of getting married to a lady from my tribe, i prefer a northner(hausa/fulani). But my question is:
can i ever acheive this feat? Because everybody from my village seems to be getting married to people from same village, it's kind of a trend. Please contribute..

I have a friend who's dad is igbo and mum Hausa, but it's really rare to find northerners marry igbo . For an igbo man to marry a northerner religion is also considered even the Hausa Christians don't really marry igbos.

Dude why dont u focus on igbo north marriage rather than make an uneducated statement about the scarcity of naija inter ethnic marriage

There is a lot of it


Go to warri...itsekiri dey marry ijaw or urhobo

Yoruba dey marry ibo

Ibo ibibbio

Ibo delta

charleymed: Though am a southner(from igbo extraction) but i don't like the idea of getting married to a lady from my tribe, i prefer a northner(hausa/fulani). But my question is:
can i ever acheive this feat? Because everybody from my village seems to be getting married to people from same village, it's kind of a trend. Please contribute..

I am surrounded by inter tribal and inter national marriages so I don't think it is that rare. My parents are also inter tribal.

Not so rare I say to find inter ethnic marriages. I am from the middle belt and I have aunts and uncles that married Fulanis, Ibos and Yorubas. Also Biroms too, I have 1st cousins from all these tribes and we love each other. I am married to a man different from ethnic group and still successfully so for the past 22 years and still counting. My brother is married to an Urhobo woman. Our family tree is all parts of Nigeria interwoven so WE can never subscribe to a divided Nigeria!

charleymed: really?....why do you think so?

Have you found the babe yet?
If you haven't, it only means you want to experiment like OJUKWU! Go and live in the NORTH first, then find the babe!
If she carry belle for you, nor run o!

Errrrm?
OP! You don 'pluck' the babe from a Northern Mango tree yet?
Abi you dey wait for her to come meet you for 'EAST'?

In the environment i am inter-ethnic marriage is rare. My parents are from the same community, my uncles, aunts, cousins etc all married from my ethnicity, and so will I. My culture is the only culture I understand and can live with.

Well, some tribes are like that, mine is, where inter tribal marriages where discouraged from history except f close n trusted neighbours like d Ibibios.
That said..things have largely changed but one thing I know is if d families are receptive n accepting, it will work.
Goodluck on your search, wont b easy tho..