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.
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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