Chinda who is presently soooo in love with a Lagos-based socialite
named Lanre Nzeribe has revealed her plan to give marriage a try
again.
The mother of one who confesses she regret being a one-time divorcee
said she still believes in love.
"I regret being a divorced wife"
I believe in love. Love is the reason for our existence. It's really
not enough if you want to get something done, you have to do away with
that emotion and be real.
More interview excerpts below;
"We learnt that you are planning to go into marriage again. Is it true?"
I would love to remarry. In fact, I'm designed to be under a man. I'm
not going to lie that I like this 'single mother nomenclature. But
whereby there is no one at the moment, one is bound to get used to the
situation. It's not a 'do- or -die affair' because I have been there
before, anything I'm going to do now, it has to be done right.
I'm not in the school of thought, where the first one happened and
perhaps, the second one. No, any bold step I have to take in settling
down again, it has to be right. I'm not ready to make another mistake.
But I will definitely remarry. I believe in the principles of
marriage. Whether you like it or not, marriage is a better option.
"How soon are you planning to settle down?"
I honestly don't know about that, and I can't tell for now.
"Have you found love again?"
It's neither here nor there. I'm a lover and I love to love.
"Your fans would want to know if there is any man in your life at the moment?"
Yes, there is a man in my life.
"What do you regret most about your past?"
One thing I regret most is the fact that I am divorced. Where I come
from, I'm the first daughter. I'm from a royal family, it has never
been on record in my family that the first daughter will walk out of
her matrimonial home. But it was a matter of life and death,
otherwise, I would have stayed back and make my marriage work. I tried
to make it work, but it takes two people to tango.
That's the only thing I regret, having to raise my child without the
father. It's a bit painful. But I have to live with it. It's better
that way than to expose my little daughter to all sorts of domestic
violence. It will definitely disorient her and affect her upbringing.
She will be dis-functional.
God knows the best. May be, I should have been more careful.
"If your ex- comes back to you today, will you accept him again?"
God forbid. He's a closed chapter in my life.
"Does it mean your little daughter is not missing her father?"
She doesn't know her father. She was barely a year when our marriage
crashed. I think she will ask some day.
"How do you describe yourself?"
I'm just the girl-next-door. I don't have many ears around me, I try
to be humble. I want people to be able to reach out to me. I'm not a
difficult person. I'm an easy-going lady.
"With such shocking experience, what would you say life has taught you?"
I' m a bit stronger and wiser now than before. I have known how not to
get involved in anything emotional again. If you are emotional even in
a relationship, you don't get to think. One shouldn't allow her
emotion to overrule her sense of reasoning.
I have understood what it means to be patient to persevere and also,
to be careful with people around me. If somebody around you is your
very good friend, you end up finding that the person is actually an
enemy in disguise. I have learnt all of that because I have been
alone. While my marriage was intact, I was not keeping friends. After
I'm through with my work, I usually retire to my house. But since I'm
alone, and having to mix up with a lot of people, I have realized that
I have to be very careful and free-minded and at the same time, be
myself.
"In the midst of all these challenges, what would you say has kept you going?"
I'm a very strong woman, and open-minded. I know who I am. I'm a Godly
person, but I'm not a perfectionist. If I do something wrong, I will
always find a way to show remorse and repent of whatever sin I might
have committed. That has kept me going. I'm highly determined and
focused. I do not go by what people say about me pious.
"How did you feel when your father was murdered?"
Every day that passes by, I think of that man. God bless his soul. He
was the reason, I'm doing what I am doing at the moment. My late dad
was a philanthropist. He would give out the last money in his pocket
to those who do not have. I took after my Dad, whereas my mum was a
career woman.
My dad ensured that his children were well taken care of, in all
ramifications. He was a good cook and he spent greater part of his
life in Germany. As far as I'm concerned, my dad was a German. He was
always in the forefront of ensuring that his children were well
catered for. But my mum was a career woman before she retired.
That brings us to the end of Monalisa Chinda's interview.
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