Maverick
musician and social crusader, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy, and his south
American born wife, Diane, popularly known as Lady D, have remained an
item after 35 years of marriage. And during a recent interview with
Vanguard, Charlyboy revealed his wife had actually proposed to him, intimidated
him into marrying her. Excerpt:
How
I met my wife:
I
met my wife in 1974/1975 in a hair saloon in Boston, USA. I went to do my
hair there when I saw this beautiful lady with an overflowing hair. I
admired her beauty and decided I was going to invite her to a party
that never happened. She accepted my invitation and the party was just me and her
in my limousine and I asked my driver to drive us round town. While we were
cruising, we talked and that was how we started.
I
didn’t know she was going to be my wife. I wanted to marry a Nigerian and
not an American. But she was all over me, and when I wanted to return to Nigeria in
1980/1981, she bought her own ticket under the guise that she was coming
to spend two weeks in Nigeria, only for her to end up spending six months. So,
my parents were worried that she should go back to her country to give me
chance to look for a wife. She was supposed to book for a ticket to return to
America. One day, she woke up and said to me: “Marry me or I will never come
back to Nigeria.” That was how I was intimidated into marrying her. I didn’t
propose to her, rather she was the one who proposed to me. That ‘s why I said I
was intimidated into marrying her.
35
years after:
It’s like
a moving coaster. We have had our low as well as our high moments. Sometimes,
it’s good, at other times, it’s averagely good. We have had our issues,
but, above every other thing, I think we have great understanding and respect
for each other; love and trust for each other. Also, we were willing to
work out anything that will keep us together.
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