I just want to ask this question and see what your answers are.
Nairalanders can you marry someone from a poor background?
.Yes
.No

Doz it rili mata wat backgrnd the pesin is 4m? Luv is al dat truly mataz.. 1st 2 comment, hapi sunday pals.

Tintedliz: Doz it rili mata wat backgrnd the pesin is 4m? Luv is al dat truly mataz.. 1st 2 comment, hapi sunday pals.

If ah land yhu! ..luv ko, luv ni

if d person is responsible nd has a bright future, why not

If she is educated, comes from a good family, and has a good job. Why not?

A woman with good and sound education will always be useful.

But poor, uneducated, horrible family, bad values, no job, sleeping around to feed?
So many of them in Nigeria.

Pweedylipsmoi: if d person is responsible nd has a bright future, why not

Hmmmm so if he doesn't then?
You are not straight forward with ur answer. I was thinkin u can marry a guy from a poor background, becos of true love and then change his life for good.

DanTrizy: Hmmmm so if he doesn't then?
You are not straight forward with ur answer. I was thinkin u can marry a guy from a poor background, becos of true love and then change his life for good.

Well is the ulterior motive of the poor person that the rich person will change his/her life for good?how can this be love? The poor person should have a plan for changing his/her life for good.

Does coming from poor family means the person will also be poor, if not, then why not?? I, personally think character and prospect of the person is more important than his/her family background.

I married my man and he's from poor background, he was also still poor financially then, but very rich in character and prospect, 8+ years now and still counting, i've never regretted marrying him, because we've built ourselves together, we've pooled our resources together, though we aint very wealthy, but now, we are comfortable to some extent, so, op, there is nothing wrong in someone marrying from a poor background, its the person involved that matters.


May God help us all.

Is it not better for one to first be poor and later become rich than for one to first enjoy and suffer later?
"ayipada eni ti ko lowo san ju ayipada olowo"...........so many examples full ground yakata for us like our country's president, baba Obj, MKO Abiola, etc................

Their background does not determine where they would end up

Goodluck Jonathan was the son of an ordinary Fisherman those girls that declined to marry him then would be full of regrets now

DanTrizy: I just want to ask this question and see what your answers are.
Nairalanders can you marry someone from a poor background?
.Yes
.No

Please define poor background for us first.
Another typical Nairaland question.

Yes, so far he is not planning to stay poor forever

dayokanu: Their background does not determine where they would end up

Goodluck Jonathan was the son of an ordinary Fisherman those girls that declined to marry him then would be full of regrets now

Hmm really, i dnt know about GEJ's early life.

Only OUTSIDE Nigeria!
In NIGERIA, that would be the HEIGHT OF ALL INSULTS!!!!
Tufiakwaaaaaah!!!!!
What does a POOR, NIGERIAN-NIGGA know about LOVE?

Yes if he does not have a poverty mentality, some people from poor background even after they become rich still have that poverty mentality.

Am assuming the question is asking about someone who grew up poor but have made it already, or on his way to making it (financially)

Is marriage only for the rich??
Abi na only rich people dey always dey marry??

Chineke meeee....
See queshun??

It depends to be honest. I don't want to marry someone then have her whole family depend on me as the less privileged sometimes do in Nigeria.

If marriage is seen as a passport to wealth then i sure don't want to be marrying someone whose only reason for marrying me is for what's in it for her and her family.

jay bee: It depends to be honest. I don't want to marry someone then have her whole family depend on me as the less privileged sometimes do in Nigeria.

^^^

Most women from poor background are very terrible as wives especially when they stumble on wealth later in their marriages. Pls avoid them like plague.

I dont have a problem with it .. as long as she understands that the rest of her family wont succeed in taking a piss and depend on me for every single thing! They will be disappointed if they are excessively demanding

Sissie: Yes if he does not have a poverty mentality, some people from poor background even after they become rich still have that poverty mentality.

Am assuming the question is asking about someone who grew up poor but have made it already, or on his way to making it (financially)

So what you are trying to say is that, even though he is rich but still has the poverty, you wont marry him?

jay bee: It depends to be honest. I don't want to marry someone then have her whole family depend on me as the less privileged sometimes do in Nigeria.

If marriage is seen as a passport to wealth then i sure don't want to be marrying someone whose only reason for marrying me is for what's in it for her and her family.

Hahah real funny bro, that means you wont help the poor

jay bee: It depends to be honest. I don't want to marry someone then have her whole family depend on me as the less privileged sometimes do in Nigeria.

If marriage is seen as a passport to wealth then i sure don't want to be marrying someone whose only reason for marrying me is for what's in it for her and her family.

Hahah real funny bro, that means you wont help the poor

AmBeautiful: Is marriage only for the rich??
Abi na only rich people dey always dey marry??

Chineke meeee....
See queshun??

My oga d questn be sey, if u rich u fit decrease ur ego, go marry person wey poor wey no even dey of ur class?

Alfoasegh: Most women from poor background are very terrible as wives especially when they stumble on wealth later in their marriages. Pls avoid them like plague.

Hmmmmm, have u come across one?

Yes . . .
As far as he's not poor himself!

Is poor background a disease? If I can be happy with him, Why not? And his poorness ia not going to bring me down. Why not?


But if he is poor and has a low self esteem or complains about being poor or has family members with roving eyes or will question my moves or is lazy or wants me to move into his poor neighbourhood.

Or wants to shove his poorhood mentality down my throat, abeg ohhh. The poorness will matter!!

On a much more serious note,

What is the definition of poor?

Person claiming rich here is probably poor when compared with other people.

Pot calling kettle black





Anyways, I have answered Op's question

DanTrizy: So what you are trying to say is that, even though he is rich but still has the poverty, you wont marry him?

if a man is rich and has poverty mentality, no i wont marry him. poverty mentality is worse than just been poor.
i would rather marry a poor man with a good mentality.

DanTrizy: Hahah real funny bro, that means you wont help the poor Hahah real funny bro, that means you wont help the poor

There are other ways to help the poor other than signing a life contract with someone whose only reason for doing so is because of the financial gain they are bound to make.

Sissie:

if a man is rich and has poverty mentality, no i wont marry him. poverty mentality is worse than just been poor.
i would rather marry a poor man with a good mentality.

Does this mean that even though he is rich, he wants to live poor. Won't spend on himself nor on his family

deols:

Does this mean that even though he is rich, he wants to live poor. Won't spend on himself nor on his family

yes, he behaves poor, spends little on his family even though he has much, he's fixated on money.