24/02/2026
In the peaceful village of Umuokoro, there lived a young man called Obinna Okafor.
Obinna was confident.
Too confident.
If confidence were money, he would have married since 2012.
One evening, while scrolling through Facebook, he came across a profile — Adaeze Ezeani.
Simple. Beautiful. Always posting things like:
“God when will my wedding day come?”
“I tap into my marital blessings.”
Obinna adjusted himself and smiled.
He sent:
“Good evening Adaeze. I don’t normally do this, but something about you is different.”
Adaeze replied politely.
From greeting, they moved to long chats.
From chats to late-night calls.
Within two weeks, Obinna started his usual sweet talk:
“Adaeze, I am not here to play games. I am ready to settle down. I want you to be my wife.”
Adaeze’s heart skipped.
She had been praying for serious relationship. Finally, a man was speaking boldly.
She told her mother:
“Mama, I have met someone serious.”
Her mother started fasting immediately.
Obinna continued promising:
“Before the year ends, I will come with my people.”
Adaeze began preparing mentally. She even stopped entertaining other suitors.
But what Adaeze did not know…
Obinna Okafor was promising the same marriage to two other ladies.
To Chioma, he said:
“You are the woman God revealed to me.”
To Blessing, he said:
“My mother has already accepted you in prayer.”
Obinna believed in “backup plan.”
One day, Adaeze said:
“My elder brother wants to meet you. When are you coming?”
Obinna laughed nervously.
“Very soon. I just need to settle small family issue.”
Next month, she asked again.
“Network has been disturbing me spiritually,” Obinna replied.
Adaeze started noticing changes.
Calls reducing.
Excuses increasing.
Then one afternoon, her cousin sent her a screenshot.
Obinna had commented under another girl’s picture:
“Future Mrs Okafor loading…”
Adaeze went quiet.
She did not argue.
She did not cry publicly.
Instead, she posted:
“If you are promising marriage to more than one woman, may your secrets screenshot themselves.”
The village understood immediately.
Within 24 hours, Chioma saw it.
Blessing saw it.
They compared chats.
Everything matched.
Same promises.
Same future plans.
Same “Before December.”
Obinna Okafor’s phone started vibrating like generator.
He tried to explain:
“You people are misunderstanding.”
But screenshots don’t misunderstand.
By the end of the week, all three blocked him.
Obinna sat alone in his room staring at his phone.
Three potential wives vanished.
Till today in Umuokoro, when a man over-promises marriage carelessly, elders say:
“Don’t do Obinna Okafor.”
Moral:
Marriage is not motivational speech.
Promise it only when you are ready to fulfill
