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bigfrancis21:
Igbo bashing has become quite a common thing in Nigeria such that it has become normal to bash Igbo on every single thing, even on things that are meaningless.

You created this thread to ask why Igbo prefer to marry from their tribe. Are you really serious? This is a question you opened this thread for looking for 'answers'? Would you have opened this very thread in the first place had a Yoruba or Hausa guy been the one who preferred to marry from their tribe? Yes or No? Why would a Yoruba parent reject a non-yoruba suitor, and that will not be an issue. In fact, such action is justified. A Hausa parent will do the same and no dust will be raised about it. But when an Igbo parent does the same, then its a big deal. It is a serious issue that calls for serious attention and criticism, then you begin to get tags like ''Igbos are 'tribalistic'', 'they are 'selfish'', it is an 'Igbo problem' e.t.c. Minor issues that aren't issues when done by other tribes become a serious issue when Igbo is involved.

I look around me, majority Ibibios marry within the Ibibio tribe, majority Hausas marry within Hausa, Yoruba within Yoruba, why should the Igbo marrying within themselves even be a question in the first place? Despite the level of inter marriage between whites and blacks here in the US, majority whites marry within whites, chinese within chinese, blacks within blacks, and you're going to sit there and tell me that it is a problem when Igbos prefer to marry Igbos?? Like seriously??

I get your point about love being the most important factor between 2 people from different tribes and there are marriages between Igbo men and non-Igbo women however majority Igbos don't need to look outside for love when they can find it within themselves. The same love you mentioned as important, Igbo men get it from within the tribe. Why look outside? What about culture preservation and values? Why should Igbo preferring to marry from within even be an issue in the first place when other tribes are doing the same? Is the creation of this thread even justified in the first place?

Igbo people are tribalistic, they are evil, they love money, yet you want to marry them? Seriously?

Tomorrow you're going to open another thread asking 'Why do Igbo people speak Igbo?' Like seriously??

Nna ehn, nsogbu di o.

Neplusultra:
For d issue of having two children, R u kidding me? A woman can decide to rope a guy by getting pregnant so leave matter bros but maybe, just maybe, it wasnt d issue with dem, look Peter very well, u go know say na small pikin dey worry am, He tinks six packs, tattoos, earing and dancing like Usher is wot it takes eh He was even d one who wanted to break d group. I pray he's d one in control in dat rltnshp and dat it lasts too.

So the guy na 'mugu' abi, that is what you want us to believe? He opened his eyes, kept following her around, let her rope him & get pregnant twice!

Yet he still continued a relationship with her....abeg, bros...leave that side!

IRep anambra.... #sueme

elipheleh:
The word "love" you added to your username is to console yourself. At daylight take a mirrow and gaze properly on your kinda face and look intently you may notice what I am saying. G The truth be told is that you are ugly and make sure you don't let your child pass through life rejected as you experienced. Go to sperm bank and get a handsome fair guy's gene and see if you can atleast give your daughter a fighting chance.

You should be really ashamed of a face like yours with all the tear tear marks, fat face, nasty black complexion, dirty looking teeths and smoke stained black gums and teeth...Oops what an ugly race of people. No wonder Ye-robbers are running towards Igbo Ladies to rub off their preetttiness leaving all their women to the monkies. And yet your kind are not grateful to feel associated with beautiful Igbo tribe on this forum. Ingrates! Shit

Frustrated man,acting like a kid.Idiot!

enkay4love:
.Continue roaming & ranting as a mad dog. Once again,I'm truly fulfilled in life. Bye forever!

I want to make sure you cry....Very useless tribalist, you have the guts to bash Igbo people.

shaboti:

Cant believe I read all 21 pages of this thread, was interestin sha oo. e be like say dem open ground for everybody to come vent their anger for igbos.

After all said and done
Proudly Igbo.
Any time, any day.

God bless us all

My inlaw is frm anambra and he advices me not to marry an anambra babe, cos of their bad xter. So what's all this noise abt anambra. On the other hand my female frnds who are anambra say they will never marry from their tribe because of the mentality of anambra men. So what do we believe.

CHM11:
I've noticed that Nairalanders based in the USA can write long epistles, couldn't even finish my igbo brother's comment.
But I get his point.
@bigfrancis21 nice point, but here's my view.
Others do it doesn't make I right.
Additionally, Nigeria is made up of major 3 regions. North west and east. The people in the North inter marry freely, fulani, gwarri, benue, hausa, Tiv etc....people in the west intermarry freely too, yoruba, egun, badagry, etc. But because tribes in the EAST are much, igbo's don't like marrying others and its justified because it favours them better.

I for example wouldn't want any of family member to marry an igbo man or woman, I'd rather marry a yoruba or even a fulani. This is because I have not had a good experience as regards the igbos I've encountered in life.
All in all, igbos!!..marry yourselves, its good for you bcause other tribes will hardly understand your behavior and character.

You're a huge fool. I can see why the Igbo man you were dating refused to marry you. You're a complete slowpoke.

bigazu:
My inlaw is frm anambra and he advices me not to marry an anambra babe, cos of their bad xter. So what's all this noise abt anambra. On the other hand my female frnds who are anambra say they will never marry from their tribe because of the mentality of anambra men. So what do we believe.

believe what you may bro.. an average anambra man doesnt even give a coin about these shytish stereotypes I assure you.

As for ur female friends dey are all efulefus mehn. Thats assuming u dint make this up.

IGBO MEN SUCK!!

bigfrancis21:
Igbo bashing has become quite a common thing in Nigeria such that it has become normal to bash Igbo on every single thing, even on things that are meaningless.

You created this thread to ask why Igbo prefer to marry from their tribe. Are you really serious? This is a question you opened this thread for looking for 'answers'? Would you have opened this very thread in the first place had a Yoruba or Hausa guy been the one who preferred to marry from their tribe? Yes or No? Why would a Yoruba parent reject a non-yoruba suitor, and that will not be an issue. In fact, such action is justified. A Hausa parent will do the same and no dust will be raised about it. But when an Igbo parent does the same, then its a big deal. It is a serious issue that calls for serious attention and criticism, then you begin to get tags like ''Igbos are 'tribalistic'', 'they are 'selfish'', it is an 'Igbo problem' e.t.c. Minor issues that aren't issues when done by other tribes become a serious issue when Igbo is involved.

I look around me, majority Ibibios marry within the Ibibio tribe, majority Hausas marry within Hausa, Yoruba within Yoruba, why should the Igbo marrying within themselves even be a question in the first place? Despite the level of inter marriage between whites and blacks here in the US, majority whites marry within whites, chinese within chinese, blacks within blacks, and you're going to sit there and tell me that it is a problem when Igbos prefer to marry Igbos?? Like seriously??

I get your point about love being the most important factor between 2 people from different tribes and there are marriages between Igbo men and non-Igbo women however majority Igbos don't need to look outside for love when they can find it within themselves. The same love you mentioned as important, Igbo men get it from within the tribe. Why look outside? What about culture preservation and values? Why should Igbo preferring to marry from within even be an issue in the first place when other tribes are doing the same? Is the creation of this thread even justified in the first place?

Igbo people are tribalistic, they are evil, they love money, yet you want to marry them? Seriously?

Tomorrow you're going to open another thread asking 'Why do Igbo people speak Igbo?' Like seriously??

Perfect reply! Read this comment and decided I didn't want to read anyone else's comment.

haba. yoruba men want to marry igbo women, yoruba women want to marry igbo men. dem use una take swear for us? ndi be anyi, say no to the yoruba oily contagion.

onila:
IGBO MEN SUCK!!

Thought you were team Igbo

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Neplusultra:
Omg!! Is dis forreal?!?!

Yes

funmercy1:
but ur sister can marry a owambe and stuffs like dat

My sister can't and won't. Ka odi

Calculia:
Word! In fact we need to encourage igbos to slow this whole inter-tribal and racial marriage rate down. It is the highest in the country. The thing they cause confusion. The bible does not support it.

pls,can u cite the chapter so we can all read it I am an Anambra dude and I'm dating an Uyo lady.she is the only person I've dated that has the quality I want as a wife.I'm an average income earner and with the way things are,no enlightened Igbo lady will want to marry me cause of my financial status except the timid ones! Except few of the learned ones who perhaps feel they are ageing and would want to settle for less.I LOVE my woman and I'm not tribalistic.we are all one MBOK?

the issue of igbos getting married to igbos, yoruba to yoruba and so on is because, we tend to flow more with people from our tribe.. check your friends and see that majority are from your state.. this is common if you're based in Naija.. You get to meet a lot of people from different parts of the world.. its undisputed Canada is a proud multi-cultural nation.. if you talking about being tribalistic, "SALUTE CHINESE FOLKS" ndi igbo kwenu.. unu omere mkpole!!

For all of you who don't like us igbos, for whatever reason.....no problem....you can kindly go and hug a transformer!

elipheleh:
The word "love" you added to your username is to console yourself. At daylight take a mirrow and gaze properly on your kinda face and look intently you may notice what I am saying. G The truth be told is that you are ugly and make sure you don't let your child pass through life rejected as you experienced. Go to sperm bank and get a handsome fair guy's gene and see if you can atleast give your daughter a fighting chance.

You should be really ashamed of a face like yours with all the tear tear marks, fat face, nasty black complexion, dirty looking teeths and smoke stained black gums and teeth...Oops what an ugly race of people. No wonder Ye-robbers are running towards Igbo Ladies to rub off their preetttiness leaving all their women to the monkies. And yet your kind are not grateful to feel associated with beautiful Igbo tribe on this forum. Ingrates! Shit

Odiekwu

No go make person go do plastic surgery ...lol


You get mouth sha


Gwaya okwu ..... mana nwayo. Maka ikwu udo

elipheleh:
I want to make sure you cry....Very useless tribalist, you have the guts to bash Igbo people.

Easy on am abeg

elipheleh:
The word "love" you added to your username is to console yourself. At daylight take a mirrow and gaze properly on your kinda face and look intently you may notice what I am saying. G The truth be told is that you are ugly and make sure you don't let your child pass through life rejected as you experienced. Go to sperm bank and get a handsome fair guy's gene and see if you can atleast give your daughter a fighting chance.

You should be really ashamed of a face like yours with all the tear tear marks, fat face, nasty black complexion, dirty looking teeths and smoke stained black gums and teeth...Oops what an ugly race of people. No wonder Ye-robbers are running towards Igbo Ladies to rub off their preetttiness leaving all their women to the monkies. And yet your kind are not grateful to feel associated with beautiful Igbo tribe on this forum. Ingrates! Shit

Odiekwu

No go make person go do plastic surgery ...lol


You get mouth sha


Gwaya okwu ..... mana nwayo. Maka ikwu udo

CHM11:
I've noticed that Nairalanders based in the USA can write long epistles, couldn't even finish my igbo brother's comment.
But I get his point.
@bigfrancis21 nice point, but here's my view.
Others do it doesn't make I right.
Additionally, Nigeria is made up of major 3 regions. North west and east. The people in the North inter marry freely, fulani, gwarri, benue, hausa, Tiv etc....people in the west intermarry freely too, yoruba, egun, badagry, etc. But because tribes in the EAST are much, igbo's don't like marrying others and its justified because it favours them better.

I for example wouldn't want any of family member to marry an igbo man or woman, I'd rather marry a yoruba or even a fulani. This is because I have not had a good experience as regards the igbos I've encountered in life.
All in all, igbos!!..marry yourselves, its good for you bcause other tribes will hardly understand your behavior and character.

Failed opinion

philclem:
pls,can u cite the chapter so we can all read it I am an Anambra dude and I'm dating an Uyo lady.she is the only person I've dated that has the quality I want as a wife.I'm an average income earner and with the way things are,no enlightened Igbo lady will want to marry me cause of my financial status except the timid ones! Except few of the learned ones who perhaps feel they are ageing and would want to settle for less.I LOVE my woman and I'm not tribalistic.we are all one MBOK?

You never marry your shouting mbok...if come marry am ..you will call junction yuntion


Wish you well


But igbo girl won't marry cos of money but potentials and ansmbra babes will wake up the man in you

Mbok...

bigfrancis21:
Igbo bashing has become quite a common thing in Nigeria such that it has become normal to bash Igbo on every single thing, even on things that are meaningless.

You created this thread to ask why Igbo prefer to marry from their tribe. Are you really serious? This is a question you opened this thread for looking for 'answers'? Would you have opened this very thread in the first place had a Yoruba or Hausa guy been the one who preferred to marry from their tribe? Yes or No? Why would a Yoruba parent reject a non-yoruba suitor, and that will not be an issue. In fact, such action is justified. A Hausa parent will do the same and no dust will be raised about it. But when an Igbo parent does the same, then its a big deal. It is a serious issue that calls for serious attention and criticism, then you begin to get tags like ''Igbos are 'tribalistic'', 'they are 'selfish'', it is an 'Igbo problem' e.t.c. Minor issues that aren't issues when done by other tribes become a serious issue when Igbo is involved.

I look around me, majority Ibibios marry within the Ibibio tribe, majority Hausas marry within Hausa, Yoruba within Yoruba, why should the Igbo marrying within themselves even be a question in the first place? Despite the level of inter marriage between whites and blacks here in the US, majority whites marry within whites, chinese within chinese, blacks within blacks, and you're going to sit there and tell me that it is a problem when Igbos prefer to marry Igbos?? Like seriously??

I get your point about love being the most important factor between 2 people from different tribes and there are marriages between Igbo men and non-Igbo women however majority Igbos don't need to look outside for love when they can find it within themselves. The same love you mentioned as important, Igbo men get it from within the tribe. Why look outside? What about culture preservation and values? Why should Igbo preferring to marry from within even be an issue in the first place when other tribes are doing the same? Is the creation of this thread even justified in the first place?

Igbo people are tribalistic, they are evil, they love money, yet you want to marry them? Seriously?

Tomorrow you're going to open another thread asking 'Why do Igbo people speak Igbo?' Like seriously??

i am not Igbo but i totally agree with this. marrying from same tribe is not unique to Igbos

bigfrancis21:
There are several Igbo ladies that dated Yoruba guys only to get dumped by the guy for a fellow Yoruba lady. Such happen constantly. These ladies didn't cry foul, they moved on with life. One particular Igbo lady I know is in her 40s today and single because she was dating a Yoruba guy in her early 30s for 4 years who promised her marriage, she was happy that she was finally going to get married and her prayer to have a husband was finally answered, only for the guy's mother to reject her because she is Igbo and her son followed his mother's advice. At 36 she was single and dumped, older with fewer prospects of marriage. Now she's in her 40s and she still isn't married yet.

I don't condone tribalism, whatsoever. What happened between the Igbo guy and girl happens constantly within Igbos, Yorubas and Hausas. Some Igbo people date only to separate years after. Same for Hausas and Yorubas. It happens steadily. It isn't unique if that happens between people of different tribes. It all depends on the guy. If he really wants it to happen, it would happen, believe me.

Now, answer me honestly. Had this guy in question been a Yoruba guy, for example, about to dump the girl, say an Igbo girl, would you have opened this very thread in the first place questioning why Yorubas prefer to marry Yorubas?

my points exactly

CHM11:
Dear OP, please leave igbos alone if you are not igbo. Let them keep marrying themselves, its better for them.

I just pity peeps who date igbos!!,..especially igbos who live or have lived in the east...how do you cope with them??

Had to live amongst some east-based igbo guys and ladies during my NYSC..... Worst experience of my life....
Its worse that when they are told they are hard to understand, they all fall back to insulting in their local dialect.. You will hear things like ewu, anuofia etc...proving my point again....

igbo ndị karịsịa ndị na-dabeere nọ n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ dị
nnọọ na-akpa ọchị ndị mmadụ. Ha anaghị akpa àgwà ka
nkịtị mmadụ. Ndị njem dị anya ma obosara ịmụta na-akpa
àgwà dị mma ma ndị na-ahụ n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ bụ nanị
larịị na ụmụ anụmanụ. Onye ọ bụla na-anaghị amasị nwere
ike iji kacha nso eriri ka kpọgidere ya onwe ya. na-akpa ọchị
ndị mmadụ.

Plenty tongue out!!!!

u don't have sense

Bagayouche:
u don't have sense

Yoruba are baggars we have dated dem dey are d worst to be with cheats DAT are born liars

Sweetlemon:
Funny I was just about starting a thread on this.

Igbos are generally stiff but the Anambrans take the cake. Those ones will not even marry outside Anambra sef (if possible their LGA) not to talk of crossing Igbo. Abomination! Only very few exposed Anambrans have been able to marry out of Anambra after fighting through heavy resistance from their nuclear and extended families.

My favourite SE states are Imo and Enugu. Very liberal people.

Are you a squirrel ¿

Sweetlemon:
Just look at this one. Who has mentioned hate on this thread now ehn? Why are you guys always living in fear of people hating you? Why the paranoia? What are you hiding in your cupboards?

What do you know about Anambarians¿....Why not keep shut.

My cousin dated this anambra Guy for 6 yrs,she dated d guy wen he had nothing,yet she was still with him only for this guy to get money he told my cousin dat "my mother said I shud marry from my tribe".meanwhile he claimed he loved her.y didn't he define d relationship from d onset instead of wasting her time. Come to think of it y will a Man not be able to make his own choice nd decisions for a life partner,I believe he knows nd understands her better than his mother does to know if she'll make a good life partner.it's high time grown up men not boys or babies speak for themselves.Any man who does this kind of thing will face God's punishment for life.

ur cousing. And peter of psquare wr is he 4rm?

Neplusultra:
Hehehehehe

The barbie wan marry igbo chap by fire by force

Radoillo:
*sigh*

How many threads now on the issue of Igbos being too clannish when it comes to marriage?

Maybe I should also start a thread and talk about the two Yoruba girls I dated ( the first during my NYSC days in PH, the second while doing my Masters' in Birmingham) who both told me their fathers would kick me, an Omo Ibo,out of their houses if I dared to show up at their homes talking about marriage.

Please I want more likes

Calculia:
In Nigeria today igbos remain the highest group of all the tribe in some sought of inter-tribal or inter-racial marriage. 1 in 5 igbos are likely to be married to a person outside their tribe. The Fulani and hausa are least likely followed by yorubas.


Pics of Anambra Nnamdi married to American Kerry Washington. Others are Chimamanda Adichie and Ivara Esege, Adaeze Igwe and Joseph Yobo
Peter Okoye and Lola Omotoya, Paul Okoye and Anita Isama etcre.



Nairaland encourages tribal bashing against igbos becos the site is owned by a yoruba.

Guy leave those asshole & jackass

bigfrancis21:
Igbo bashing has become quite a common thing in Nigeria such that it has become normal to bash Igbo on every single thing, even on things that are meaningless.

You created this thread to ask why Igbo prefer to marry from their tribe. Are you really serious? This is a question you opened this thread for looking for 'answers'? Would you have opened this very thread in the first place had a Yoruba or Hausa guy been the one who preferred to marry from their tribe? Yes or No? Why would a Yoruba parent reject a non-yoruba suitor, and that will not be an issue. In fact, such action is justified. A Hausa parent will do the same and no dust will be raised about it. But when an Igbo parent does the same, then its a big deal. It is a serious issue that calls for serious attention and criticism, then you begin to get tags like ''Igbos are 'tribalistic'', 'they are 'selfish'', it is an 'Igbo problem' e.t.c. Minor issues that aren't issues when done by other tribes become a serious issue when Igbo is involved.

I look around me, majority Ibibios marry within the Ibibio tribe, majority Hausas marry within Hausa, Yoruba within Yoruba, why should the Igbo marrying within themselves even be a question in the first place? Despite the level of inter marriage between whites and blacks here in the US, majority whites marry within whites, chinese within chinese, blacks within blacks, and you're going to sit there and tell me that it is a problem when Igbos prefer to marry Igbos?? Like seriously??

I get your point about love being the most important factor between 2 people from different tribes and there are marriages between Igbo men and non-Igbo women however majority Igbos don't need to look outside for love when they can find it within themselves. The same love you mentioned as important, Igbo men get it from within the tribe. Why look outside? What about culture preservation and values? Why should Igbo preferring to marry from within even be an issue in the first place when other tribes are doing the same? Is the creation of this thread even justified in the first place?

Igbo people are tribalistic, they are evil, they love money, yet you want to marry them? Seriously?

Tomorrow you're going to open another thread asking 'Why do Igbo people speak Igbo?' Like seriously??

Thanks Bro, tell that dumbo or bimbo what's up, I wonder why the hate the IGBO nation and yet we thrive greater, with wonderful strides. Sometimes I don't even give a damn anymore about them.