Lying about one’s age for marriage unnecessary– Pretty Mike

Mike Nwogu, aka Pretty Mike, a popular socialite and businessman, has said it is unnecessary for people to lie about their age in order to get married.

In an interview with Saturday Beats, he said, “I don’t think one should go into marriage with a lot of skeletons in one’s cupboard, especially lying about one’s age or having children before. The question is, ‘If the person had been telling such lies, what is the guarantee that the marriage will last when it is based on lies’?”

Asked if he could divorce his wife if he found out she lied about her age, he said, “It depends on how far we have gone in the relationship. If we have gone as far as 10 years in the relationship and it has been smooth, I might get upset but we would eventually solve it. However, if is just two years in the marriage and we had been having fights and disagreements, that would be a reason to just leave the marriage.”

Maintaining that hard work was not enough for one to be successful, Nwogu said, “It depends on one’s belief, personality, background and many other things. It also depends on one’s destiny.

“Some people will say hard work does not work for them, because they have inheritance. Others will say they need it. If one is a believer in Christ, or whatever one believes in, one has to ask questions. Also, one has to align with one’s purpose. If one tries to follow the footstep of others, one might not make it.”

Mike also stated that he often made ‘statements’ and courted attention at events to show that he was still in the business.