Dabota Lawson says her marriage did not end because of dramatic scandals like domestic violence or infidelity, but rather due to pressure from an age gap, public scrutiny and external influences.
In the recent video from 08:27, She explained that as a millennial, she straddles two very different eras—the analogue world she grew up in and the digital world she now lives in—while her much older, very traditional Igbo ex‑husband had a more old-school understanding of life and marriage.
When intense media attention suddenly turned him from a low‑key businessman into tabloid material, colleagues and employees constantly pointing out headlines made the relationship feel even heavier for both of them, even though within their home they laughed, travelled and bonded easily.
Dabota Lawson said: “We’re the only generation that has lived in two very different times, so you can imagine for him. I’m in my head living my best life; that’s not what he knows life and marriage to be. He’s a very traditional Igbo man. Then the media attention – he was known as a businessman, now his picture is everywhere. People his age and people that work for him are saying, ‘Oga, I saw you today in the news.’ It was a lot for him to deal with; it was a lot for me to deal with. Within our space, the age thing was not a factor – we would gist, laugh, plan holidays – but external influences wore us down.” Read_More…