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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by metallisc(m): 6:36am On Oct 04, 2016
Develpeast:
I just found out that we have so many issues in this country and most are not from the government. People talk and think like kindergarten kids. See how they turned everything against him that its a trivial issue. Many people will surely die due to trivial issues. Major investigations see their breakthrough through simple lies because one lie is a squeezer of trust. One simple lie can destroy a contract. One simple lie can lead to mass-sack.

The commenters supporting the lying woman cannot and should not be seen in public offices and places of high repute. It would have been better they pasted names and pictures of such people online. They lack the capacity to deal with critical issues the way it should be dealt with. They should be kept in obscurity. Facing their own whack view of life.

Nickxtra, please feel cheated and angry that she lied this much. 6years isn't six days, my brother. Use this opportunity to ask more questions and fully truth of other lies she might have been dishing out since day 1. Assess those lies and see if you can move on with the marriage because I know you won't be able to consume another strong pill of lies again.

Age falsification wey dem use pursue person from presidency position, these olorikorobas de use am play.

I no know how I be Nigerian sef, kawai

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by CashVessel(m): 6:38am On Oct 04, 2016
nickxtra:
My marriage to my wife is facing a serious challenge, after I discovered from my wife's WAEC certificate, that the date of her birth on the result is 6 years more than what she told me and what has been in all her non academic documents, including her C.V. Actually, i have seen all her academic certificates, including her NYSC discharge certificate, but never saw her S.S.C.E and FSLC results that normally bear dates of birth. Each time i ask her for them in order to compile all the credentials for job application purposes, she would tell me that her WAEC, NECO and primary school results are in a box, with her mum in thier home town; that she would ask her mum to bring them. I gnomo her mum lager came with them for her.

Eventually, a serious sure job came for which i would need these credentials to forward to the organization. She gave me the WAEC result with the excuse that age forgot the NECO and FSLC in her current office, which she promised to bring. Lol and behold! What i saw on the WAEC result is a date of birth 6 years higher than what she told me and what is in her C.Vs.

I called her attention and she started giving me excuses that hold no water. She is saying that the same DOB were erroneously registerd for her when, perhaps they were registering her for both WAEC and NECO. That when the results came out and she noticed the errors, she complained and applied to correct same, but since then, the exam authorities have not corrected them. I have not come to terms with the this discovery. I think this may cause us peace, thrust and love in pur marriage.

My brothers and sisters, i think am contemplating of what action to take against her and am contemplating a divorce, but our two children are still very small for this. I want to report this issue to her family and mine. Am gradually withdrawing my trust for her.

I need matured advice and suggestions that will see me through this.

My brother you just need to confirm what her real age is. My wife's age on her drivers licence and passports were stepped down, but before marriage she told me and we agreed she will correct them which she has done. Why it is important to know the real age is because any marriage built on lies will not stand. Even the church dissolves such marriages If they wedded you guys and you are no longer interested. If she lied to you then, who knows what else she may be hiding from you; maybe ure not the father of those children, or shes got other kids out there?
However, there is room for forgiveness if she can come out clean. It is still your desicion to make. May God help you
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by metallisc(m): 6:39am On Oct 04, 2016
Praktikals:

Someone like you will lie to her boyfriend that you are still a virgin only to come up later with cock and bull stories. Smh for you.

below is the mindset most of the females on here are living with..... grin grin

Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by nazablossom(f): 6:40am On Oct 04, 2016
she might be telling the truth because i hv got the same issuebwith my waec result. mine is 5years higher than my age,i wanted to correct it then but got discouraged by another victim, she said she took the result to waec office for correction and they misplaced it ,couldn't find it agaib
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Nnamdikalu: 6:42am On Oct 04, 2016
I jus feel like slapping the hell outta the op. angry
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by ayusco85(m): 6:42am On Oct 04, 2016
NOC1:
Pls don't divorce forgive her.
but why do ladies lie a lot, my uncle divorced because the wife lied to him that he studied law, while she studied english.

There lies na mumu lie

Ur uncle na mumu. How can someone lie to u abt wat they studied? And u can't find out in this 21st century? Pls Ur uncle need to be smarter Dan he is

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by able20(m): 6:43am On Oct 04, 2016
Wait oh Op, since when have Nigerians considered Lies to be a problem.
After all, a whole president and his political party used Very Big Lies and propaganda to win election and we hail them: 'Sai baba, 'Sai Buhari ' some hail jagaban lagos
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Nobody: 6:44am On Oct 04, 2016
ItsQuinn:
Lots of childish Nigerian men everywhere undecided

meaning you've absolved the wife of any wrong doing...union built on deceit


anywayz...scamming is now part of life in Nigeria even the govt scamming her citizens..it's allowed

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Praktikals(m): 6:44am On Oct 04, 2016
Ranchhoddas:
I regret my nationality.
porting is allowed. You wont be missed.

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Nobody: 6:44am On Oct 04, 2016
nickxtra:
My marriage to my wife is facing a serious challenge, after I discovered from my wife's WAEC certificate, that the date of her birth on the result is 6 years more than what she told me and what has been in all her non academic documents, including her C.V. Actually, i have seen all her academic certificates, including her NYSC discharge certificate, but never saw her S.S.C.E and FSLC results that normally bear dates of birth. Each time i ask her for them in order to compile all the credentials for job application purposes, she would tell me that her WAEC, NECO and primary school results are in a box, with her mum in thier home town; that she would ask her mum to bring them. I gnomo her mum lager came with them for her.

Eventually, a serious sure job came for which i would need these credentials to forward to the organization. She gave me the WAEC result with the excuse that age forgot the NECO and FSLC in her current office, which she promised to bring. Lol and behold! What i saw on the WAEC result is a date of birth 6 years higher than what she told me and what is in her C.Vs.

I called her attention and she started giving me excuses that hold no water. She is saying that the same DOB were erroneously registerd for her when, perhaps they were registering her for both WAEC and NECO. That when the results came out and she noticed the errors, she complained and applied to correct same, but since then, the exam authorities have not corrected them. I have not come to terms with the this discovery. I think this may cause us peace, thrust and love in pur marriage.

My brothers and sisters, i think am contemplating of what action to take against her and am contemplating a divorce, but our two children are still very small for this. I want to report this issue to her family and mine. Am gradually withdrawing my trust for her.

I need matured advice and suggestions that will see me through this.

OP, too many distracting talks here. Hope you find my comments to read.

Some points about your wife.

1. She is not willing to tell you her real age. Perhaps she intends to keep it till death do you part. Even if there was an error in both her WAEC and NECO certificates, she suppose to have opened up to you a long time ago, or at least when she sees that you are agitating for it. Did you never talk about your secondary school days when you were courting? That would be a good time to call attention to such mistake, if there was any.

2. She is without remorse. Instead of apologizing she is making excuses. OMG!!!! What a woman

3. She probably doesn't care either way. Judging from the reaction you just described.

4. I won't be surprised if someday she starts making the point to you that she senior you for age and starts calling you "small boy". Trust naija babe.

5. I would have trusted her more if at some point in the marriage she willingly came to you with the issue and make you understand that perhaps she didn't want to lose you which was why she did such a thing. In that case I would say you found an angel.

For those calling it a trivial issue

I have news for them. It was Jesus who said that he who is faithful in little will be faithful in much. There is nothing like a trivial lie. My guy would have lived a lie for God knows how long if not for this "serious job" thing. That is a marriage for worse, and self-inflicted.

My take on further action

1. OP, you are justified in your anger. But please calm down.

2. Dont rush to divorce her anyway. I know that is the default setting for any marital problem nowadays. But don't do it bro. But truth be told, it would be difficult to trust her again, except she has proven herself in the past. But I insist you keep giving her chances.


On the fun side

Watch out, you may just have some future football stars in the making. Since your wife has started using football age I guess she is preparing those kids for the NPFL. grin

On the issue of marrying an older man or woman.

I would point out that it is a cultural thing. I have always thought that the acceptable situation is when the man is older. But haven been in the UAE for some time I have come to understand that in cultures informed by Mohammedanism, the reverse is the case. Mohammed at 25 married a 40 year old woman. So it has stuck. It is often preferred that the woman be older. Personally I still struggle to come to grasp with the idea of marrying an older woman. I always give the excuse that I don't want a woman who would always make a point that she is my elder. But it's just an excuse. I don't really know why I object.

Bros I think here I rest my case.

You and your wife still be like

Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Mujaheeeden: 6:46am On Oct 04, 2016
Ranchhoddas:
Not just in marriage, every aspect of life. It's a pity that the not-yet-fully-evolved beings that I happen to have the cosmic misfortune of sharing nationality/race with cannot grasp something so basic. The donkeys are going as far as blaming the man for even daring to get upset. I regret my nationality.
I hate to say this but i think Your comments here are the best.

A lot of Nigerians don't know that trust is a deal breaker in any marriage.


If the lady could lie about such then what other things is she kying about

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by ladypeenk: 6:47am On Oct 04, 2016
did u say u want to divorce her because of aga falsification, hmmmmm, I think there is more to dis dan ordinary eyes cud c. may be u ve been having issues with ur wife b4 now u can't just tel me is because of dis age issue dat u want to divorce her. u people have been having issues and u being d boss has been looking 4an avenue to justify d action u wanted to take against, which u felt u ve gotten, man get wise and save ur marriage
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by tivta(m): 6:47am On Oct 04, 2016
Nairaland, the only Nigerian forum that gives feminists a voice, lol. I personally hate lies if it was me I would be seriously annoyed with her, the Bible even says that marriage built on lies is bound to fall. Well the feminists here should not complain when men lie to them after marriage, daughters of jezebel...
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by chumakk: 6:48am On Oct 04, 2016
dollyjoy:
Yes. She made him a man by putting her life on the line to give him kids.
you're a full idio*t. so giving birth is what makes a man?

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by lereinter(m): 6:57am On Oct 04, 2016
emeraldknytt:
From my point of view, I foresee no deal breaker in your stale epistle. So far her lie hasn't affected you negatively or potentially, there is no reason to quit your marriage. Truth is, if you cant handle well something as trivial as this, I wonder what you would do if she told you those kids ain't yours.... grin .... Be patient and tolerable


abeg this is not a trivial issie even oyinbo peoplwill not agree

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Ranchhoddas: 6:59am On Oct 04, 2016
driand:
thank you for regretting us, what's your take on the issue at hand?
The deed is already done. The marriage is already damaged as he's going to always wonder what else she's keeping from him. He's going to second-guess every decision she makes, everything she says is going to be scrutinized consciously or otherwise through the lens of this lie. Eventually, he's going to be irritated by her every deed and their marriage will disintegrate slowly. The divorce is only a matter or time. I won't blame him if he makes the move now...Note that I give room for the very slim possibility that he forgives her and they get to live happily ever after.

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Ranchhoddas: 7:01am On Oct 04, 2016
Mujaheeeden:
I hate to say this but i think Your comments here are the best.

A lot of Nigerians don't know that trust is a deal breaker in any marriage.


If the lady could lie about such then what other things is she kying about
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by AreaFada2: 7:01am On Oct 04, 2016
Fadamant:


Thanks very much@chuskbogus2001. The op, has an issue and is seeking for advice. Instead of providing advice the alphas and omegas in relationship matters on nairaland are calling the op names for discovering and feeling bad about the lie his wife told him.

Lies on any grounds in marriage are bound to erode trust between couples and eventually destroy any marriage's foundation.

@Op, please forgive your wife. Calm yourself down and have a tete-a-tete with your wife, stating how you feel about it. You cannot throw away a marriage that has been going on fine before the issue of age came up because of age. Moreso, marriage is more than age. So forgive her and shelve the idea of divorce.

You see, the way people think that whatever a woman does is right will only harden the hearts of men. Seeing how quick & blindly most women defend the lady here is an indication that they themselves probably tell worse lies from the pit of hell than the said lady. And it is all perfectly normal to them.

The lie is bad enough, worse still is that she has not even admitted it or shown remorse or apologised and explained why she did it honestly.

The fact is this: If somebody can lie about very small things, how can you expect her to be honest about big consequential things? Like destroyed womb through abortions or a serious disease or a genetic disorder (like x-linked disorder that just the mother alone can pass on to a male child)? I guess pseudo-feminists here will say since the pregnancy resulted from another guy, this man here also deserves an infertile woman. Just for being a man.

If proven that she lied, it's OP's right to weigh all things and decide what to do. That includes forgiving her & filing for divorce/annulment on the ground of deception.

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by zikter(m): 7:03am On Oct 04, 2016
Amelian:
Op. u want to divorce your wife who bore two healthy kids because she lied about age.? I swear u r not serious.. U want to divorce her before, fucvk this age thing u r saying.. She's fertile, she appears young, if not for certificates u won't have known..

My guy u no serious...
If u know since the day u were born, uv never lied before? Thru dating and now married to her, uv not lied at all... Then by all means go ahead and divorce.

But remember . Karma is waiting for u calmly later in life... Smhhh..

Dey divorce nah.

When men brag about divorce over little things it's so annoying..
come op has the right to aggrieved. who told u marriage is all abt kids? op this has happened but remember the other gud time u had with her. let her understand the value of trust in marriage and move on. all the best

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Nobody: 7:03am On Oct 04, 2016
people lie about their age all the time ask footballers and civil servants.on my WAEC there was a mistake too, although it was not the year sha but the day instead of 01 they put 10, so it's possible, but even if it were to be true, this is just too trivial for divorce, let him who has not sinned cast the first stone. If you are sure that you are perfect, because seems like you have cheated on your wife from your other thread, so why the fuss?and for those shouting trust, which is worse? the op that cheated on his wife and the wife that lied about her age?,infact the bible only recognizes adultery as a ground for divorce even at that stil admonishes us to forgive,I don't see the fuss here considering that you have done worse

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by realmindz: 7:05am On Oct 04, 2016
Ranchhoddas:
Gosh I was shocked at the comments. Can you just imagine those idiots?
Too many idiots on nairaland my guy..
They should always conduct test before peiple join this forum to confirm their level of reasoning....


some1 lied about age with a difference of 6 good years..almost a decade difference. That's a scam and she could possibly have hidden 1000 things from him.

pure lack of integrity and fraud

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Nten: 7:06am On Oct 04, 2016
Arguementum ad hominem is the basis for the non progressive nature of our country today. people attack the person instead of the issue. To have trust in a person is to be truthful in all ramifications, but here a woman told a lie about her age to a man that only death could keep them apart and kept it secretly for that long? and instead of people castigating the woman they saying is not an issue it is just age.... let alone for me if not for the children I would have sued her to court for deceiving me into the marriage. I fire her immediately!

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by mrmachine: 7:06am On Oct 04, 2016
werthy:
Op, you have been enjoying a woman who is older than you for about five years and yet you arw conplaining about age wahala,


Its not even about the most important thing which is her respect for you


Bro.... you are still a boy...

Tired of seeing babies with grown fallangies inbetween their legs getting married because the feel they have aged enough

I feel you bro. Women age quickly more than men and nobody wants to put grandmother as wife for house. The deal is done just tell her and her family that you have lost trust in her. Over time you will learn to forget about it.
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by OCHOdee(f): 7:06am On Oct 04, 2016
EfemenaXY:
Mtcheeew!!

You want to divorce her anyway - this is just an excuse. So go ahead make we hear word.

P.S: Aren't you the same guy who was peeved because his wife wouldn't share her toiletries with??


GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL!
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by JayJayGee: 7:10am On Oct 04, 2016
dollyjoy:
You want to divorce a legally married woman who has risked her life to make you a man because of age issues? Nigga you are bluffing!!

Your stance would have been understandable if the affair is just a b.fr and g.fr thing.
stfu... all your comments are always stupid
when they were dating why did she lie?
tf do you mean by risk her life to make you a man...
some girls are really stupid sha

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Peacefulgold(m): 7:10am On Oct 04, 2016
chuksbogus2001:
All those that comment didn't address the issue at hand .you guys are absolving the wife of any wrong doing making it look like the guy I not suppose to feel bad after finding out this.what is there are other things this guy is yet to find out.I expect people to first condemn the wife for lying to the husband .in fact she deceived the guy into the marriage.if the guy is aware of the age then he can make an inform decision .

Now ,op I know u are feeling bad about this but you have to put urself together.has she not been a food wife to u? remember her good attributes and forgive her. I guess she did it cos she doesn't want to loose u.
U said it all,but on a second tot,d wife never actually accepted she lied,it could really b possible it's a mistake as she said,but d bottom line is OP think of ur kids and d good times u spent togdr wit ur wife and imagine wat living a life witout her in d lives of ur kids and u will b like,den u will see it will b easy for u to forgive her,dats if truly it wasn't a mistake from d exam board,cos I have had such silly mistake where they termed me a female instead of a male...

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by realmindz: 7:11am On Oct 04, 2016
dollyjoy:
You want to divorce a legally married woman who has risked her life to make you a man because of age issues? Nigga you are bluffing!!

Your stance would have been understandable if the affair is just a b.fr and g.fr thing.

bring ur brain let me weigh it with a feather....

you nairaland idiots should get it into your head, She lied and he has every right to be angry...
she scammed him and she can do worse.

Almost a decade difference in age...aba, women should fear God

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by JayJayGee: 7:12am On Oct 04, 2016
I'm amazed at how many women deem it OK to lie about their age when entering marriage and expect the guy to be cool with it he finds out

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by ogoplus: 7:15am On Oct 04, 2016
Op ....
Please ignore..
I don't even know my wife's age.
She is a family of civil servants age alteration is normal with all her folks.... depending on which offer they are gunning for.

In fact my mother-in law once asked why I write my correct dob on my CV.

But the difference here is that my wife told me from the beginning.
Your wife should have told you to avoid all misgivings.

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by realmindz: 7:16am On Oct 04, 2016
werthy:
Op, you have been enjoying a woman who is older than you for about five years and yet you arw conplaining about age wahala,


Its not even about the most important thing which is her respect for you


Bro.... you are still a boy...

Tired of seeing babies with grown fallangies inbetween their legs getting married because the feel they have aged enough

I bet u don't have half of the maturity the op has....
and to people that liked ur comment, this is just a confirmation that we live among idiots.
We are outnumbered by idiots, what a generation of people.

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Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by sirpnwa(m): 7:17am On Oct 04, 2016
Pls bros age is just a number if love yourself & your wife better hold your family well or another man go holam for you. I advice you put your house to other, tell me if you never lie to her since you started dating her. Monkey.
Re: I Discovered My Wife Lied About Her Age After 3 Years Of Our Marriage. Help! by Imoala: 7:17am On Oct 04, 2016
Exactly something like this happened to me
She lied to me on her age three years lower than her real age was what she told me, I discovered it when we were at the peak of our wedding preparation, I saw it on her baptismal card which she submitted to the rev. Father, it caused some arguments but that still didn't stop the wedding as long am still older in age than her

But women can lie generally am telling you bro just to get what they want

My advice, as long as you still older and you love her go ahead, but warn her to reveal other dirty secret and be honest with you, that is marriage for you bro. Offence and forgiveness are the lubricant of a successful marriage

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