One of the most important things a woman can do for herself is to make sure she gets a solid education, before she marries, if at all possible. If not, then, she should make it very clear to her fiance that she has every intention of pursuing or finishing her education, after the marriage...no Ifs, Ands or Buts. The fiance agrees and the wedding goes on. BUT...what if the fiance refuses to uphold his end of the bargain?

Example?

A 37-year old Nigerian-American teacher travels back home to marry his 27-year old girlfriend of 3 years. Her family was especially happy that he promised to educate their daughter up to the Master level. So was she. However, once they were settled, back in the States, he began to come up with all kinds of excuses not to fund her education...she wouldn't be able to take care of the house and go to school...the budget is too tight...the university is too far away and gas was too high right now...and so on and so forth. Finally, after almost 2 years of begging, he agreed to allow her to work and save up some money to help him fund her education. Well...it's been 13 years and she is still working at a local Walmart - her dreams of a university a distant echo in the past. So...now she's wants to file for divorce, so that she can achieve her dreams and take care of her two sons and her parents better.

Can this marriage be saved?

A 27 year old woman who travelled abroad without a university education

Did she close her eyes while agreeing to marry the man? she and her family made the decision cuz they wanted to benefit one or two things, now it has backfired, if she thinks filing for divorce would help her fulfil her dreams, so be it. America is a very free country. People get married and divorced under 24hrs so ain't nothing new.

First of all a 27 year old girl ought to have at least a first degree. What the father could not do the man must now do by force!

Secondly when a man comes home at the age of 37 to marry a woman, a man almost clocking 40 you must be very sure that priority on the program is her giving birth to children for him and taking care of the young kids initially.

After 3 years of friendship die lady should have known how the man ticks. All he told her parents was like a marital campaign. To appease the parents.
Either the woman stays or she goes.
Please don`t blame a man if you depend on him to do something you did not achieve in your fathers house at that age.
If she was serious in her circumstances she could have gone for nursing or something else practical, so she could earn while learning the trade. I know many graduates who even go to nursing or something similar, are those ones mumu.

Some people's parents can't afford higher education for their children.

And...some wives generally do whatever their husbands tell them to do...or...allow them to do.

Evidently, she's fed up and wants out of the marriage, so that she can pursue her education on her own.